Quotes tagged ‘Masculinity’

“DO YOU SEE WHAT YOU GET, CARLA?! DO YOU SEE WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU MESS WITH THE WARRIOR?!”

— Debra Fordham, Christopher Turk, Donald Faison, imdb.com

“He wore those contradictions well, and that was part of what turned him into the face of enlightened masculinity. His fearlessness was not toward war and violence — it was in lifting up the victims.”

— Miles Klee, melmagazine.com

“Why do you think Vladimir Putin is riding around Russia on a horse with no shirt on? It's because some girl rejected him in high school.”

— Justin W. Lo, Ryan Decker, Dan Jeannotte, imdb.com

“It’s been surprisingly refreshing for this woman to see men cry and be vulnerable in these ways. But for men watching, these scenes give them permission to do the same — without explaining it away as just something in their eye.”

— Elahe Izadi, washingtonpost.com

“When did 'masculine' become a dirty word?”

— Darlene Hunt, Dan Conner, John Goodman, imdb.com

“Hanna, the last word a guy wants a girl to describe him with is 'sweet.'”

— Joseph Dougherty, Caleb Rivers, Tyler Blackburn, imdb.com

“The last 50 years redefined womanhood: women were taught they can be anything. No commensurate movement for men who are still generally locked into the same rigid, outdated model of masculinity and it’s killing us.”

— Michael Ian Black, twitter.com

“There are a lot more guys to chose from. And it's so much fun, guys are way better looking. And at the same time, back at home the guys have way more southern hospitality. Guys here are so cocky and full of themselves. It's retarded. There are so many pretty boys. The guys back home they're straight…”

— Tila Tequila, ign.com

“You think you're this man of the world. This bastion of truth. But you're just a self-absorbed boy who wants what he can't have.”

— Rosa Handelman, Sarah Finn, Britt Lower, imdb.com

“Militarized femininity: Wonder Woman, new Lara Croft series, Natalie Portman’s upcoming film, nearly all female leads and supporting roles in Star Wars. Warriors, generals, militant rebels, assassins. What is the marketable, empowered ‘feminine’ as a mirror to the ‘masculine’ in the most militarized…”

— Mauro Sifuentes, facebook.com

“Hmm, two alphas in a dick fight.”

— Erin Maher, Kay Reindl, Violet Adams, Liza Koshy, imdb.com

“If my sexuality threatens your masculinity, there’s something wrong with your masculinity.”

— Sally Kohn, twitter.com

“There's nothing more pathetic than a grown man who’s afraid of a woman.”

— David Mandel, Cosmo Kramer, Michael Richards, imdb.com

“Salad! What was I thinking? Women don't respect salad eaters.”

— Tom Gammill, Max Pross, Tom Gammill and Max Pross, Jerry Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld, imdb.com

“Well, let me tell you something about George. He is fast. He can run like the wind. And he's strong. I've seen him lift a hundred pounds over his head without even knowing it. And you wouldn't know it to look at him, but George can bait a hook.”

— Elaine Pope, Larry Charles, Jerry Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld, imdb.com

“Do you think it's effeminate for a man to put clothes in a gentle cycle?”

— Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld, imdb.com

“Women don't wanna see need. They want a take-charge guy—a colonel, a kaiser, a tsar.”

— Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld, imdb.com

“Most men like working on things, tools, objects, fixing things. This is what men enjoy doing. Have you ever noticed a guy's out in his driveway working on something with tools, how all the other men in the neighborhood are magnetically drawn to this activity. They just come wandering out of the hous…”

— Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld, imdb.com

“Money is intrinsic to our sexual politics,” said Scott. “And it seems that no matter how enlightened we’ve become, the desire for men to get the check is an irresistible force deeply ingrained in our culture. It’s like the last vestige of a dated notion of chivalry, being carried out ad hoc by men a…”

— Karley Sciortino, vogue.com

“Look, I’m a feminist or whatever, but I still like it when a guy picks up the check on a date. I understand that in our post-gender, social-justice millennial era, the idea of subscribing to traditional gender roles in a relationship makes you an honorary fascist, and yet, I can’t help getting wet w…”

— Karley Sciortino, vogue.com