Should we tolerate debate within feminism's ranks? Undebatable! But it's not so simple: women are socialised to avoid conflict; when we do differ, especially on politics and in public, it's still tediously labelled a 'catfight.'
Robin Morgan
Related I'm still a big 'Grey's Anatomy' fan. BROOKE ELLIOTT I used to watch 'Grey's Anatomy' pretty religiously. ERINN HAYES I can tell you that you will have your hearts broken more by the people you love than by the people ... MARGARET PETERSON HADDIX Are you taking us to the beach?" - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON It looks ancient," - Amy Cahill JUDE WATSON I always find Victoria's Secret models a bit weird. EDIE CAMPBELL It SMELLS ancient," - Dan Cahill JUDE WATSON Palm trees were fanned by a warm, light breeze, and they rolled down their windows to smell the sea. JUDE WATSON Let's head out to the ruins." - Dan Cahill ROLAND SMITH About f-f-ace!" she said to the horse, flailing with her boots. "Into the barn, please. It's time fo... PETER LERANGIS You see?" Damien leaned over his desk and spread out half a dozen charcoal sketches. "These are only... RICK RIORDAN I'm proud to say that I was that guy playing the character of Dr. Burke on 'Grey's Anato... ISAIAH WASHINGTON Before 'Grey's Anatomy,' I was doing musicals, plays, commercials, you name it. CHANDRA WILSON I've got a few ideas," (Amy) admitted. "But I don't know where we're going in the long term. I mean ... RICK RIORDAN Alas, I think I am becoming a god. TITUS Some men by ancestry are only the shadow of a mighty name. LUCAN I have a wife, I have sons: all of them hostages given to fate. LUCAN Feminism is just about equality, really, and there's so much stuff attached to the word, when it... MIA WASIKOWSKA Feminism is just an idea. It's a philosophy. It's about the equality of women in all realms.... ROXANE GAY Don't have to see," the pilot grunted. "Olga knows the way." "Funny name for an aircraft... GORDON KORMAN Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end. SENECA Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness. SENECA We never reflect how pleasant it is to ask for nothing. SENECA Just as I shall select my ship when I am about to go on a voyage, or my house when I propose to take... SENECA Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life. SENECA Luck is where opportunity meets preparation. SENECA Friendship always benefits; love sometimes injures. SENECA They got rid of bottled water. We got thermoses that say 'Grey's Anatomy Season 4' with ... BROOKE SMITH It's not always the case that doing what's right is also doing what's smart, but when it... GERALD CHERTAVIAN It's time to debate images, especially when someone's going to prison for downloading them. DAVID HOCKNEY Whenever women catfight, men think it's going to turn to sex. YASMINE BLEETH It's hard to stop loving someone on cue, especially when he's still so kind and loving towar... KRISTAN HIGGINS There's a lot of conflict and darkness inside everybody's family. We all pretend to outsider... SALMAN RUSHDIE When we say there's a dearth of women directors, it's not that there's a lack of women w... AVA DUVERNAY We think of feminism as an academic subject, but it's not. If you think feminism is academic, yo... CAITLIN MORAN People have accepted the media's idea of what feminism is, but that doesn't mean that it'... JUDY CHICAGO We all fight over what the label 'feminism' means but for me it's about empowerment. It&... ANNIE LENNOX Do you know why dogs are man's best friend? It's because they're not in politics. YITZHAK NAVON I don't really like politics, to be honest. But it's other people making decisions about my ... LAURA RICKETTS Television is a real woman's medium... but what's disturbing is, still even in television, w... PATRICIA RICHARDSON When you see the way some people write women, especially in studio movies, it's like, 'Sorry... JESSICA WILLIAMS It's all well and good having a women's Tour de France - which I think we need and I think w... LAURA TROTT Yes, it's a man's world, but that's all right because they're making a total mess of... CHER Women over 30 are usually somebody's mother in a 'Porky's' movie, being silly and be... RITA MORENO It's not worth it, it's not about money, especially when you're dealing with a culture. ... ANTOINE FUQUA It's especially gratifying to have done a film like 'Eight Men Out' because it's har... D. B. SWEENEY It will take a long time for women's effect on politics to register so that we may properly appr... FLORENCE ELLINWOOD ALLEN Especially on television, it's not so much a patriarchy; it always seems that there's a smar... JAKE WEBER I think, as musicians, our music should be who we are. Sometimes it's not - it's someone els... KEHLANI Here in California, a lot of people are just kinda rude, and they're really impatient, especiall... CAYDEN BOYD I think it's important to have scaling challenge because there are players who I feel play '... MARC LAIDLAW I watch 'Batman & Robin' from time to time. It's the worst movie I ever made, so it&... GEORGE CLOONEY There's something real in women's intuition. It's an