Katherine Anne Porter Quotes

I don't think women are better than men, I think men are a lot worse than women.

The most casual examination will reveal the fact that all the jokes about the horrible results of masculine cooking and sewing are written by men. It is all part of a great scheme of sex propaganda.

Men don't oppress women any more than women oppress men.

If I have any sexist feelings they are aimed at men: I hate manly men.

Many societies have educated their male children on the simple device of teaching them not to be women.

I think basically most men are misogynistic.

The anger that appears to be building up between the sexes becomes more virulent with every day that passes. And far from women taking the blame... the fact is that men are invariably portrayed as the bad guys. Being a good man is like being a good Nazi.

Like all sciences and all valuations, the psychology of women has hitherto been considered only from the point of view of men.

No, feminism isn't 'over.' We need it not only to challenge injustice but because the whole gender expectations thing is bad for men, too.

Women cannot complain about men until they start gettting better taste in them.

I would gladly admit women are superior to men if only they would stop trying to be the same as us.

Sexism is not the fault of women - kill your fathers, not your mothers.

There are relatively few role models for young people. We are in a society that is ruled by men.

The problem is with men. I know I shouldn't say this, but they've shrouded and hidden women to hide their incompetence.

I remember becoming aware of women's issues and inequality. It became glaringly clear to me when I was living in America that women are regarded as less intelligent than men.

The most mediocre of males feels himself a demigod as compared with women.

Let's put one lie to rest for all time: the lie that men are oppressed, too, by sexism-the lie that there can be such a thing as men's liberation groups.

I refuse to consign the whole male sex to the nursery. I insist on believing that some men are my equals.

Society says that men need to be bigger and stronger, and they must protect their women and so on.

For some reason, men in politics seem to have a bunch of charisma, and women drop around their feet. I haven't noticed that so much for me and men.

As long as male behavior is taken to be the norm, there can be no serious questioning of male traits and behavior. A norm is by definition a standard for judging; it is not itself subject to judgment.

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

Ironically, women who acquire power are more likely to be criticized for it than are the men who have always had it.

Black men don't like to be called 'boys,' but women accept being called 'girls.'

The male sex still constitute in many ways the most obstinate vested interest one can find.