--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: There are, of course, still people out…" description: "\"“There are, of course, still people out there who think that the reproductive functions of women's bodies should exclude them from the public sphere. T..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f5/emer-o-toole-235738_biology_there-are-of-course-still-people-out-the_198646.jpg" --- # There are, of course, still people out there who think… ![“There are, of course, still people out there who think that the reproductive functions of women's bodies should exclude them from the public sphere. The technical term for these people is 'gobshites'.” quote by Emer O'Toole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f5/emer-o-toole-235738_biology_there-are-of-course-still-people-out-the_198646.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f5/emer-o-toole-235738_biology_there-are-of-course-still-people-out-the_198646.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f5/emer-o-toole-235738_biology_there-are-of-course-still-people-out-the_198646.jpg) > ““There are, of course, still people out there who think that the reproductive functions of women's bodies should exclude them from the public sphere. The technical term for these people is 'gobshites'.”” [Emer O'Toole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emer-o-toole/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Excluding women from public life based on biology is a biased, outdated stance. **In simple terms:** Biology shouldn't limit women's public roles. Key Takeaway Promote gender equality. Themes gender equality biology politics Mood critical assertive Type political ethical When to use this quote - policy making - education - workplace - media representation Key Concepts feminist theory social justice ethics Questions to Reflect On - Why do some cling to biological determinism? - How can we challenge these biases? A Different Perspective Biological arguments can be misused. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Biology](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/biology/) [Bodies Exclude](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bodies-exclude-2081203/) [Feminism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/feminism/) [Gender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gender/) [People Gobshites](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people-gobshites-2081202/) [People Think](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people-think/) [Think Reproductive](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/think-reproductive-2081204/) [Women Bodies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/women-bodies/) ## Related quotes > [“What civilization has done to women’s bodies is no different than what it’s done to the earth, to children, to the sick, to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tiqqun/what-civilization-has-done-to-women-s-bodies-is-no-different-than/) [Tiqqun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tiqqun/) > [ “Where woman do not fit the Iron Maiden \[societal expectations/assumptions about women's bodies\], we are now being called monstrous, and the Iron Maiden is… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naomi-wolf/where-woman-do-not-fit-the-iron-maiden-societal-expectations/) [Naomi Wolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naomi-wolf/) > [“Men's sexual freedom has depended, and still does to a large extent, upon their ownership of women's bodies. Men have bought, sold and traded…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheila-jeffreys/men-s-sexual-freedom-has-depended-and-still-does-to-a-large-extent/) [Sheila Jeffreys](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheila-jeffreys/) > [The repossession by women of our bodies will bring far more essential change to human society than the seizing of the means of production…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrienne-rich/the-repossession-by-women-of-our-bodies-will-bring-far-more-essential/) [Adrienne Rich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrienne-rich/) > [Islam, Christianity and Judaism all define themselves through disgust of women's bodies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/polly-toynbee/islam-christianity-and-judaism-all-define-themselves-through-disgust/) [Polly Toynbee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/polly-toynbee/) > [I do not believe that government should be in the business of telling women what they should do with their bodies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kamala-harris/i-do-not-believe-that-government-should-be-in-the-business-of-telling/) [Kamala Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kamala-harris/) > [The Conversation about women’s bodies exists largely outside of us, while it is also directed at (and marketed to) us, and used to define…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-judd/the-conversation-about-women-s-bodies-exists-largely-outside-of-us/) [Ashley Judd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-judd/) > [It should be self-evident that women have the right to make decisions about their own bodies. Yet throughout history, those in power - usually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabella-lovin/it-should-be-self-evident-that-women-have-the-right-to-make-decisions/) [Isabella Lovin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabella-lovin/) > [It's like suddenly in the Middle Ages, people figured men should be in charge of women's bodies since they were in charge of pretty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/inga-muscio/it-s-like-suddenly-in-the-middle-ages-people-figured-men-should-be-in/) [Inga Muscio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/inga-muscio/) > [“Women's bodies have a near perfect knowledge of childbirth; it's when their brains get involved that things can go wrong.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peggy-vincent/women-s-bodies-have-a-near-perfect-knowledge-of-childbirth-it-s-when/) [Peggy Vincent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peggy-vincent/) > [Not everyone is there to get an abortion. Your body is like a car that has needs and women's bodies constantly need a level…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jen-kirkman/not-everyone-is-there-to-get-an-abortion-your-body-is-like-a-car-that/) [Jen Kirkman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jen-kirkman/) > [I care more about my economy, national security, and fiscal conservatism than I do about what other women do with their bodies. It's not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meghan-mccain/i-care-more-about-my-economy-national-security-and-fiscal/) [Meghan McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meghan-mccain/) > [I don't have a problem with being a woman. Women's bodies are so beautiful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malin-akerman/i-don-t-have-a-problem-with-being-a-woman-women-s-bodies-are-so/) [Malin Akerman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malin-akerman/) > [I've had my body manipulated so many different times for so many different reasons, whether it's paparazzi photographers or for film posters. \[The topless…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keira-knightley/i-ve-had-my-body-manipulated-so-many-different-times-for-so-many/) [Keira Knightley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keira-knightley/) > [American companies spend more than $200 billion each year hacking women's bodies into bits and pieces, urging comparisons between self and other, linking value…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-knapp/american-companies-spend-more-than-200-billion-each-year-hacking/) [Caroline Knapp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-knapp/) ## More Biology quotes > [In the fight between biology and morality, biology has commonly won in the end.