Julie Burchill Quotes

A collection of quotes by Julie Burchill.

Julie Burchill is a British author, journalist, and broadcaster known for her provocative and outspoken views. Born on July 3, 1959, in Bristol, England, she began her career as a writer for the New Musical Express (NME) during the punk era in the late 1970s. Burchill has since authored numerous books and written columns for various publications, often discussing topics such as feminism, politics, and popular culture. Her writing style and controversial opinions have gained both praise and criticism throughout her career.

The freedom that women were supposed to have found in the Si

The freedom that women were supposed to have found in the Sixties largely boiled down to easy contraception and abortion things to make life easier for men, in fact.

It's received wisdom that the English are uniquely child-unf

It's received wisdom that the English are uniquely child-unfriendly.

I am firmly of the opinion that women who make a lot of effo

I am firmly of the opinion that women who make a lot of effort to hang onto their looks in middle age (unless they are beauties, entertainers or prostitutes) are rather sad, as one should surely have something more substantial to recommend one by this time, such as kindness or cleverness.

It's very hard to imagine the phrase 'consumer society' used

It's very hard to imagine the phrase 'consumer society' used so cheerfully, and interpreted so enthusiastically, in England.

Monarchists frequently declare that without the royal family

Monarchists frequently declare that without the royal family, Britain would be 'nothing.' What a woeful lack of love for one's country such statements express.

We are used to female writers who use their private lives as

We are used to female writers who use their private lives as unmitigated material being somewhat hormonal this somehow 'excuses' what might be seen as a highly unfeminine ability to turn their personal upsets into money.

It may be a cliche, but it's true - the build-up to Christma

It may be a cliche, but it's true - the build-up to Christmas is so much more pleasurable than the actual day itself.

As I get older I think, contrary to modern assumption but in

As I get older I think, contrary to modern assumption but in line with the old Lerner and Lowe song, that it would actually benefit both them and society if - to quote Professor Higgins - a woman could be more like a man.

Most women are wise to the fact that lots of men love a cat-

Most women are wise to the fact that lots of men love a cat-fight, and thus go out of their way not to give them one.

Being a monarchist - saying that one small group is born mor

Being a monarchist - saying that one small group is born more worthy of respect than another - is just as warped and strange as being a racist.

When I moved out of London 13 years ago, I found a whole oth

When I moved out of London 13 years ago, I found a whole other reason not to drive. This was because my new husband Dan, unlike my dad, did drive, and this became a great source of fun and adventure.

I have experienced jealousy, possessiveness, verbal abuse an

I have experienced jealousy, possessiveness, verbal abuse and violence from men, but I have also experienced jealousy, possessiveness, verbal abuse and violence from women, usually when I failed to respond to their advances.

No one knows 'men' as such, any more than anyone knows 'wome

No one knows 'men' as such, any more than anyone knows 'women,' and if they do generalise they're probably trying to hide their own ignorance. You might know one 'man,' yes, or even lots of individual 'men'.

As a precocious teen I dreamed of being Graham Greene. Well,

As a precocious teen I dreamed of being Graham Greene. Well, as it turned out, I never wrote a great novel, sadly, and I never converted to Catholicism, happily, but I did do one thing he did. That is, in middle age I moved to a seaside town and got into a right barney with the local powers-that-be.

What I find most upsetting about this new all-consuming beau

What I find most upsetting about this new all-consuming beauty culture is that the obsession with good looks, and how you can supposedly attain them, is almost entirely female-driven.

Shame, like beauty, is often in the eye of the beholder.

Shame, like beauty, is often in the eye of the beholder.

The money I pay for my cultural experiences came willingly f

The money I pay for my cultural experiences came willingly from my own pocket - they were not the result of bread being removed from the mouths of the poor so that Miss Thing here could mince off to the circus smelling of roses.

I've always thought of beauty therapy, 'alternative' treatme

I've always thought of beauty therapy, 'alternative' treatments and the like as the female equivalent of brothels - for essentially self-deceiving people who feel a bit hollow and have to pay to be touched.

What sort of sap doesn't know by now that picture-perfect be

What sort of sap doesn't know by now that picture-perfect beauty is all done with smoke and mirrors anyway?

The Feminist Me says that a woman's right to her own body sh

The Feminist Me says that a woman's right to her own body should be inviolate at all times, free from fear of peeping paps.