I like driving cab. Receptionists, sales clerks, waitresses -- they all have to look pleasant all the time. I can snarl if I want. There ain't too many women who can do that. Maybe garment workers are allowed to snarl at their sewing machines. But women mostly have to look pleasant when they're fucking miserable, and smile when they're angry. Helen Potrebenko
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This quote captures the way that women are treated differently than men. Men can be as snarly as they want, and they won't be taken seriously, but women must always be pleasant and smiling. While men can make jokes and be as sarcastic as they like, women will be seen as angry and unpleasant if they do the same.

Source: Taxi!: A Novel

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