“Many women, I think, resist feminism because it is an agony to be fully conscious of the brutal misogyny which permeates culture, society, and all personal relationships.”— Andrea Dworkin, amazon.com
“Why do the #NotAllMen supporters feel that every single man would have to be a rapist for there to be criticism?”— Lea Rose Emery, bustle.com
“Gender-based violence does not exist without other systems of violence, especially those built to uphold white supremacy (such as racism, colonialism, zionism, militarism).”— Mahroh Jahangiri, feministing.com
“When you raise women to believe that we are insignificant, that we are broken, that we are sick, that the only cure is starvation and restraint and smallness; when you pit women against one another, keep us shackled by shame and hunger, obsessing over our flaws, rather than our power and potential;…”— Lindy West, theguardian.com
“Every time a man is accused of something bad, or when someone he knows is accused of something bad, the same quote surfaces: ‘As a father of daughters, I …’ Here’s the thing: Only a sociopath needs a daughter — or a sister, a girlfriend, a wife — to make him queasy enough at the thought of a sexual…”— Hunter Harris, vulture.com
“Having a daughter shouldn’t be a requirement for internalizing the problems of working within a sexist industry. Your wives gave birth to a baby girl, not a moral compass.”— Hunter Harris, vulture.com
“When you only conceive of women’s humanity in relation to the men in their lives, that becomes the only way to explain the horror of sexual assault. What if it were your daughter? What if it were your granddaughter? In these men’s estimations, women are only people when they are connected in some wa…”— Emily Peck, huffingtonpost.com
“Women are only worthy of basic respect in relation to men. If a man is killed or murdered, it’s much harder to find similar quotes from politicians talking about their sons and fathers and grandsons. That’s because men see each other as humans. And a lot of men still don’t view girls or women that w…”— Emily Peck, huffingtonpost.com
“You can dress it up with talk of glamour and bunny ears and fishnets, you can talk about his contribution to gonzo journalism, you can contextualise his drive to free up sex as part of the sexual revolution. But strip it all back and he was a man who bought and sold women to other men.”— Suzanne Moore, theguardian.com
“The fantasy that Hefner sold was not a fantasy of freedom for women, but for men.”— Suzanne Moore, theguardian.com
“Beheaded goddesses, daughters of patriarchy, have a choice: give up or fight.”— Selma Nemer, amazon.com
“Monica, to her everlasting credit, should be the designated heroine to every woman that has ever been used as a slab of flesh by a powerful man, then tossed aside humiliated and tormented by a stupid media and judgmental public.”— Warren Adler, warrenadler.com
“Tell you the truth, I’m proud as hell of Monica who maintained her dignity under the most torturous public scolding every administered to a powerless woman.”— Warren Adler, warrenadler.com
“But the reason the left hates feminists as much as the right (though they may express their hatred in different terms) is because setting boundaries defies the rule of the father. Under patriarchy, women must be accessible: sexually and emotionally, as mothers, wives, and whores. To say ‘no’ to men…”— Meghan Murphy, feministcurrent.com
“If Teen Vogue wants to talk to girls abt sex it could start w a diagram of female anatomy that includes a clitoris.”— Nancy Jo Sales, twitter.com
“In patriarchal culture men are not allowed to simply be who they are and glory in their unique identity. Their value is always determined by what they do. In an anti-patriarchal culture males do not have to prove their value and worth. They know from birth that simply being gives them value, the rig…”— Bell Hooks, amazon.com
“Back in the day of women’s liberation, we felt that we could not claim success till all women were liberated from oppression. What we wanted was the end of patriarchal capitalism.”— Gail Dines, counterpunch.org
“You were told America is the land of opportunity, but guess what? For far too many women, inside this country and out, the opportunities they can take advantage of are severely limited... No you won't sit here and make women feel bad for coming together by pretending to give a damn about women who e…”— Erika Nicole Kendall, facebook.com
“The history of patriarchy is a history of women’s choicelessness, of choices being made for them by men rather than being able to make choices for themselves. Feminism’s commitment to ending patriarchy entails a commitment to expanding choice for women. This requires the material provision of a much…”— Nancy J. Hirschmann, amazon.com