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1. When Cristina gave Meredith this important and empowering reminder:
2. When she followed up Burke's statement with this question:
3. When she told Owen what a meaningful compliment sounds like:
4. And when she wanted to be more than pretty:
5. When Izzie checked people's assumptions about who she was real quick:
6. When Cristina was all about ovaries before insults from brovaries:
7. When Callie said that we should say the word "vagina" more often:
That quote from Ellen Pompeo about Shonda? GOLD.
8. And said this about bisexuality:
9. When Mellie spoke the truth about double standards:
10. When she made this incisive prediction:
11. And when she said this to Fitz about equal pay:
12. When Josie Marcus gave us one of the best speeches about sexism and gender stereotypes that Scandal has ever seen:
13. When Olivia said this about the words used to describe women:
14. And when she would not stand for empty words:
15. When Olivia self-identified as a feminist, causing us all to stand up and say, "Hell yes."
16. When "Who run the world? Girls" never felt more real:
17. When Bitsy Cooper accomplished a lot of amazing things on an international scale but knew this is how she would be remembered:
18. When Michaela Pratt's self-love and self-worth had absolutely nothing to do with a man:
19. When Abby was amazing at her job and OWNED it.
20. And when she explained that there IS a difference:
21. And when Shondaland reminded us that sometimes this just ain't happening:
...and that is 100% ok.
