Why Is Internalized Misogyny Still So Common? Julia Pyatnitskaya “ Have you ever noticed how the majority of negative comments under a woman’s picture or a video online are often written by other women?
I Was Taught Not To Trust Women Miriam Verheyden “ Loving and trusting men has always come easy to me, but loving women? It scares the shit out of me.
All Of My Friends Are Guys (But I Wish They Weren’t) Brittany Freeman “ Why didn’t I have a Sex and the City-esque clique of girls to go to brunch with every Sunday, to go to music festivals with, to take to work events, to confide in? Did those kinds of friendships exist?
I Used To Be That Girl Who ‘Wasn’t Like Other Girls’ And It Only Hurt Me In The End Lark Morrigan “ This internalized misogyny started off innocuously.
Dear Society: Women Shouldn’t Have To Dress Modestly To Be Respected Or To ‘Avoid’ Rape Shahida Arabi “ Modesty shouldn’t be a prerequisite for respect and it shouldn’t be the sole indicator of self-respect. The level of modesty a female victim is perceived to have in her clothing choices is irrelevant – she is not to blame for the actions of her perpetrators.
Dude, Man Up: An Exploration of Gendered Language Julie Mastrine “ Internalized misogyny is a helluva drug.
On Being A Slut Emma Gerch “ Your witty Tumblr posts have not stopped men and women alike from wondering if the reason I have such a “dangerous” sex life is that I’ve been molested.
Women Aren’t Perfect (And We Shouldn’t Expect Them To Be) Nico Lang “ Misogyny hurts everyone, including men, but it hurts women who are constantly expected to be perfect at all times.