Sexism Quotes · Page 5

The rules of sexism do not free men from the terror of violence; they only keep men from complaining about it.

— Warren Farrell

“A womanly occupation means, practically, an occupation that a man disdains.”

— George Gissing

Certainly anyone who complains of sexism is marked down as humourless.

— Layla Moran

Protesting against sexism doesn't mean saying that all men are actively sexist.

— Laura Bates

I didn't meddle. If I did meddle there wouldn't be all this violence. All this horrible sexism in games.

— Lincoln Chafee

Women are on the outside when the door to the smoke-filled room is closed.

— Millicent Fenwick

“Beware of the man who denounces woman writers; his penis is tiny and he cannot spell.”

— Erica Jong

Everyone has been discriminated against or harassed - sexism is real.

— Scarlett Johansson

I always took note of them, because I think if you're in the black or brown body, you're negotiating them all the…

— Claudia Rankine

“She is a good girl," Park said. "You don't even know her." His dad was standing, pushing Park toward the door. "Go,"…

— Rainbow Rowell

When societies go backwards and slide into authoritarianism, nationalism, and tribalism, machismo and sexism are also emboldened.

— Elif Safak

The volumes which record the history of the human race are filled with the deeds and the words of great men ...…

— Mary Ritter Beard

It's not easy being a female in the U.K. pop industry. We've seen the white male dominance, misogyny, sexism and lack of…

— Leigh-Anne Pinnock

I definitely think men can be leaders. I see an analogy in the case of what helped me think about racism, which…

— Gloria Steinem

I'm interested in what happens to people when they get into that publicity machine. We tend to think things have changed, but…

— Erica Jong

There are still very few companies run by women these days. And, clearly, there are many reasons for that, including what many…

— Judy Woodruff

“All social inequalities which have ceased to be considered expedient, assume the character not of simple inexpediency, but of injustice, and appear…

— John Stuart Mill

I can do as much work as any man ... We do as much, we eat as much, we want as much.…

— Sojourner Truth

... not all black women have silently acquiesced in sexism and misogyny within the African-American community. Indeed, many writers, activists, and other…

— Kimberle Williams Crenshaw

If we have reproductive freedom, that is the ability to decide for ourselves when and whether to have children and what happens…

— Gloria Steinem

“I don’t think male gamers are more or less sexist than non-gamers. Sexism is unfortunately still a large problem in our culture…

— Julie Ann Dawson

I've known white Australian girls from wealthy families who were sent to posh private schools, who knew all of that stuff, and…

— Justine Larbalestier

“After all, you can argue – argue until you cry – about what modern, codified misogyny is; but straight-up ungentlemanliness, of the…

— Caitlin Moran

“Sylvia quotes Dick as telling her: "I am afraid the demands of wifehood and motherhood would preoccupy you too much to allow…

— Elizabeth Winder

“Why can't a girl be smart without it being explained away as a rare supernatural phenomenon?”

— Cat Winters

While sexism hurts women most intimately, it also damages men severely.

— Kathleen Hanna

I've had to deal with racism, sexism, rumors, malice, a little bit of everything.

— Angela Yee

One ought to be against racism and sexism because they are wrong, not because one is black or one is female.

— Eleanor Holmes Norton

I saw America as a land of opportunity, not a bastion of racism or sexism.

— Max Boot

the heart of the backlash argument: women are better off 'protected' than equal.

— Susan Faludi

Sexism is so five minutes ago. I think for the most part, people accept that women are as competent as men.

— Katie Couric

I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. And that's how I operate my life.

— Oprah Winfrey

When it comes to determining child custody, however, sexism is the rule.

— Phyllis Schlafly

“A woman's lust is for a short time; a man's lust is forever.”

— Santosh Kalwar

“Don't call a woman a bitch. Call her an ass-hole. It still gets your point across and it's not sexist.”

— Eleanor Roosevelt

As much as I disagree with Sarah Palin, there's no denying that she was the victim of sexism.

— Jessica Valenti

Sexism isn't a one-size-fits-all phenomenon. It doesn't happen to black and white women the same way.

— Kimberle Williams Crenshaw

There is more sexism in a year's worth of movies than actually exists in a woman's entire lifetime.

— Florence King

witch-hunting misogyny is fiercely recurrent in this nation, even if its forms vary with the ages.

— Patricia J. Williams

I try to be as thoughtful as I can about everything that comes out of my mouth and not reinforce sexism.

— Hari Kondabolu