History of Feminism

Demo_Chris

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11. Great quotes

Tue Mar 5, 2013, 01:17 PM

Mar 2013

This one made me sit up and take notice:

“What’s the worst possible thing you can call a woman? Don’t hold back, now.
You’re probably thinking of words like slut, whore, bitch, cunt (I told you not to hold back!), skank.
Okay, now, what are the worst things you can call a guy? Fag, girl, bitch, pussy. I’ve even heard the term “mangina.”
Notice anything? The worst thing you can call a girl is a girl. The worst thing you can call a guy is a girl. Being a woman is the ultimate insult. Now tell me that’s not royally fucked up.”

― Jessica Valenti, Full Frontal Feminism: A Young Woman's Guide to Why Feminism Matters

This was interesting as well:

"... ... feminist solidarity rooted in a commitment to progressive politics must include a space for rigorous critique, for dissent, or we are doomed to reproduce in progressive communities the very forms of domination we seek to oppose." - bell hooks

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Some fabulous feminist quotes: [View all] sufrommich Mar 2013 OP

k and r and thank you--I knew a good many of them, but delighted with the ones I didn't know. niyad Mar 2013 #1

Glad I found some new ones for you. nt sufrommich Mar 2013 #4

Oh, sufrommich, thank you. That is a wonderful selection. redqueen Mar 2013 #2

We should add more. Great idea! nt sufrommich Mar 2013 #3

I love Bell Hooks. sufrommich Mar 2013 #10

Me too... here's another one I like. :) redqueen Mar 2013 #15

+1. nt sufrommich Mar 2013 #16

I can't find the one I'd most like to share... redqueen Mar 2013 #20

Thanks for these! MuseRider Mar 2013 #5

I love your "wear it like you're proud" attitude! nt sufrommich Mar 2013 #6

Well we are aren't we? :-) MuseRider Mar 2013 #8

Well, I would have walked into your office and thought.. sufrommich Mar 2013 #12

And I would have recognized MuseRider Mar 2013 #22

LindaCollins11 LindaCollins11 Mar 2013 #7

Welcome to HoF! nt sufrommich Mar 2013 #18

The Rebecca West quote is incomplete. intheflow Mar 2013 #9

Thanks for this. MuseRider Mar 2013 #14

Thanks for sharing the full quote. nt redqueen Mar 2013 #19

Great quotes Demo_Chris Mar 2013 #11

Glad you liked them. nt sufrommich Mar 2013 #17

K&R MotherPetrie Mar 2013 #13

I love this thread! k&r Little Star Mar 2013 #21

Not a quote, a book excerpt. redqueen Mar 2013 #23

These are great. MadrasT Mar 2013 #24