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Laurie Penny Quotes

Total quotes: 7
“The internet does not hate women. People hate women, and the internet allows them to do it faster, harder, and with impunity.”
— Laurie Penny, Who Does She Think She Is?
Tagged: Women, Harassment, Internet
“You want to talk about men and their emotions? So do I, and I hope you’re up to it”
— Laurie Penny, The Great Stink
Tagged: men's feelings, sexual liberation, Sexual Assault
“If you approach someone romantically and they’re not interested, your feelings about their lack of interest are not their responsibility or their fault. If you’re the one saying no, basic good manners are welcome, but not mandatory- especially if they’re not getting the message.”
— Laurie Penny
Tagged: Confession of Feelings, professing of feelings, asking someone, Romantic Feelings, liking someone
“If you believe that abortion should only be permissible in cases of rape or incest, don’t pretend it’s about ‘life’. If it’s ok so long as she was raped, what you’re saying is that women should be punished for consenting to sex by forcing them to give birth.”
— Laurie Penny
Tagged: Abortion, abortion issue, Rape, Sex, Consent, Women
“Something straight men don’t seem to realise or want to acknowledge: women get rejected, too. Women and girls get sexually frustrated and lonely, too. The difference is that we’re never taught that violence is an acceptable way to handle those feelings.”
— Laurie Penny
Tagged: straight men, Rejections, Women, Relationships, Flirting, Violence, violence in relationships
“I really resent the idea that just because someone does not believe that women owe men sex, that boys are naturally superior, and that feminism is a conspiracy to destroy the human race, that that person ‘hates men.’

I care about men too much to think so poorly of them.”
— Laurie Penny
Tagged: Women, Men, Gender Equality, feminism, being a feminist, Misogyny
“Polite request: it would be great if the world could stop being extravagantly and specifically horrible to women and queer people for a little while. Not only would it make the whole planet more habitable, I would really rather like to write about something else for a bit.”
— Laurie Penny
Tagged: Women, Queer, Gender Equality, LGBTQ+, gender equality issue
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