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title: "2 Person Sexism Quotes by 2 authors"
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> [“Sexism occurs when we assume that some people are less valid or natural than others because of their sex, gender, or sexuality; it occurs when we project our own expectations and assumptions about sex, gender, and sexuality onto other people,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-serano/sexism-occurs-when-we-assume-that-some-people-are-less-valid-or/)

[Julia Serano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julia-serano/)

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> [I mean, what is racism? Racism is a projection of our own fears onto another person. What is sexism? It's our own vulnerability about our potency and masculinity projected as our need to subjugate another person, you know? Fascism, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-ross/i-mean-what-is-racism-racism-is-a-projection-of-our-own-fears-onto/)

[Gary Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-ross/)

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