Quotes by Feminist I am a Black Lesbian Feminist Warrior Poet Mother, stronger for all my identities, and I am indivisible. Audre Lorde warrior feminist mother I am a Black Feminist. I mean I recognize that my power as well as my primary oppressions come as a result of my blackness as well as my womaness, and therefore my struggles on both of these fronts are inseparable. Audre Lorde feminist struggle mean But the true feminist deals out of a lesbian consciousness whether or not she ever sleeps with women. Audre Lorde feminist sleep motivational There are lesbians, God knows... if you came up through lesbian circles in the forties and fifties in New York... who were not feminist and would not call themselves feminists. Audre Lorde feminist circles new-york When we create out of our experiences, as feminists of color, women of color, we have to develop those structures that will present and circulate our culture. Audre Lorde feminist color culture We who don't want radical Islam to spread must compete with the agents of radical Islam. I want to see what would happen if Christians, feminists and Enlightenment thinkers were to start proselytizing in the Muslim community. Ayaan Hirsi Ali feminist community christian With prodigious bravery and eviscerating humor, Roxane Gay takes on culture and politics in Bad Feminist-and gets it right, time and time again. We should all be lucky enough to be such a bad feminist. Ayelet Waldman feminist gay bravery Well, you know, I was raised by a 1970s feminist. My mom had a consciousness-raising group. I used to sit at the top of the stairs and listen to them. Ayelet Waldman groups feminist mom You’re a feminist if you go to a Jay Z and Beyoncé concert, and you’re not like, ‘Mmm, I feel like Beyoncé should get 23 percent less money than Jay Z'. Aziz Ansari concerts feminist should Women can't wait for equal pay. And I won't stop fighting to address this inequality. Barack Obama equal-pay feminist fighting A woman who ran a feminist organization in India told me one thing that stands out for her is bride burning. If a groom's family doesn't like an arranged marriage and they want to get rid of the woman, in-laws may set fire to her in the kitchen, or she may commit suicide in a "kitchen fire". Barbara Crossette kitchen feminist suicide Of all the nasty outcomes predicted for women's liberation... none was more alarming, from a feminist point of view, than the suggestion that women would eventually become just like men. Barbara Ehrenreich feminist views men Feminists have not tried to "destroy the family". We just thought the family was such a good idea that men might want to get involved in it too. Barbara Ehrenreich feminist men ideas The feminist anti-pornography movement, no less than the feminist movement of a century ago, encourages the assumption that male and female sexuality, and possibly morality, are as unlike as yin and yang. Barbara Ehrenreich feminism males feminist Patriotism threatens free speech with death. It is infuriated by thoughtful hesitation, constructive criticism of our leaders and pleas for peace. It despises people of foreign birth. It has specifically blamed homosexuals, feminists and the American Civil Liberties Union. In other words, the American flag stands for intimidation, censorship, violence, bigotry, sexism, homophobia and shoving the Constitution through a paper shredder. Whom are we calling terrorists here? Barbara Kingsolver thoughtful feminist people Why is it that only girls stand on the sides of their feet? As if they're afraid to plant themselves? Barbara Kingsolver feminist girl feet But I really resist categories – that naming is a closing down of meaning. Women's art, political art – those categorisations perpetuate a certain kind of marginality which I'm resistant to. But I absolutely define myself as a feminist. Barbara Kruger feminist political art One of the greatest gifts of Black feminism to ourselves has been to make it a little easier simply to be Black and female. Barbara Smith feminism feminist black I am also very proud to be a liberal. Why is that so terrible these days? The liberals were liberatorsthey fought slavery, fought for women to have the right to vote, fought against Hitler, Stalin, fought to end segregation, fought to end apartheid. Liberals put an end to child labor and they gave us the five day work week! What's to be ashamed of? Barbra Streisand women feminist children Feminist effort to end patriarchal domination should be of primary concern precisely because it insists on the eradication of exploitation and oppression in the family context and in all other intimate relationships. It is that political movement which most radically addresses the person – the personal – citing the need for the transformation of self, of relationships, so that we might be better able to act in a revolutionary manner, challenging and resisting domination, transforming the world outside the self. Bell Hooks feminist intimate-relationships self «1234567891011»