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“Misogyny now has become so normalized,” says Paul Roberts, the Impulse Society author. “We can’t even see the absurdity and the inequity of it, it’s so pervasive. When the male gaze was digitized, it was almost as if it was internalized. With smartphones and social media, girls had the means of producing the male gaze themselves, and it was as if they turned it on themselves willingly in order to compete in a marketplace in which sex was the main selling point. And the social media companies aren't going to do anything about it, as long as it's driving traffic.”

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Book:American Girls: Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers
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Nancy Jo Sales
Nancy Jo Sales

Nancy Jo Sales is an American author known for her research on youth culture and the impact of media. Her work delves into the behaviors and experiences of teenagers in the digital age. more

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