“I came from this very traditional background and I benefited hugely from feminism. I felt privileged going to university and doing a PhD. Most people of my background don't get to do that.” PeopleFeltFeminismUniversityBackgroundsTraditionalPrivilegedPhds Author:Denise Mina
“Younger feminists actually care about stuff that came before them, the same way that I totally cared about and loved and felt so lucky to have access to the feminism that came before me. To have younger people take what me and my friends have done, and to say 'We have access to that, but we're going to put that through our own Internet generation filter and we're going to make it into something that speaks to us and is a lot smarter.'” PeopleWayDoneCareSpeakFeltStuffGenerationsFeminismInternetLuckyMy FriendsFeministAccessSmarterFiltersSo Lucky Author:Kathleen Hanna
“Much of the appeal of feminism is that it encourages women to do what they always felt like doing anyway: take everything personally. But to succeed at the highest level, you need some objectivity, which feminism hates. Feminists see objective reality as a conspiracy out to make them feel bad about themselves.” NeedsFeelsRealityHateFeltLevelsFeminismSucceedHighestFeministObjectivesAppealsConspiracyObjectivityObjective Reality Author:Steve Sailer
“I've always felt that feminism was just an excuse for ugly women to march.” FeltFeminismExcuseUglyMarchUgly Women Author:Larry Flynt
“I felt very still and empty, the way the eye of a tornado must feel, moving dully along in the middle of the surrounding hullabaloo.” WayFeelsStillsEyeMovingFeltFeminismMiddleEmptyChaosClassicEmptinessBeing A WomanNumbnessTornadoesBell Jar Book:the bell jar Source: the bell jar
“It was critical to finding a way out. I had assumed young women knew the history of feminism and must have felt gratitude to the movement for the opportunities that the work we have done has afforded them.” WayDoneYoungOpportunityFeltFeminismMovementGratitudeFindingsFeministCriticalYoung WomenInspirational Christmas Author:Betty Buckley
“To be honest, I felt more myself with that haircut. I felt bold, and it felt empowering because it was my choice. It felt sexy too. Maybe it was the bare neck, but for some reason I felt super-, supersexy.” ReasonChoicesFeltFeminismHonestKissingSexyBeing HonestEmpoweringNecksBoyfriendHaircuts Author:Emma Watson
“The character is everything that I felt really strongly against - she's superficial, materialistic, vain, amoral. She's all of these things, and I realised that I really hated her. How do you play someone that you hate? But I found it really interesting and it gave me a whole new insight into what my job, or my role as an actress, could be.” PlayWholeCharacterJobsHateFoundFeltInterestingRolesFeminismKissingI HateInsightActressesI RealizedVainHatedSuperficialBoyfriendReally InterestingMaterialisticSomeone You Hate Author:Emma Watson
“Yeah, it was horrible! I mean really horrible. I felt incredibly awkward. It was not something I was [looking forward to]. I don't know, but it looked good. We somehow managed to make it look realistic. I was proud of myself that I managed to power through and be professional.” KnowsLooksMeanFeltFeminismProudKissingYeahHorribleRealisticAwkwardLooking ForwardBoyfriendProud Of Myself Author:Emma Watson
“If I had it my way, I would have just kept it short forever. Of course, men like long hair. There's no two ways about it. The majority of the boys around me were like, 'Why did you do that? That's such an error.' And I was like, 'Well, honestly, I don't really care what you think!' I've never felt so confident as I did with short hair - I felt really good in my own skin.” IfsThinkingMenWayWellsLongTwoCareCoursesFeltMy OwnBoysForeverFeminismHairKissingSkinsMajorityErrorsFeministHonestlyMy WayTwo WaysBoyfriendLong HairShort Hair Author:Emma Watson