#feminism

Why do I write? I write because I have to, because it is all I know, because it is my truth, because I am compelled, because I am driven to make the world acknowledge that women like me exist, and we possess a dangerous wisdom. ↗

— Pat Califia

#feminism #bdsm

Feminism is sort of like God. Many people profess to believe in it, but no one seems to be able to define it to everyone's satisfaction. ↗

— Aaron Allston

#believe #define #everyone #feminism #god

Some of the biggest advocates for feminism seem to believe that in order to feel powerful you have to make another woman subservient, and that is not what feminism is about at all. ↗

— Tori Amos

#another #another woman #believe #biggest #feel

Feminism is hated because women are hated. Anti-feminism is a direct expression of misogyny; it is the political defense of women hating. ↗

— Andrea Dworkin

#defense #direct #expression #feminism #hated

Feminism is an entire world view or gestalt, not just a laundry list of women's issues. ↗

— Charlotte Bunch

#entire world #feminism #issues #just #laundry

I don't belong to any clubs, and I dislike club mentality of any kind, even feminism - although I do relate to the purpose and point of feminism. More in the work of older feminists, really, like Germaine Greer. ↗

— Jane Campion

#any #belong #club #clubs #dislike