Sexism Quotes

“Don?t you even take a look at that bitch. I don’t care what she says and what she does. I seen ’em poison before, but I never seen no piece of jail bait worse than her. You leave her be.”

– John Steinbeck

Of Mice and Men, Chapter 2. George threatens Lennie, his mentally disabled friend. His language reveals the sexist between Curley’s wife and the men on the ranch.

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

– Phyllis Schlafly

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

– Elizabeth Banks

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

– Michele Bachmann

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

– Molly Ivins

With ‘Women in Hollywood,’ I didn’t direct it, but I produced it, and what we did is followed the money of Hollywood and how that intersects with issues relating to women and, frankly, sexism.

– Rory Kennedy

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