Faith Quote by George Henry Boker
““I have no great faith in women’s plays. They always seem to me to lack precisely that which women lack, viz: testicles.””
About This Quote
Source Play: The Drama of the Women, 1865
He mocks women’s plays for lacking the assertiveness he equates with testicles.
In simple terms: Women’s plays lack boldness, he jokes.
Key Takeaway
Question gendered assumptions in criticism.
Themes
gender
theatre
humor
Mood
reflective
critical
Type
historical
satirical
When to use this quote
- playwriting
- literary analysis
- gender studies
Key Concepts
sexist bias
critical satire
Questions to Reflect On
- Why do we still encounter sexist humor?
- How can criticism be gender‑fair?
A Different Perspective
The comment reflects outdated misogyny and can be offensive.
![“...it is not the lack of wit or intellect that shallow men crave [in women], it is lack of personality; they desire a woman who will exist only as a shadow to themselves, because this gives them the illusion that they have some importance, that they are more than cattle.” quote by Steven Brust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/06e/steven-brust-7934_lack-wit_it-is-not-the-lack-of-wit-or-intellect-t_2480527.jpg)
