"“Why do those men hate us? They hate us because they need us, they fear us, they understand how much control it takes to keep us in line, to keep us good girls with our hymens intact until it’s time for them to fuck us into mothers who raise future generations of misogynists to forever fuel their patriarchy. They hate us because we are at once their temptation and their salvation from that patriarchy, which they must sooner or later realize hurts them, too. They hate us because they know that once we rid ourselves of the alliance of State and Street that works in tandem to control us, we"
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Immigrants to the United StatesWomen born in the 1960sEssayists from EgyptWomen journalists from Egypt
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Imported from EN Wikiquote
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Mona_Eltahawy
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Mona Eltahawy
4 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Mona Eltahawy →
Related Quotes
"We are a racist people in Egypt and we are in deep denial about it. On my Facebook page, I blamed racism for my argum…"
"“When Westerners remain silent out of 'respect' for foreign cultures, they show support only for the most conservativ…"
"“The most subversive thing a woman can do is talk about her life as if it really matters.”"
"Pwede naman ako tawagan ni Ate at tanongin privately kung meron silang hindi maintindihan. Pero tila hindi kalinawaga…"
"Aye, think! Since time and life began, Your mind has only feared and slept; Of all the beasts they called you man Onl…"
"I can live as the boys live, and if God wishes the work to succeed, He will surely provide the means."
"In looking after the interests of the child it is necessary to cultivate the heart. You must eradicate the vices of y…"
"Yeah, that story’s not finished. We have more things written already and figured out for it to finish, but somebody’s…"
"The kids’ business of animation is pretty much gone at this point, but adult animation has been steadily rising for t…"
"When my career dies, and I can’t sell a project or do anything else, that’s when [Dexter’s Laboratory] will return to…"