The belief that female sexual expression is uniquely dehumanizing is a double standard, no matter how much you dress it up in feminist language. Inst…

- Amanda Marcotte

If a woman or a gay person has a right, by conservative logic, then the right is not actually a right but instead an assault on rights. Women and gay…

- Amanda Marcotte

Religion is an idea, and, as an idea, it should be eligible for criticism, discussion, and yes, mockery. The only reason so many believers demand spe…

- Amanda Marcotte

[T]here's a genuine disconnect between the anti-choice movement and people who identify as 'pro-life' but aren't in the movement. ...[S]aying you're …

- Amanda Marcotte

I don't particularly like babies. They are loud and smelly and, above all other things, demanding. No matter how much free day care you throw at wome…

- Amanda Marcotte

Open marriage' is an invention of a feminist era. The idea is to have a marriage where dalliances are tolerated or even encouraged for both men and w…

- Amanda Marcotte

The point is that religion puts a value on irrationality, which makes it the perfect tool for promoting irrational beliefs like misogyny. Other ideol…

- Amanda Marcotte

I doubt most people could survive being defined by the least advisable sexual encounter they've engaged in.

- Amanda Marcotte

I have a counter-theory...I believe men built most things because women were shut out of political power, job opportunities, and education for most o…

- Amanda Marcotte