I often hear women approvingly describe themselves or other women as feisty. Feisty, I feel, has sexist implications, as if standing up for yourself was exceptional in a woman. It sounds like a word that a raffish Lothario would use… — Grayson Perry Copy Share Image
There's still, dare I say it, a cultural propaganda against the Irish, that we are, as women, 'feisty.' I hate that word. — Dervla Kirwan Copy Share Image
