Best Sexism Quotes
93 Sexism quotes by 73 unique authors
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People say that being a vegan creates a social problem in that others may react negatively. But isnt that the case if you take a…
— Gary L. Francione
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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 the planet is…
— Oprah Winfrey
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Ageism is as odious as racism and sexism.
— Claude Pepper
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There’s no such thing as sexism against men. That's because sexism is prejudice + power. Men are the dominant gender with power in society.
— Anita Sarkeesian
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Sexism has never rendered women powerless. It has either suppressed their strength or exploited it.
— Bell Hooks
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Practically anything you read or hear about racism, sexism, and homophobia is cant.
— John Derbyshire
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It is my sincere opinion that our precious time on earth should not be spent attempting to justify unbelievable acts of cruelty, death, and disease…
— David G. McAfee
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Sexism, like racism, goes with us into the next century. I see class warfare as overshadowing both.
— Constance Baker Motley
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When it comes to explaining human thought and behavior, the possibility that heredity plays any role at all still has the power to shock. To…
— Steven Pinker
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Feminism isn't simply about being a woman in a position of power. It's battling systemic inequities; it's a social justice movement that believes sexism, racism…
— Jessica Valenti
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In America, you’re allowed to justify almost any kind of bigotry, sexism, or intolerance if you source it to God’s big book of bad ideas.
— Bill Maher
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Maybe I'm a bad feminist, but I am deeply committed to the issues important to the feminist movement. I have strong opinions about misogyny, institutional…
— Roxane Gay
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There is a clear difference between sexist parody and parody of sexism. Sexist parody encourages the players to mock and trivialize gender issues while parody…
— Anita Sarkeesian
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This is what sexism does best: it makes you feel crazy for desiring parity and hopeless about ever achieving it.
— Deborah Copaken
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Let’s take this figure of the feminist killjoy seriously. Does the feminist kill other people’s joy by pointing out moments of sexism? Or does she…
— Sara Ahmed
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A growing body of social science research reveals that atheists and non-religious people in general, are far from the unsavory beings many assume them to…
— Gregory S. Paul
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I didn't meddle. If I did meddle there wouldn't be all this violence. All this horrible sexism in games.
— Lincoln Chafee
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I'm beginning to think I have two years encountering sexism without really realising it.
— Kristin Hersh
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Hearing the Beastie Boys speak out against sexism made me feel like if these men who had once sung about getting girls to 'do the…
— Jessica Valenti
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When you've been raised in care, rap music isn't just about guns and sexism. They're talking about real things you can hang on to, problems…
— Samantha Morton
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There's a remarkable amount of sexism on TV. When male characters are flawed, they're interesting, deep and complex. But when female characters are flawed, they're…
— Ellen Pompeo
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I grew up in the Deep South, where sexism, racism, and homophobia were and still are alive and well. I have early, early memories of…
— Pauley Perrette
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I stand here as a black lesbian feminist, having been invited to comment within the only panel at this conference where the input of black…
— Audre Lorde
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The truth is the President of the United States used the same device that Slobodan Milosevic used in Serbia. When you appeal to homophobia, when…
— Howard Dean
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While sexism hurts women most intimately, it also damages men severely.
— Kathleen Hanna
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