Thereโs no such thing as sexism against men. That's because sexism is prejudice + power. Men are the dominant gender with power in society.
Anita SarkeesianIt's been really exciting to work on a collaborative, creative team where we got to bounce ideas back and forth and figure out the best one.
Anita SarkeesianI wouldn't call it a silver lining, but with more women speaking up, online harassment is beginning to be taken more seriously.
Anita SarkeesianFor me, if folks who are watching YouTube can pitch in a bit to help cover the cost for creating this work, that's great, but I don't want folks who can't helped to not have access to it. I really like the crowdfunding model in that regard.
Anita SarkeesianI'm no stranger to a bit of sexist backlash, but I was surprised by the level of vicious and misogynist hate I received.
Anita SarkeesianMy writer and I sat down and wrote a huge list of names of women to consider. It was really important to us to have a broad range of women from across generations and cultures. We didn't want to make it Western-focused, we wanted to make sure it was international and that it had an intersectional lens.
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