51 Quotes by Anita Sarkeesian


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    The struggles of dealing with online harassment is the same harassment that women have been dealing with, it's just a new medium in which it's happening.

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    I'm really thriving and enjoying being a part of a really vibrant creative team and doing creative work.

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    Here are examples of real women who have done real things: good, bad, and in between. We're expanding not just the definition of the female or feminine hero, but also villains and more complex, nuanced female characters. Too often I hear men say, "I don't know how to write women." Here you go, here are five incredible women you can use to inspire your own stories.

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    I got to focus on my performance - learning how to perform is something I've been working on both personally and professionally.

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    The other thing is that it's really hard to separate out the harassment from everything we do. When we started creating Tropes, we were hyper-aware of the intense scrutiny, the intense harassment, and the intense pressure to do something meaningful given the attention both positive and negative. That's carried over in terms of making sure that I produce the best work that I can, that's the most accurate, the most sensitive and engaged.

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    I wouldn't call it a silver lining, but with more women speaking up, online harassment is beginning to be taken more seriously.

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    I'm no stranger to a bit of sexist backlash, but I was surprised by the level of vicious and misogynist hate I received.

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