Feminism is something you do. It's a verb. It's what you are. It's an activity; it's something you're actively engaged in. Kathleen Hanna More Quotes by Kathleen Hanna More Quotes From Kathleen Hanna I would much rather be the obnoxious feminist girl than be complicit in my own dehumanization. Kathleen Hanna obnoxious feminist girl I don't need to convince men that feminism is important, that just isn't a goal of mine. I can't even have that conversation of whether or not it's important, because if someone asks me that... I don't want to have a conversation with them until they grow up. Kathleen Hanna growing-up goal men When you speak up about any sense of unfairness or injustice, you're told that you're overreacting, you're too angry, too silly-shut up already. It takes a tremendous amount of fortitude to be able to live in this world as a woman, let alone a woman who wants things to change. Kathleen Hanna strong-women change silly I'm not going to sit around and be peace and love with somebody's boot on my neck. Kathleen Hanna necks boots and-love I won't stop talking. I am a girl you have no control over. There is not a gag big enough to handle this mouth. Kathleen Hanna girl mouths talking Think of something that you can do as opposed to all the things you can't do - and do that. Kathleen Hanna can-do thinking Art revolves around creating something that isn't there. Kathleen Hanna creating-something creating art You guys are seriously missing out unless you all start listening to girls. Kathleen Hanna guy girl missing It takes falling down a bunch of times before you start running. Kathleen Hanna falling-down running fall Certain people are like 'Oh, here come the Feminazis!' You end up acting 10 times nicer than you even need to be, to be the opposite of the stereotype like 'You're the man haters!' We're always bending over backwards being extra nice. And I don't know if being nice is my legacy. Kathleen Hanna nice opposites men There's still a lot of misogynist pop music out there, and I think that hearing something that's so explicitly feminist and so angry - when we're still growing up in a culture where girls and women are not supposed to be angry - is a real revelation for young women. Kathleen Hanna growing-up girl real Well, part of the thing is, like, what's the difference between censorship and social responsibility? I sometimes find that the whole censorship argument is used as a way for people to avoid the fact that they're like. Kathleen Hanna differences responsibility people You learn that the only way to get rock-star power as a girl is to be a groupie and bare your breasts and get chosen for the night. We learn that the only way to get anywhere is through men. And it's a lie. Kathleen Hanna girl stars lying I don't want to waste the precious moments I have, and I've felt that way since I was 17. I have to take risks because why else would you be alive? Put your pirate patch on and go on an adventure because you only have one life to live. Kathleen Hanna pirate risk adventure I feel so lucky that I met the love of my life. You know somebody's in it to win it when...you're having a seizure and they're holding you. Kathleen Hanna epilepsy love-of-my-life winning Johnny Rotten isn't punk. Maybe that's punk to somebody, but these people are participating and challenging the corporations that are telling us what punk is and what good music is. Kathleen Hanna rotten challenges people I saw a video on YouTube of a girl who had very similar reactions to late-stage Lyme disease as I did. And I thought it was crazy. And when I saw her basically have a seizure on camera that looked very much like my seizure I felt, "Oh my god. That's me." And so it was really important to me, and I said to Sini, 'We have to find some way to not just talk about Lyme disease, but to show it. Kathleen Hanna crazy girl important Jason Mraz, and the new James Blunt song is the worst thing that has ever been created on the face of the earth. Kathleen Hanna jason faces song When I get stressed out my de-stress default is - not cat videos - but I just watch his surrogates. They're so entertaining. It's like escapees from the Nordstrom cosmetics counter. Kathleen Hanna video cat stress So many women have experienced horrific forms of male violence throughout their lives, and why isn't there a song about how you get depressed because of it? And you don't know what to do, and you don't know how to talk to your friends and how weird it is to be a feminist in that situation, where there's sort of the expectation that you're super-strong superwoman but you're just, like, eating pizza in your house avoiding talking about it. Kathleen Hanna strong song talking
