There's a lot of ordinariness, and people tend to play to the same regressive tropes - sexism, patriarchy, unkindness to the oppressed.… — Varun Grover Copy Share Image
Not only do we suffer from racism and sexism, but we also suffer from ageism. And that is that once you reach… — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
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Neck-down comedy was no longer valid after the 1980s alternative comedy revolution. Everything became about the cerebral. And with that came positive… — Lee Mack Copy Share Image
I have generally not responded to sexism if it's about me. And I have responded if it's about somebody else, because if… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
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“Of course men can’t know you when you’re unclean,’ said Hilda. ‘It says so in the Bible. That’s why it’s called the… — Fay Weldon Copy Share Image
I've been busy with a long memorandum about the whole of our central Arabian relations, which I've just finished. It will now… — Gertrude Bell Copy Share Image
The notion of political correctness has ignited controversy across the land. And although the movement arises from the laudable desire to sweep… — George H. W. Bush Copy Share Image
In terms of content, a lot of rap is crap, with all the sexism and homophobic bullshit. It's incredible how rappers are… — Nellie McKay Copy Share Image
If you are born a female and live as one, you can't deny your connection to feminism. I think if you are… — Hyon Gyon Copy Share Image
I think it's very honest to say that we value male actors over everybody else. We think their acting is more serious… — E. R. Fightmaster Copy Share Image
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I have seen that women are shut out from every means of earning a living that is really remunerative, crowded into certain… — Lillie Devereux Blake Copy Share Image
“There will be great reason to suspect the Men of jealousy; and it cannot be rash to say, that their only reason… — Lady Sophia Fermor Copy Share Image
I asked, "What do you think the most important advancement was for women in recent years?" And the majority, the item that… — Carolyn Maloney Copy Share Image
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Obama also allowed Hillary supporters to insert an absurd statement into the platform suggesting that media sexism spurred her loss and that… — Maureen Dowd Copy Share Image
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I think education is power. I think that being able to communicate with people is power. One of my main goals on… — Oprah Winfrey Copy Share Image
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Evil is the shadow of angel. Just as there are angels of light, support, guidance, healing and defense, so we have experiences… — Matthew Fox Copy Share Image
“You know how the story ends. He escaped and went on to become the greatest chief Suntown ever had. He never built… — Nnedi Okorafor Copy Share Image
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“And all the while I have people telling me, at least you still have something of your husband . Do they mean… — Marie Brennan Copy Share Image
When I started acting in the film industry when I was 16 years old, in 1980, I was going to all the… — Crispin Glover Copy Share Image