“... just one more reminder that the rules are always different for girls, no matter who they are and no matter what they do.” WomenRightsFeminismGirlsRules Book:Bad Feminist Source: Bad Feminist
“Like most people, I am full of contradictions, but I also don't want to be treated like shit for being a woman.” WomenFeminism Book:Bad Feminist Source: Bad Feminist
“Despite what people think based on my opinion writing, I very much like men. They're interesting to me, and I mostly wish they would be better about how they treat women so I wouldn't have to call them out so often.” MenWomenFeminismWomen And Men Book:Bad Feminist Source: Bad Feminist
“I was too smart and that made people uncomfortable--most folks where we've lived our whole lives don't trust too much intelligence in a woman. There is also the problem of my eyes--they don't hide anything. If I don't care for a person, my eyes make it plain. I don't care for most. Folks are generally comfortable with the small lies they tell each other. They don't know what to do with someone like me, who mostly doesn't bother with small lies.” WomenIntelligenceEyesSmall Towns Book:Difficult Women Source: Difficult Women
“I embrace the label of bad feminist because I am human. I am messy. I’m not trying to be an example. I am not trying to be perfect. I am not trying to say I have all the answers. I am not trying to say I’m right. I am just trying—trying to support what I believe in, trying to do some good in this world, trying to make some noise with my writing while also being myself.” WritingHumanityWomenFeminism Book:Bad Feminist Source: Bad Feminist
“She tries to walk not too fast and not too slow. She doesn't want to attract any attention. She pretends she doesn't hear the whistles and catcalls and lewd comments. Sometimes she forgets and leaves her house in a skirt or a tank top because it's a warm day and she wants to feel warm air on her bare skin. Before long, she remembers. She keeps her keys in her hand, three of them held between her fingers, like a dull claw. She makes eye contact only when necessary and if a man should catch her eye, she juts her chin forward, makes sure the line of her jaw is strong. When she leaves work or the bar late, she calls a car service and when the car pulls up to her building, she quickly scans the street to make sure it's safe to walk the short distance from the curb to the door. She once told a boyfriend about these considerations and he said, 'You are completely out of your mind.' She told a new friend at work and she said, 'Honey you're not crazy. You're a woman.” WomenLife QuotesActivismTruth QuotesWoman QuotesWomen And Men Book:Difficult Women Source: Difficult Women
“We don't all have to believe in the same feminism. Feminism can be pluralistic so long as we respect the different feminisms we carry with us, so long as we give enough of a damn to try to minimize the fractures among us. Feminism will better succeed with collective effort, but feminist success can also rise out of personal conduct.” GivingTryingBelieveLongDifferentEnoughWomenEffortFeminismSucceedFeministDamnCollectivesFractureCollective Effort Author:Roxane Gay
