Distressing Quote by Shirley Chisholm

“Like racism, misogyny can never be adequately addressed by its victims alone. The men who get it also understand that feminism is not a…

— Rebecca Solnit

“It’s no surprise that a generation of women who were brought up being told that they were equal to men, that sexism, and therefore…

— Kira Cochrane

“It would be putting it mildly to say that the lesbian represents a threat to patriarchal protocol: Western civilization has for centuries been haunted…

— Terry Castle

“Much of the prejudice against women is stored at an unconscious level. Many of those with the most punishing attitudes towards passionate women -and…

— Marianne Williamson

“It is difficult for men to measure the enormous extent of social discrimination that seems insignificant form the outside and whose moral and intellectual…

— Simone de Beauvoir

A huge amount of what feminists are fighting for would have major positive impact for men as well as women. Take the male suicide…

— Laura Bates

“The word feminism has become synonymous with man-hating when in fact it has more to do with women than men.”

— Aysha Taryam

Men threatened by feminism either don't understand it or don't like that they now have to modify their own shitty behavior.

— Caitlin Stasey

“Many women, I think, resist feminism because it is an agony to be fully conscious of the brutal misogyny which permeates culture, society, and…

— Andrea Dworkin

“The physical and emotional distress that result from incurring the misogynist's displeasure can be so painful that women will do virtually anything to avoid…

— Susan Forward

“What has greatly help'd to confirm the Men in the prejudiced notion of Women's natural weakness, is the common manner of expression which this…

— Lady Sophia Fermor

“Woman-identified women, whether straight, bisexual, or lesbian rarely make garnering male approval a priority in our lives. This is why we threaten the patriarchy.…

— bell hooks