You become a woman the first time you stand up for yourself
when they get your order wrong at a diner, or when you first
realize your parents are full of s.hit. You become a
woman the first time you get fitted for a bra and realize
you’ve been wearing a very wrong size your whole
f.ucking life. You
become a woman the first time you fart in front of a
boyfriend. The first time your heart breaks. The first time
you break someone else’s heart. The first time someone
you love dies.
— Amy Schumer,
The Girl with the
Lower Back Tattoo
We call ships ‘she’. We call our machines
‘women’. We compare women to black widows and
vipers. And you’re going to tell me it’s not
‘ladylike’ to scream, to take up space, to fight
and demand respect and do whatever I want. You’ve looked
at nuclear bombs and been so in awe that you could only name
them after women. Don’t try to down-play my power.