accurate signpost for decision maki... JON VOIGHT When we do deals, it's not, 'Ah, it's a million bucks, who cares?' The penny means s... DONALD TRUMP, JR. I didn't want to set up a women's studies program. I thought women should learn to operate i... MADELEINE ALBRIGHT Dying in childbirth is something that's not new; it's been going on for ages, and so it'... LIYA KEBEDE 'The Handmaid's Tale' is a human story, and women's rights are human rights, and it&... YVONNE STRAHOVSKI Women today are bombarded with so many messages, like we should have Naomi Campbell's body and M... HELEN FIELDING It's a very, very fascinating story for me, cause it's about a man who's been doing bad;... HARVEY KEITEL We don't always agree on stuff, but when it's time to blow the whistle and start the game, w... RICK WAGONER I think all women in Hollywood are known as sex symbols. That's what our purpose is in this busi... MEGAN FOX A lot of women are in a crazy exercise cycle; they're so afraid they'll gain weight if they ... COURTNEY THORNE-SMITH If public opinion still endorses military action that's one thing, but if they wait maybe it wil... HANS BLIX The only reason to be in politics is public service. There's no other reason. Frankly, if that... MALCOLM TURNBULL What is feminism? We are just asking for equal opportunities, nothing beyond that. It doesn't me... TWINKLE KHANNA It's all emotion. But there's nothing wrong with emotion. When we are in love, we are not ra... FRANK LUNTZ Pro wrestling is not fake; it's sports entertainment. We go out there and we perform, and a lot ... KURT ANGLE The problem with holistic management is it's so profoundly simple, but it's not easy. And it... ALLAN SAVORY When you become a public figure, you still think, 'That's really not me; there's more to... EDWARD SAID Just telling a story. That's cinema. It's not silent, black and white. It's a simple sto... JEAN DUJARDIN I get letters every year from women who think Valentine's Day is an empty exercise, but are iron... DAN SAVAGE Leaders who fail to prune their pride will meet demise. That's not a guess, it's a guarantee... JOHN C. MAXWELL You can't just blame things on evil. Everyone's a human, so when people say that somebody... ERIC JOHNSON I've had old people in my life that I really loved - especially women - so I'm not scared ab... MONICA BELLUCCI I find it irresponsible to go, 'She's an actress, what does she know?' That means if you... EVA LONGORIA We have this film that we hope to finance, it's called 'Southern Rights.' It's a doc... JOHN LEGEND Most big popcorn movies are 'bad guy does something to good guy, good guy gets revenge on bad gu... GAVIN HOOD Morgan Freeman is so class. He's so cool. He's so scary. JIM CARREY Comedy can be, especially in a writer's room, really aggressive, kind of a very male-dominated r... ELLEN DEGENERES There's still a tremendous amount of homophobia in our culture. It's regrettable, it's s... RUPERT EVERETT People think because it's photography it's not worth as much, and because it's a woman a... CINDY SHERMAN I still love playing the game, and it's amazing we can do this as a so-called 'job,' and... PATRICK KANE When theatre works, it's like nothing else, and when it doesn't, which is often, it's ex... SARAH WATERS It's true I don't tolerate fools but then they don't tolerate me, so I am spiky. Maybe t... MAGGIE SMITH If you're engaged more than a year, there's something up. There's lot of debate as to wh... NICHOLAS STOLLER It's real time intensive so there's not much time for goofing around, but we are really clos... WILL ESTES Feminism is not just about women; it's about letting all people lead fuller lives. JANE FONDA There are some people who still feel threatened by strong women. That's their problem. It's ... GLORIA ALLRED You're allowed to make things for women on television and there's not like... you don't ... CALLIE KHOURI They say that women dress for other women, but I don't think that's entirely true. If we wan... RACHEL NICHOLS The journey for women, no matter what venue it is - politics, business, film - it's, it's a ... KATHRYN BIGELOW I like doing comedy, I like doing drama. Naturally I like to do, I like doing dramas, I like conflic... MATT DILLON In 'The Force Awakens,' women as well as men are in positions of authority. And you don'... CASS SUNSTEIN It's people politics, people dynamics that make a show really good, whether it's 'Desper... ESAI MORALES I won't do advertising if they bring a layout and say, 'This is what we want to do,' bec... DAVID BAILEY What doesn't confuse me about what women wear? When it comes to women's fashion I'm so o... PAUL WESLEY What's lost in this whole debate, unfortunately, is that Social Security is not a giveaway where... TED DEUTCH The endless definitions for feminism are exhausting. It's this, it isn't this, it's only... CAZZIE DAVID There are so few women in general who aren't completely threatened and confused by other women... SANDRA BERNHARD It's ingrained in people's minds that it's a typecast and a stereotype that women are ju... JULIA MICHAELS
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