Top 368 Sexism Quotes & Sayings

Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism.

The way in which these two practices contain each other is that it has always been possible to use the one against the other: to use racism-sexism to prevent universalism from moving too far in the direction of egalitarianism; to use universalism to prevent racism-sexism from moving too far in the direction of a caste system that would inhibit the work force mobility so necessary for the capitalist accumulation process.

Certainly going back to 2008 during the primary, Secretary Clinton was subjected to various forms of sexism - overt, subtle - that were detrimental. Fortunately, Senator Obama was not subjected to something similar; the culture seemed to tolerate sexism and not racism. We ought not tolerate either.

Sexism - you can't be sexy and intelligent. It's not allowed.

If we are ever to construct a feminist movement that is not based on the premise that men and women are always at war with one another, then we must be willing to acknowledge the appropriateness of complex critical responses to writing by men even if it is sexist. Clearly women can learn from writers whose work is sexist, even be inspired by it, because sexism may be simply one dimension of that work. Concurrently fiercely critiquing the sexism does not mean that one does not value the work.

There's obviously instances where I perceive sexism in my job. ... I think that the sort of sexism that I see has been one that's a little bit like a gentler form of sexism, but still a little bit debilitating, which is that when, as a producer and a writer, whether it was at The Office or [at The Mindy Project], if I make a decision, it'll still seem like it's up for debate.

Sexism is where there is discrimination clearly based on gender.

I was the first South Asian female to do comedy videos on YouTube. But at the same time, all races face their barriers, and I've learned through YouTube, if it's not race, it will be sexism, if it's not sexism, it will be homophobia. It will always be something, and all voices should be heard.

I have to tell you, though, the sexism in late night talk is so profound.

I always laugh when I read about sexism cases in the newspaper.

Sexism definitely exists - you see that in all walks of life.

Speciesism is morally objectionable because, like racism, sexism, and heterosexism, it links personhood with an irrelevant criterion. Those who reject speciesism are committed to rejecting racism, sexism, heterosexism, and other forms of discrimination as well.

Sexism is everywhere, bro. I don't know if it's ever not somewhere.

Protesting against sexism doesn't mean saying that all men are actively sexist.

Up until recently, I've said, 'I don't notice the sexism in the industry.'

My point is you can fight racism and sexism and homophobia more effectively if you're doing it from the position that you're standing for the dignity of all people, and that you're actually standing for the underdog in the red states and the blue states. I think it's more effective when you're anti-racism and anti-sexism and anti-homophobia and that is the centerpiece for a project to uplift all humanity, and frankly to defend and uplift the children of all species.

I saw America as a land of opportunity, not a bastion of racism or sexism.

Certainly anyone who complains of sexism is marked down as humourless.

I have experienced sexism multiple times, and I'm sure I will a lot more.

What is clear is that Malcolm X incorporated within the framework of black nationalism a pan-Africanist and internationalist perspective. In doing so, he began to reassess radically earlier positions sexism and patriarchy. He began to break with notions of sexism that he had long held as a member of the Nation of Islam, and began to advance and push forward women leadership in the OAAU.

Sexism is alive and well in politics, as it is in all industries.

Women should not fall back on 'sexism' unless they really feel that it's happening.

The is a lot of anti-sexism coming from my point of view as a woman who deals with it every day. I think sexism is a form of discrimination. It is similar to other forms of discrimination. I think people should feel empowered to not take s**t from anyone.

I think that's the most dangerous kind of sexism: People don't realize it's there and we end up surreptitiously accepting it because it's just part of our culture. I've never experienced explicit, overt, confrontational sexism personally.

There’s no such thing as sexism against men. That's because sexism is prejudice + power. Men are the dominant gender with power in society.

While I am reluctant to cite sexism as a political issue, sexism certainly can exist.

I believe that sexism in tech is a real problem.

It is easy to underestimate how much there is a growing awareness that there is a deep sexism in politics, there is a deep sexism in the workplace generally in America and Donald Trump has come to signify that and Hillary Clinton has come to signify the women that have to work hard, prepare more, show up earlier and go home later, work twice as hard to get the same results as men do in the same game.

Sexism is discounting the female experience of powerlessness; the new sexism is discounting the male experience of powerlessness.

In some instances, a gender imbalance is indeed a manifestation of sexism. In others, it is not.

Obama also allowed Hillary supporters to insert an absurd statement into the platform suggesting that media sexism spurred her loss and that “demeaning portrayals of women ... dampen the dreams of our daughters.” ... It would have been better to put this language in the platform: “A woman who wildly mismanages and bankrupts a quarter-of-a-billion-dollar campaign operation, and then blames sexism in society, will dampen the dreams of our daughters.”

Hillary's never been anything but the Smartest Woman in the World. I've talked about this I don't know how many times. I know Republicans and conservatives scared to death of this woman, scared to death. And it isn't because they think she's not sophisticated. It isn't because they think she's stupid. But she gets into trouble enough or she fails enough, like when she does poorly in a primary, what do they chalk it up to? Sexism, like Don Lemon did. Sexism.

Feminism is a movement to end sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression.

Ageism is as odious as racism and sexism.

Sexism is real.

I'm shocked at the sexism and double standard coming out of the far right.

Ageism is a variation of racism or sexism, all the other isms.

When it comes to determining child custody, however, sexism is the rule.

There's more than just racism. There's ageism and sexism as well.

In politics, I am facing a lot of structural sexism.

I try to be as thoughtful as I can about everything that comes out of my mouth and not reinforce sexism.

As much as I disagree with Sarah Palin, there's no denying that she was the victim of sexism.

The sexism in Hollywood is not particularly overt - because the system is good at hiding it.

The depressing reality is that campaigns like the Everyday Sexism Project would not need to exist were casual sexism not so startlingly commonplace.

Anyone can go to 8chan, a website entirely for Gamergaters. You can read what they post about me and other women. It's not just casual sexism, it's angry, violent sexism.

Hipster Sexism consists of the objectification of women but in a manner that uses mockery, quotation marks, and paradox: the stuff you learned about in literature class. As funny as Dunham's 'Girls' is, it can definitely border on Hipster Sexism.

I've experienced a lot of sexism in football.

There was really quite a remarkable level of sexism on newspapers when I started.

Racism, sexism, and age-ism are all alive and well in the U.S. House.

I've been studying sexism for many years, and it's much easier to document the existence of sexism than it is to document the existence of interventions that reduce it. It's really hard to find ways to change the way people see people in different groups. It should be our goal, and we're working for that, but it's hard.

It's Russia. It's a patriarchal society. That's a fact you have to get used to. We have sexism. And it's widespread.

Comic books have a long, fraught history with sexism.

I think that sexism existents everywhere.

Sexism is real in this country.

We are not yet a society free of sexism, and this will continue to be an issue for all women candidates.

In the modern workplace, sexism has adopted a more subtle persona; therefore, people can be accused of sexism where it's far harder to determine whether they're actually committing sexism or thinking in a sexist way.

There is a clear difference between sexist parody and parody of sexism. Sexist parody encourages the players to mock and trivialize gender issues while parody of sexism disrupts the status quo and undermines regressive gender conventions.

All my life, I faced sexism and racism and then, when I hit 40, ageism.

There's still sexism in the world, so there's still sexism in publishing and in graduate school. But it is different. Now, it's more coded and harder to detect. It was more explicit when I was in school. There were no rules against male professors asking out female students. The reverse didn't happen since female professors were rare or nonexistent. Visiting writers came, 90% of them male, and some expected that a female student would materialize as his date for the visit.

Everyone has been discriminated against or harassed - sexism is real.