When a system of oppression has become institutionaliz ed it is unnecessary for individuals to be oppressive
Florynce KennedyAny woman who still thinks marriage is a fifty-fifty proposition is only proving that she doesn't understand either men or percentages.
Florynce KennedyNow, see there. Just because I'm wearing my Super-Dike sweatshirt, you think I'm a lesbian. I guess if I were wearing a string of pearls, you'd think I was an oyster.
Florynce KennedyBeing a mother is a noble status, right? Right. So why does it change when you put 'unwed' or 'welfare' in front of it?
Florynce KennedyHorizontal hostility may be expressed in sibling rivalry or in competitive dueling which wrecks not only office tranquility or suburban domesticity but also some radical political groups and, it must be sadly said, some women's liberation groups. ... [it is] misdirected anger that rightly should be focused on the external causes of oppression.
Florynce Kennedy