4 Zero Fear

The fourth step is to challenge your perceptions of gender and privilege and face your fears.

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Zero Fear

By step four the troll should have recognized that his behavior is illegitimate. That his reactions to the triggers he experiences online are usually disproportionate to the wrong-doing he perceives. That the arguments he uses to justify his behavior are groundless. At this point, he can start to look at his attitude towards other genders with fresh eyes and probe for the real root of his bigotry. Whether it is located in pure ignorance or a fossilized defense mechanism, he can start to unpack and understand his reflexes. And from there, changing his behavior will no longer seem like such an insurmountable task.

Zero Fear

By step four the troll should have recognized that his behavior is illegitimate. That his reactions to the triggers he experiences online are usually disproportionate to the wrong-doing he perceives. That the arguments he uses to justify his behavior are groundless. At this point, he can start to look at his attitude towards other genders with fresh eyes and probe for the real root of his bigotry. Whether it is located in pure ignorance or a fossilized defense mechanism, he can start to unpack and understand his reflexes. And from there, changing his behavior will no longer seem like such an insurmountable task.

Self-help for sexists in six simple steps.

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