Quotes tagged ‘#metoo’

“When people constantly decry the lack of focus on women’s agency and what she could’ve done to 'prevent' herself from being a victim of rape, they forget that a woman’s agency and her ability to consent is already compromised by the way she has been shaped and constrained by her society and culture,…”

— Shahida Arabi, thoughtcatalog.com

“There’s a reason many women try to be as soft as possible with men, to use padded and flowery language, to be gentle and tender in talking— it’s because most women learn early on that the slightest sign of discontent, of anger, of displeasure from women means repercussions from men.”

— Dominique Matti, twitter.com

“Everyone knows and talks about the reaction to danger known as "fight or flight," but most fail to realize that "freeze" is an even more common response - particularly when there are perceived physical OR SOCIAL consequences to either of the first two.”

— SHELF HUMMELS, twitter.com

“And perhaps, if your first reaction is to dismiss or belittle this woman’s experience because it is not a tidy story of assault, sit with that a minute, come at it again with compassion and know that assault can still take place when a woman goes home with a man.”

— Kate Leaver, twitter.com

“Please, let’s use the Aziz Ansari story to discuss how complex consent can be. If you’re tempted to think it was “just a bad date,” please, talk to the women in your life. My heart aches for how many have been through similar.”

— Kate Leaver, twitter.com

“Must address this, though: 'I read it waiting for the moment when she took responsibility for what she did, or apologized..." The absolute fucking gall. Only in a virulently misogynist culture are women expected to apologize for seeking some semblance of justice or reprieve.”

— Jessica Valenti, twitter.com

“No one ever seems to be worried about people’s careers being derailed by rumors when those people are women.”

— Kimberly Carter, twitter.com

“And for all the pieces decrying INNOCENT MEN'S LIVES why does no one mention the men negatively impacted by the Shitty list were those whose wrongdoings were properly investigated & acted upon?”

— Jessica Valenti, twitter.com

“Compare Andrew Sullivan’s NY mag piece today with Moira’s piece edited by The Cut and tell me you really don’t see what an immensely higher standard women are held to in all things.”

— Danielle Tcholakian, twitter.com

“I’ve learned that protecting women is a position that comes with few protections itself.”

— Moira Donegan, thecut.com

“There is something that’s changed: Suddenly, men have to think about women, our inner lives and experiences of their own behavior, quite a bit. That may be one step in the right direction.”

— Moira Donegan, thecut.com

“In some of these conversations, we spent hours teasing out how these men, many of whom we knew to be intelligent and capable of real kindness, could behave so crudely and cruelly toward us. And this is another toll that sexual harassment can take on women: It can make you spend hours dissecting the…”

— Moira Donegan, thecut.com

“Like a lot of feminists, I think about how women can build power, help one another, and work toward justice. But it is less common for us to examine the ways we might wield the power we already have. Among the most potent of these powers is the knowledge of our own experiences.”

— Moira Donegan, thecut.com

“And they’re someone else: Recy Taylor, a name I know and I think you should know, too. In 1944, Recy Taylor was a young wife and a mother. She was just walking home from a church service she’d attended in Abbeville, Ala., when she was abducted by six armed white men, raped and left blindfolded by th…”

— Oprah, nytimes.com

“So I want all the girls watching here and now to know that a new day is on the horizon! And when that new day finally dawns, it will be because of a lot of magnificent women, many of whom are right here in this room tonight, and some pretty phenomenal men, fighting hard to make sure that they become…”

— Oprah Winfrey, nytimes.com

“And I’ve interviewed and portrayed people who’ve withstood some of the ugliest things life can throw at you, but the one quality all of them seem to share is an ability to maintain hope for a brighter morning — even during our darkest nights.”

— Oprah Winfrey, nytimes.com

“They are domestic workers and farmworkers; they are working in factories and they work in restaurants, and they’re in academia and engineering and medicine and science; they’re part of the world of tech and politics and business; they’re our athletes in the Olympics and they’re our soldiers in the m…”

— Oprah Winfrey, nytimes.com

“And for too long, women have not been heard or believed if they dared to speak their truth to the power of those men. But their time is up. Their time is up. Their time is up.”

— Oprah, nytimes.com

“So I want tonight to express gratitude to all the women who have endured years of abuse and assault, because they — like my mother — had children to feed and bills to pay and dreams to pursue. They’re the women whose names we’ll never know.”

— Oprah, nytimes.com

“What is clear is that too many of us still perform mental gymnastics, of the sort deployed during Woody Allen movies, to justify attending R. Kelly concerts, despite years of reports about him victimizing young girls. For some of us, the basis for this cognitive dissonance was established at a very…”

— Shanita Hubbard, nytimes.com