“As far as feminism is concerned ... the problem in the world is men, and they, in their natural state, are essentially incompatible. They must be tamed. They must be tempered, 'cause men are naturally brutes. They fight. They sweat. They expel gas. They're dirty. They get into fights. Ewww! And we've got to somehow reprogram all of that out, because otherwise women will be in constant peril.” MenWorldStatesProblemFightingCausesNaturalFeminismConcernedConstantDirtyGasSweatPerilBrutesWise WomenTamed Author:Rush Limbaugh
“I feel bad that people think that "feminism" is a dirty word. I don't understand that at all, I'm proud to be labeled a feminist. I consider myself a person who has throughout my entire life stood up for myself. It's never been my ambition to be someone who takes a backseat to anything. I'm not a male basher at all. I divide people into assholes and non-assholes, and that's genderless. I encounter sexism everyday.” PeopleThinkingFeelsPersonsFeminismProudAmbitionMalesEverydayFeministDirtyEncountersSexismDividesMy AmbitionStood UpDirty WordsBackseatBashers Author:Janeane Garofalo
“My generation was not only maligned in book reviews and attacked in graduate school but we lived to see our adored and adorable daughters wonder why feminism had become a dirty word.” BookSchoolMotherWonderGenerationsFeminismDaughterDirtyReviewsGraduatesMy GenerationNaughtyAdorableGraduate SchoolDirty WordsBook Review Author:Erica Jong
“As far as feminism is concerned be the problem in the world is men, and they, in their natural state, are essentially incompatible. They must be tamed. They must be tempered, 'cause men are naturally brutes. They fight. They sweat. They expel gas. They're dirty. They get into fights. And we've got to somehow reprogram all of that out, because otherwise women will be in constant peril. And I am not exaggerating. The modern era of feminism has done such great damage.” MenWorldStatesDoneProblemFightingCausesNaturalFeminismModernConcernedConstantErasDirtyDamageGasSweatPerilBrutesWise WomenTamedExaggeratingModern Era Author:Rush Limbaugh
“I remember getting to college and all of a sudden realizing that feminism was a dirty word to a lot of people and it was baffling to me. I would tell people that I was a feminist and they would look at me and go, "Why?" And that just made me feel more at home in those shoes.” PeopleHomeRememberRealizingFeminismCollegeFeministDirtyLook At Me Author:Quiara Alegria Hudes
“It's tragic when people think feminism is a dirty word.” PeopleThinkingFeminismDirtyTragicNaughtyDirty WordsDirty Minds Author:Siobhan Fahey
“I hate how box office failures are blamed on an actress, yet I don’t see a box office failure blamed on men. I think a lot of the time in films, men get roles where they create their own destiny and women are just tools, supporters for that. I guess it’s because we live in a patriarchal society, where feminism is a dirty word.” ThinkingMenFilmHateRolesDestinyFeminismOfficeToolsI HateBoxesActressesDirtySupporterBox OfficeDirty WordsPatriarchal Society Author:Ellen Page
“It is not a dirty word, "feminism." I just think that women belong in the human population with the same rights as everybody else... The problem is, "A feminist looks like this, or is like that." We are taught not to like ourselves as women, we are taught what we're supposed to look like, what our measurements are supposed to be. I never hear what measurements men are supposed to be. Just women.” ThinkingMenHumansLooksProblemRightsFeminismTaughtPopulationFeministSupposed To BeDirtyMeasurementDirty WordsHuman Population Author:Cyndi Lauper
“On Girls I like being a mouthpiece for the issues I think young females face today. It’s always shocking when people question whether it’s a feminist show. How could a show about women exploring women not be? Feminism isn’t a dirty word. It’s not like we’re a deranged group who think women should take over the planet, raise our young on our own and eliminate men from the picture. Feminism is about women having all the rights that men have.” PeopleThinkingMenShouldShowsTodayFacesYoungGirlIssuesRightsGroupsFeminismPlanetsFemaleRaisesFeministDirtyExploringShockingDerangedDirty WordsMouthpieceGirl I Like Author:Lena Dunham
“They'll say you are bad or perhaps you are mad or at least you should stay undercover. Your mind must be bare if you would dare to think you can love more than one lover.” BelieveRealFeelingsWisdomDreamTruthPainHappinessDesireTimeSufferingHumanityLostFearPeaceFriendshipHurtFreedomFamilyGoneForeverRelationshipTroubleTeamShareFeminismCryHonestySweetCommunicationBrokenFriendsLoversSorrowSadHeartbreakHumanRespectCommitmentRomanticUnityValueDivorceBetrayalPartnersJealousyDirtyEmpoweringControlLiveCheatingNeedCheatNastyInfidelityConsentSpouseValentineWishesSharingHeartbrokenDivorcedBreak UpQueerEndJerkHeartsKeepersDepressedUnicornPolygamyHornyUnfaithfulMonogamyErosStayPossessiveCheaterKeepUndercoverAgapePolyamoryThreesomeYoloValentinesSpiceSlutClosetTriadKeeperPolygynyEndedSlutsSwingingPluralNonmonogamySweetheartsPolyandryPolyculeQuad Author:David Rovics