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Feminism Quotes

One word, many very different definitions.

This collection of feminism quotes includes the argument that feminism benefits men as well, immediately followed by a harshly dismissive one-line take from a different speaker. Placed together, they show the same word carrying opposite meaning across About discussions.

Feminism isn't just for women. It's for men.

Quotes by Abi Morgan

I think of feminism as a socially just and imaginative world.

Quotes by Suheir Hammad

It's tragic when people think feminism is a dirty word.

Quotes by Siobhan Fahey

Feminism remains something that needs to be explained to people.

Quotes by Rachel Cusk

About Quotes

Feminism is like any female-dominated group - a perpetual catfight.

Quotes by Milo Yiannopoulos

Feminism is cancer.

Quotes by Milo Yiannopoulos

Writing a novel about feminism can be a thankless task.

Quotes by Michelle Dean

Radical feminism is still threatening.

Quotes by Mary Daly

Feminism has been so co-opted, but the fact is, feminism benefits men as well.

Quotes by Karin Slaughter

Anthropology Quotes

The fact is, feminism is not what it used to be.

Quotes by Janine di Giovanni

Multiculturalism and academic feminism started disparaging works of genius on the basis of their authors' sex and race.

Quotes by Heather Mac Donald

For me feminism is equality.

Quotes by Farah Khan

Feminism is teaching. I've gotten a lot of pleasure pushing younger writers that I've met and worked with.

Quotes by Erica Jong

Feminism doesn't have a particularly constructive image, although I think there was time when it was relevant.

Quotes by Deborah Meaden

Any Quotes

I think feminism has had a major impact on anthropology.

Quotes by Clifford Geertz

The endless definitions for feminism are exhausting. It's this, it isn't this, it's only this if you're this, etc.

Quotes by Cazzie David

Certain issues have been associated with contemporary feminism and in a certain sense circumscribed for that reason.

Quotes by Carol Gilligan

Feminism, as it stands, well... stands. It has ground to a halt.

Quotes by Caitlin Moran

Feminism isn't about curating or policing the boundaries of womanhood.

Quotes by Ash Sarkar

Back Quotes

The word feminism needs to be taken back. It needs to be reclaimed in a way that is inclusive of men.

Quotes by Annie Lennox

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this feminism quotes page cover?
It collects a range of quotes about feminism, including supportive, critical, and dismissive perspectives from different speakers.
Why do people search for quotes about feminism?
Feminism remains a widely discussed topic, so people search for quotes about it to find concise expressions of different viewpoints on the movement.
What does the quote about feminism benefiting men mean?
It argues that although feminism has been co-opted in some ways, the underlying idea still benefits men as well as women, pushing back on the notion that it only helps one group.
Is there a harshly critical quote in this collection?
Yes, one extremely blunt quote simply states that feminism is cancer, representing an openly hostile viewpoint included here for its historical and public record value.
Does this page include a quote about writing on the topic?
One quote observes that tackling this subject in a novel can feel like a thankless task, pointing to the difficulty of representing something so contested in fiction. Related discussion appears in Anthropology quotes.

Other quotes describe feminism as a perpetual catfight within a female-dominated group, while a novelist calls writing about it a thankless task. For related perspectives, see Anthropology and Back quotes.