But I know that this can’t happen as long as American culture continues to inundate us with gender-role messages that place everyone-men and women-in an unnatural hierarchical order that’s impossible to maintain without strife. “ the hope I have for women: that we can start to see ourselves-and encourage men to see us-as more than just the sum of our sexual parts: not as virgins or whores, as mothers or girlfriends, or as existing only in relation to men, but as people with independent desires, hopes and abilities. I think the best these men can do is not talk about themselves anymore.” I am bored by his heroism, virtue, and honour. ✨Ī post shared by Kimothy Joy on at 6:40am PDT Tag a woman in your life who has rebuilt herself. If ever there was a time not to silence yourself, to channel your anger into healthy places and choices, this is reminds us that no matter what you’re going through, you can emerge stronger. In anger, I have lived more fully, freely, intensely, sensitively, and politically. “Your anger is a gift you give to yourself and the world that is yours.

I hope you find inspiration here-or a least a little peace knowing you’re not alone. I have compiled this list of 40+ feminist quotes to empower and enrage-and to keep us fighting the good fight. But we can’t lose our drive and our hope. Many of us white womxn have finally had our anger boil over and have realized it’s time for us to join our sisters on the front lines. That’s not to mention the everyday intersecting oppressions and aggressions we’ve had to face in our daily lives. And that’s just what’s been going on in the media. We have celebrated (celebrated?) the anniversary of when #MeToo went viral. We have had to deal with Kavanaugh’s subsequent appointment to the Supreme Court.

Blasey Ford’s incredible but harrowing testimony. Many womxn have had to relive incredible trauma over the last month.

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