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Laura Bates is a British writer known for her advocacy for gender equality and against sexual harassment. Born on August 27, 1986, she gained widespread attention for founding the 'Everyday Sexism' website, which documents the experiences of women worldwide with gender discrimination.

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“I am not particularly interested in a ‘redemption’ narrative for incels. That is a question for those individuals to ponder. We do not implore the victims of other forms of terrorism to absolve and educate their tormentors. Nor do we require that other extremists be acknowledged as some kind of wounded, misunderstood victims. It is ironic that so much pressure is brought to bear on women to allow for the humanity and individuality of fallible men when it is precisely this courtesy that incels unfailingly refuse to pay to women.”

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Book:Men Who Hate Women: The Extremism Nobody is Talking About

Source: Men Who Hate Women: The Extremism Nobody is Talking About

“So how do we fix it? The short answer is that we don't. We have wasted decades telling women and girls how to fix things. How to fix themselves. How to stay safe. It hasn't worked. Because women were never the problem in the first place.”

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Book:Fix the System, Not the Women

Source: Fix the System, Not the Women

“This is not a men vs women issue. It’s about people vs prejudice.”

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Book:Everyday Sexism

Source: Everyday Sexism

“How can I believe the people that say women have equal rights? When the worst insult a man can be called is a woman, girly, a twat, a cunt, that he needs to 'man up' and the list goes on. My gender is not an insult. I'm tired of all this shit.”

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Book:Everyday Sexism

Source: Everyday Sexism

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Born: August 27, 1986
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 37

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