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Quotes About Misogyny

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 feminism, was dead, are starting to see through this. And while they're pissed off, they're also positive, bubbling with hope. One obvious outcome of being brought up to believe you're equal is that you're both very angry when you encounter misogyny, but also confident in your ability to tackle it.
~ Kira Cochrane
The world was his shower and he used women for soap.
~ Carrie Fisher
There shall come a day when all the women in the world will lie in the gutter screaming for cock,' he intoned. 'But not an inch shall they be given!' 'Am I to understand,' Knud Erik asked, 'that nobody wanted to screw you?
~ Carsten Jensen
Cunt again? It was odd how men like Suggs used that word to demean women when it was the only part of a woman they valued.
~ George R. R. Martin
Whore!" someone cried out. A woman's voice. Women were always the cruelest where other women were concerned.
~ George R.R. Martin
When she heard the door behind her open, she spoke without turning. You've got a man who doesn't particularly like women as a species, considers them inferior. Well, to be fair, considers everyone inferior, but I got a definitive vibe women were lowest on his feeding chain. Called me 'miss,' she grumbled. And lived? Roarke stepped behind her and began rubbing her shoulders.
~ J.D. Robb
The idea of putting on twenty pounds in one night was damned appealing; it really was. She couldn't help the way her face looked, but she was willing to bet that Neanderthal misogynist attacker of hers preferred his victims with a tight ass.
~ J.R. Ward
I lost years of my life to prison because of two-dimensional and misogynist stereotypes.
~ Amanda Knox
I believe in tying the marriage knot, as long as it's around the woman's neck
~ W. C. Fields
People called her a bitch and a whore.
~ T. Christian Miller
In Spanish, we have a saying: 'The woman and the frying pan belong in the kitchen.' Ohhhh, I hate it!
~ Charo
We'd better not speak against misogyny if, in the same breath, we're not also speaking against transphobia and homophobia and racism and classism and poverty. This is one fight. It always has been.
~ Glennon Doyle Melton
I do think the issue with trans lives - especially in the Black community - doesn't necessarily lie within racism, but it does lie within prejudice and misogyny, specifically trans-misogyny.
~ Bob the Drag Queen
A lot of people still have the idea that drag goes from one end of the gender spectrum to the other end of the gender spectrum, and they expect drag queens to be masculine out of drag and hyper-feminine in drag. I think that portrays a lot of binary thinking and, ultimately, a lot of misogyny.
~ Sasha Velour
Unfortunately, most men would only be interested in a woman's mind if it bounced when she walked.
~ Ray Toro
dehumanizing the opposite sex
~ Neil Strauss
As feministas querem reduzir a mulher a um macho mal-acabado.
~ Nelson Rodrigues
I feel like there is a lot of homophobia and misogyny in the music business, and I feel like I've gotten to a place where I've broken down a lot of those doors.
~ Justin Tranter
There's always been extreme misogyny in the music industry.
~ Alaska
I have been sexist before. I have called girls names. I have gone with the misogynist flow.
~ Whitney Wolfe Herd
Not all men (and especially the wisest) share the opinion that it is bad for women to be educated. But it is very true that many foolish men have claimed this because it displeased them that women knew more than they did.
~ Christine de Pizan
Women are no good," he told me bitterly. "They spoil everything. They haven't got the spirit of adventure. Men understand each other much better when they're alone together. Uncle Peter (that's our Scoutmaster) says women should stay at home and mend socks. That's all they're fit for!
~ Christopher Isherwood
She looked like she was being towed through the store by two submarines," said Simon. "Major hooters," said Troy Lee. "Major-league hooters." Tommy said, "Can't you guys see more in a woman than T and A?" "Nope," said Troy. "No way," said Simon.
~ Christopher Moore
That'd be me, ma'am.' Tony winced. She hated that form of address and despised officers like DSI Henderson who cleaved to it as a marker of respect. 'It's old-fashioned misogyny
~ Val McDermid