Joss Whedon Quotes

The much vaunted male logic isn't logical, because they display prejudices against half the human race that are considered prejudices according to any dictionary definition.

I am absolutely not a feminist, I am against stupidity, and if it comes from males or females, it doesn't change anything. If it means that women and men, they are equal, then OK, certainly I am a feminist.

This woman's work is exceptional. Too bad she's not a man.

I don't fear being judged as a misogynist.

Misogyny is not something that you want to be a part of.

A man is commanding - a woman is demanding. A man is forceful - a woman is pushy. A man is uncompromising - a woman is a ball-breaker. A man is a perfectionist - a woman's a pain in the ass. He's assertive - she's aggressive. He strategizes - she manipulates. He shows leadership - she's controlling. He's committed - she's obsessed. He's persevering - she's relentless. He sticks to his guns - she's stubborn. If a man wants to get it right, he's looked up to and respected. If a woman wants to get it right, she's difficult and impossible.

Every woman deals with sexism most every day of their lives. Growing up, it's just in your day-to-day. There are all these preconceived notions of what it means to be a woman or a girl, and straying from those ideas of femininity is sort of shocking to people. I felt angered by that as a kid. I felt like that was unjust. Like that was not right.

Misogynist: A man who hates women as much as women hate one another.

To generalize on women is dangerous. To specialize on them is infinitely worse.

What, do you think that feminism means you hate men?

The fact remains; chauvinism is prevailing.

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

When women criticized men, I called it 'insight'... When men criticized women, I called it 'sexism' and 'backlash.'

It's quite clear to me I'm not a sexist and I'm not a misogynist.

All my life, the naysayers have told me that I can't win because I'm a progressive... because I'm a woman... even because I'm a lesbian.

I think its feminism. If it’s tied to the last 50 years—the average size of a male’s member is 10 percent smaller than 50 years ago—it has to be the feminazis, the chickafication, and everything else.

Everyone has been discriminated against or harassed - sexism is real.

Sexism is real.

Certainly going back to 2008 during the primary, Secretary Clinton was subjected to various forms of sexism - overt, subtle - that were detrimental. Fortunately, Senator Obama was not subjected to something similar; the culture seemed to tolerate sexism and not racism. We ought not tolerate either.

When I governed, the overwhelming mindset of the media was to dismiss out of hand any suggestion that anything happening to me was in any way related to gender.

I feel like there is a lot of homophobia and misogyny in the music business, and I feel like I've gotten to a place where I've broken down a lot of those doors.

Homophobia, transphobia, and sexism, they're all rooted in the same prejudice: the belief that one perception at birth - the sex we are assigned - should dictate who we are, who we love, how we act, and what we do.

You always get the odd comment, along the lines of the women are not as good as the men, and I get called a lesbian.

Micro sexism can grow into a much greater problem.

I have met fantastic men in my life and horrible women. I have also met some amazing women and terrible men. I have seen women who are sexists.