…very woman has a list of her own; together we could write an encyclopedia with 3.5 billion volumes. The prevalence of these experiences is so overwhelming and so insidious that it’s only in the past couple of years that I’ve started to realize that this gross — and dangerous — misogyny is sanctioned not just by a handful of sociopaths, but by smart people. By kind people. By liberals. By religious people. By future leaders, and by those leading us right now. There is a giant iceberg under the surface of our society, and pretending it’s not there is no longer an option.