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Men Who Hate Women: From incels to pickup artists, the truth about extreme misogyny and how it affects us all
Laura Bates
4.34 AVERAGE
4.17k reviews for:
Men Who Hate Women: From incels to pickup artists, the truth about extreme misogyny and how it affects us all
Laura Bates
4.34 AVERAGE
men hate me a ton apparently (this isn’t news) (im still disturbed)
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Everyone should read this book. Recommended with caution and to read when your mental health can handle it, due to the heavy nature of the book.
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Oof. Insightful and eye-opening, if haunting. Bates leads readers down into the dark hole of the manosphere, exposing and demystifying the heinous words and actions these men use to express their hatred of women. A tough read, but it feels important, especially for folks who work or live with young men. Highly recommend, just brace yourself before reading.
CW: frequent and graphic mentions of misogyny, sexual assault (including of minors), domestic abuse/violence, rape, racism, xenophobia, and shootings/killings
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Sexual harassment
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I am haunted by the moment in the book where she lists emails she's received, as well as the general response she received when talking about these emails.
It's eye opening to see exact quotes from these forums as someone who would never frequent them.
It's eye opening to see exact quotes from these forums as someone who would never frequent them.
My earlier statement still stands but great insight on the heavy grooming and manipulation of young people through social media and websites by predatory losers.
Men Who Hate Women tackles an incredibly important and urgent topic: the rise of online misogyny and the normalization of dangerous anti-women ideologies. Laura Bates dives deep into toxic internet subcultures and shows how these often hidden communities can have very real and damaging effects on society. This is a book more people should be reading especially those unaware of how widespread and insidious this problem has become.
Reading this book often felt surreal to me as if I was being shown a parallel universe that I didn’t know existed. The hatred, the extremism, and the sheer scale of it all were shocking. It’s disturbing to realize how close this world actually is to our own, and how much of it is bleeding into mainstream culture.
However, while the subject matter is powerful, I found the book to be quite chaotic and at times poorly structured. The writing often feels disorganized, and the arguments could have been presented more clearly and with stronger focus. This made it harder to follow, even though I was already motivated to engage with the topic.
Also, I believe the book would have benefitted from a chapter discussing "women who hate women" internalized misogyny and how some women also uphold and spread sexist beliefs. That aspect felt missing in an otherwise wide-ranging exploration.
Overall, I deeply respect the purpose and passion behind this work, but the execution left me wanting more clarity and balance.
Reading this book often felt surreal to me as if I was being shown a parallel universe that I didn’t know existed. The hatred, the extremism, and the sheer scale of it all were shocking. It’s disturbing to realize how close this world actually is to our own, and how much of it is bleeding into mainstream culture.
However, while the subject matter is powerful, I found the book to be quite chaotic and at times poorly structured. The writing often feels disorganized, and the arguments could have been presented more clearly and with stronger focus. This made it harder to follow, even though I was already motivated to engage with the topic.
Also, I believe the book would have benefitted from a chapter discussing "women who hate women" internalized misogyny and how some women also uphold and spread sexist beliefs. That aspect felt missing in an otherwise wide-ranging exploration.
Overall, I deeply respect the purpose and passion behind this work, but the execution left me wanting more clarity and balance.