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/semir-zeki/in-the-fight-between-biology-and-morality-biology-has-commonly-won-in/) [Semir Zeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/semir-zeki/) > [“Genetics is a science full of gods, Mr. Sanchez.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/valeria-luiselli/genetics-is-a-science-full-of-gods-mr-sanchez/) [Valeria Luiselli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/valeria-luiselli/) > [We became Homo sapiens not that long ago, from the scientific perspective, and we've retained a lot of our beast nature. We've done all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wangechi-mutu/we-became-homo-sapiens-not-that-long-ago-from-the-scientific/) [Wangechi Mutu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wangechi-mutu/) > [Evolution happens in jumps, very rapidly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marilyn-ferguson/evolution-happens-in-jumps-very-rapidly/) [Marilyn Ferguson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marilyn-ferguson/) > [“Toshiaki learned that all living organisms were governed by their DNA. He was impressed by perfection of this system.Why did existence have the ability…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hideaki-sena/toshiaki-learned-that-all-living-organisms-were-governed-by-their-dna/) [Hideaki Sena](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hideaki-sena/) > [I'm all about evolution. I'm the first person to judge myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-weeknd/i-m-all-about-evolution-i-m-the-first-person-to-judge-myself/) [The Weeknd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/the-weeknd/) > [We are somehow the children of the planet, we are somehow its finest hour; we bind time, we bind the past, we anticipate the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terence-mckenna/we-are-somehow-the-children-of-the-planet-we-are-somehow-its-finest/) [Terence McKenna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terence-mckenna/) > [I think the ethics and morals of genetic engineering are very complicated. It intrigues me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-spottiswoode/i-think-the-ethics-and-morals-of-genetic-engineering-are-very/) [Roger Spottiswoode](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-spottiswoode/) > [Biochemists and biologists who adhere blindly to the Darwinism theory search for results that will be in agreement with their theories and consequently orient…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-paul-grasse/biochemists-and-biologists-who-adhere-blindly-to-the-darwinism-theory/) [Pierre-Paul Grasse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierre-paul-grasse/) > [“A note of caution: epigenetics is also on the verge of transforming into a dangerous idea. Epigenetic modifications of genes can potentially superpose historical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/siddhartha-mukherjee/a-note-of-caution-epigenetics-is-also-on-the-verge-of-transforming/) [Siddhartha Mukherjee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/siddhartha-mukherjee/) > [Natural history is not taught in seminary. This is curious, as most people in pastoral ministry are about 567 times more likely to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sara-maitland/natural-history-is-not-taught-in-seminary-this-is-curious-as-most/) [Sara Maitland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sara-maitland/) > [We are coming to a place where the road ends. From here on out, we will be making the road as we walk it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-atlee/we-are-coming-to-a-place-where-the-road-ends-from-here-on-out-we-will/) [Tom Atlee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-atlee/) > [I've always been interested in medicine and was pleased when my brother became a doctor. But after thinking seriously about that field, I realized…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lois-lowry/i-ve-always-been-interested-in-medicine-and-was-pleased-when-my/) [Lois Lowry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lois-lowry/) > [Evolution... is the most powerful and the most comprehensive idea that has ever arisen on Earth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-huxley/evolution-is-the-most-powerful-and-the-most-comprehensive-idea-that/) [Julian Huxley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-huxley/) > [History employs evolution to structure biological events in time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-jay-gould/history-employs-evolution-to-structure-biological-events-in-time/) [Stephen Jay Gould](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-jay-gould/) [Browse all 3,034 Biology quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/biology/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“There are, of course, still people out there who think that the reproductive functions of women's bodies should exclude them from the public sphere. The technical term for these people is 'gobshites'.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Emer O'Toole" }, "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emer-o-toole/there-are-of-course-still-people-out-there-who-think-that-the/", "about": { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Biology" }, "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emer-o-toole/there-are-of-course-still-people-out-there-who-think-that-the/#quotation", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f5/emer-o-toole-235738_biology_there-are-of-course-still-people-out-the_198646.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f5/emer-o-toole-235738_biology_there-are-of-course-still-people-out-the_198646.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f5/emer-o-toole-235738_biology_there-are-of-course-still-people-out-the_198646.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There are, of course, still people out there who think that the reproductive functions of women's bodies…” — Emer O'Toole", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Emer O'Toole", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emer-o-toole/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "“There are, of course, still people...", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emer-o-toole/there-are-of-course-still-people-out-there-who-think-that-the/" } ], "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emer-o-toole/there-are-of-course-still-people-out-there-who-think-that-the/#breadcrumb" }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```