I no longer believe depriving these groups of the oxygen of publicity is the best course of action, because we are kidding ourselves if we believe they aren’t superb propagandists, already spreading their message like wildfire. And the spread of that message benefits from our careful silence, our choice to look away. So I don’t think they should be ignored. Not because those who spread hatred and sow division deserve a “fair hearing”; not to legitimize the rhetoric of extreme prejudice by suggesting it is one side of a valid debate. But because we cannot confront the real threat these groups pose unless we are prepared to look it directly in the eye. Because right now, these groups have dug their claws deep into teenage boys across the country, and parents can’t fight for their sons if they don’t even know the problem exists. Because allowing the manosphere to remain shrouded in shadows lends a different kind of legitimacy—that of the scrappy, underdog outsider. It allows these groups to claim the mantle of righteous grievance, posing as alienated victims, when exposure to the bright light of day proves their ringleaders to be anything but.

— Men Who Hate Women : From Incels to Pickup Artists by Laura Bates (Page 23)