When you consider that God could have commanded anything he wanted--anything!--the Ten [Commandments] have got to rank as one of the great missed moral opportunities of all time. How different history would have been had he clearly and unmistakably forbidden… — Katha Pollitt Copy Share Image
Thanks to feminism, women can now acquire status in two ways: through marriage or their own achievements. Cure cancer or marry the man who does, either way society will applaud. Unless he marries into the British royal family, it doesn't… — Katha Pollitt Copy Share Image
“I should say that it was only for me that Marxism seemed over. Surely, I would tell G. at least once a week, it… — Katha Pollitt Copy Share Image
One of the very important ideas of feminism for me has always been women helping and supporting each other. — Katha Pollitt Copy Share Image
funny how ready people are to believe that counseling, which even when voluntary takes years to modify garden-variety neuroses, can work wonders in months… — Katha Pollitt Copy Share Image
Why must the woman apologize for not having a baby just because she happened to get pregnant? It's as if we think motherhood is… — Katha Pollitt Copy Share Image
“Maybe I’m not cut out for monogamy,” G. had said to me early on. “Maybe I should just live in a room by myself… — Katha Pollitt Copy Share Image
For many people, feminism is one of those words of which, as St. Augustine said about time, they know the meaning as long as… — Katha Pollitt Copy Share Image
When it comes to ideas - and religions are, among other things, ideas - there is no right not to be offended. ... In… — Katha Pollitt Copy Share Image
In a better world, science teachers would teach creationism along with evolution as an exercise in critical thinking. — Katha Pollitt Copy Share Image
We need to say that women have sex, have abortions, are at peace with the decision and move on with their lives. We need… — Katha Pollitt Copy Share Image
“I’m a writer; I can float for hours on a word like “amethyst” or “broom” or the way so many words sound like what… — Katha Pollitt Copy Share Image
A feminist is a person who answers 'yes' to the question 'Are women human?' Feminism is not about whether women are better than, worse… — Katha Pollitt Copy Share Image
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