Hari Kondabolu Quotes

Sexism is so five minutes ago. I think for the most part, people accept that women are as competent as men.

Once women are not excluded, I don't think any of us will give a damn what pronouns are used. That wasn't the point.

Thoughts have no sex.

You know, my mum's always encouraged me and never made my gender an issue, I guess. She brought me up to believe in equality, as opposed to feminism or sexism - so it just meant that my gender was not relevant to what I was capable of achieving.

Many people say, 'Your dad was so ahead of his time,' and he was a feminist in the truest sense, but he's very much for opportunities for all people... To him, a soccer player is a soccer player.

We're still stuck in male, female, feminism. I don't believe in, you know... I believe in gender equality.

I try to not assume things are sexism. I'm trying to be good natured about why things are happening.

true emancipation ... will have to do away with the absurd notion of the dualism of the sexes, or that man and woman represent two antagonistic worlds.

What are we doing that for in the 21st century? Why on earth would we teach kids that girls are less important than boys? It just made no sense to me.

You know, I've always considered women to be people.

How can you talk about power to the people unless you realise the people is both sexes.

We can celebrate how far we've come from our sexist past when women and men are equally represented in the pages of science fiction anthologies.

Men should stop treating feminists like ladies, and instead treat them like the men they say they want to be.

I don't think in a male or female way. I don't differentiate between male and female. I never have. I'm not considered a feminist.

In Finland we have equal political rights for women and men. We do not regard ourselves according to sex.

I don't distinguish between men and women. This is irrelevant to me, and I don't think in these terms.

Once, power was considered a masculine attribute. In fact, power has no sex.

When I was in college, there were certain words you couldn't say in front of a girl. Now you can say them, but you can't say 'girl.'

I've always said, 'Underwater or on top, men and women are compatible.'

Hopefully I'm a role model for positive change for everyone - not just women. It's very important to find balance between men and women.

Hearing the Beastie Boys speak out against sexism made me feel like if these men who had once sung about getting girls to 'do the laundry' and 'clean up my room' could understand, maybe the rest of the world would follow suit. It made me hopeful in the best way.

I feel like people are funny, and women are people, so I'm sick of the distinction.

Ability is sexless.

I see feminism as a massive party. It's cool, the idea that 50% of the population can now start doing things and having fun and experimenting with their hair and makeup.

Feminism is not only for women It's something everyone can participate in, and evolve together, as the first step in the right direction. I see feminism as a tool to achieve that balance and peace.