"In the X-Men the women are so strong and sexy! We really kick some male butt!"
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The phrasing “kick some male butt” is telling. It frames empowerment as a reversal inside the same old scoreboard: women prove their worth by beating men at traditionally masculine forms of dominance. That’s cathartic, sure, but it also quietly admits the default setting of the genre is male. Even the rebellion is measured against male bodies.
Context matters: Berry was speaking as one of the most visible Black actresses in blockbuster space, playing Storm, a character with godlike power but often limited narrative agency on-screen. Off-screen, promotional talk becomes a workaround for what the script can’t always deliver. She’s asserting presence, promising that the women won’t just decorate the frame.
The quote’s charm is its breezy confidence, but its subtext is the era’s compromise: feminism packaged as spectacle, strength validated by sex appeal, and “progress” pitched in language the market won’t reject.
Quote Details
| Topic | Equality |
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Berry, Halle. (2026, January 16). In the X-Men the women are so strong and sexy! We really kick some male butt! FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/in-the-x-men-the-women-are-so-strong-and-sexy-we-94746/
Chicago Style
Berry, Halle. "In the X-Men the women are so strong and sexy! We really kick some male butt!" FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/in-the-x-men-the-women-are-so-strong-and-sexy-we-94746/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"In the X-Men the women are so strong and sexy! We really kick some male butt!" FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/in-the-x-men-the-women-are-so-strong-and-sexy-we-94746/. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.







