Appalled Quote by Annie Lennox

I'm appalled that the word 'feminism' has been denigrated to a place of almost ridicule and I very passionately believe the word needs to…

— Annie Lennox

People don't like the word 'feminism' - that's what needs to change, because we're not going to find another word.

— Bridget Christie

We need to reclaim the word feminism. We need to reclaim the word feminism real bad.

— Caitlin Moran

This is the real problem feminism faces. Too many people are willfully ignorant about what the word means and what the movement aims to…

— Roxane Gay

The word feminism needs to be taken back. It needs to be reclaimed in a way that is inclusive of men.

— Annie Lennox

There's been the same kind of demonizing of the word 'feminism' as words like 'liberal,' 'affirmative action,' and so on.

— Gloria Steinem

I really don't care what people say. It's amazing that feminism continues to exist at all, considering how much counter-feminism is out there.

— Nellie McKay

I've thought about what is an alternative word to feminism. There isn't one. It's a perfectly good word. And it can't be changed.

— Annie Lennox

Feminism is a word that I identify with. The term has become synonymous with vitriolic man-hating but it needs to come back to a…

— Annie Lennox

I think feminism is taking off. It's just not visible in the way that we would like it to be.

— Jessica Valenti

I feel bad that people think that "feminism" is a dirty word. I don't understand that at all, I'm proud to be labeled a…

— Janeane Garofalo

I am constantly surprised that the simple word 'feminism' raises more eyebrows and initiates more sad-faced head-shaking than any elaborate stream of invective I…

— Gina Barreca