“i do not beg. i do not ask for forgiveness. i do not hold my breath while he finishes. the man tells me he does not love me, and he does not love me. the man tells me who he is, and i listen. i have so much beautiful time.”— Olivia Gatwood, amazon.com
“Fairytales are so iconic, and form such a framework for so much of our fiction, that it is definitely time to address these stories and give them a feminist spin. We want our children to grow up reading about women who rise above the stereotype, stretching and shaping what it means to be a woman tod…”— Venetia Gosling, Natasha Onwuemezi, thebookseller.com
“It’s clear we love the Dead Girl, enough to rehash and reproduce her story, to kill her again and again, but not enough to see a pattern. She is always singular, an anomaly, the juicy new mystery.”— Alice Bolin, amazon.com
“Ladies, it’s time to dull it down at the office — our humor is apparently holding us back from advancing in our careers.”— Katie Heaney, thecut.com
“I didn’t touch it. He was fired shortly after that incident, but it was unrelated to his penis.”— traceybyfire, medium.com
“All men must die, but we are not men.”— David Benioff, D. B. Weiss, Daenerys Targaryen, Emilia Clarke, imdb.com
“The support needs to come not just from women, but from men as well, because it’s gonna take all of us to correct our past mistakes, and for people to reach their dreams without it feeling like it’s gonna take a whole 10-plus years for us to make some real progress.”— Janelle Monae, latimes.com
“Listen to me sis, the next time you find yourself being terrified of asserting your self-assurance—your excellence— remember: there are no rewards for martyrdom in a world that already believes in placing women in a position of servitude, sacrifice, and scrutiny.”— Chidera Eggerue, girlboss.com
“Men aren't and will never be in a position to tell women 'how to be a woman'. Impressing men isn't even a goal worth making.”— Chidera Eggerue, theslumflower.com
“I was given these opportunities that many girls weren't given and I was told I mattered. I was told my feelings matter, my emotions matter. I think that that's really rare.”— Lisa Gungor, goodgoodgood.co
“People say, 'Why do you always got to say that you used to be a stripper? We get it.' Because y'all don't respect me because of it, and y'all going to respect these strippers from now on. Just because somebody was a stripper don't mean they don't have no brain.”— Cardi B, cosmopolitan.com
“Every woman want to talk about how they’re feminist and how they support each other, but low key, they be judging.”— Cardi B, youtube.com
“Beware, heterosexual women averse to ruffling feathers: Offending traditionalists, including prospective mates, goes along with a commitment to not being carried by a man.”— Nell Beram, thecut.com
“I am as powerful as a mediocre white man. No one woman should have all this power.”— Jill Bergantz Carley, twitter.com
“What the reaction to Ocasio-Cortez makes undeniable is that if and when women gain enough power to start behaving, in a political sphere, as men have for so long, they will be viewed with fright and discomfort.”— Rebecca Traister, thecut.com
“Perhaps one of the weirdest nuggets of advice offered up in The Rules puts being coy to the extreme. Forget a bit of flirty eye contact or gazing adoringly at each other. The Rules is an advocate of looking… well, basically anywhere other than at your date.”— Katie Bishop, theeverygirl.com
“Boy, you must have a knife, because you just cut straight through to my heart. Oh no, you do have a knife? I’m sorry. I’m so, so sorry.”— Mary Cella, newyorker.com
“The dominant consensus among Jennifer’s Body fans — including some who were once detractors — is that the film was a victim of timing.”— Louis Peitzman, buzzfeednews.com
“She wears short skirts I wear t-shirts She’s cheer captain and Pop culture demonized the archetype of the pretty blond cheerleader to create a us vs them mentality and rivalry based on subjective comparisons in order to distract teen girls from realizing the true enemy, men”— Gina Divittorio, twitter.com