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“Sexism is a combination of prejudice against persons based on their gender, combined with the privilege and power required to cause harm.”
― Bailey Poland, Haters: Harassment, Abuse, and Violence Online

“But that meaningful respect needs to come from doing pro-social things that make life better in some way for others. It should not derive from out-drinking their buddies or doing some stupid shit better than them.”
― Philip G. Zimbardo, Man Disconnected: How technology has sabotaged what it means to be male

“Online threats of violence seem to have a very simple purpose: they are intended to act as a reminder to women that men are dominant, that women can be attacked and overpowered if men choose to attack, and that women are to be silent and obedient. Many threats contain ultimatums: if a woman doesn’t stop engaging in activities that the men issuing threats find undesirable, she will be punished with physical violence or even death. The intent of threats is to establish offline patterns of violence against women in online spaces.”
― Bailey Poland, Haters: Harassment, Abuse, and Violence Online

“Many males who we have surveyed said they felt most like a man when they were honest about who they were, confidently made decisions and actively pursued their dreams.”
― Philip G. Zimbardo, Man Disconnected: How technology has sabotaged what it means to be male