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Shahida Arabi

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Bestselling Author. Content Writer for Thought Catalog. Quotes about empowerment, healing, victory.
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800 quotes curated by Shahida Arabi:

“The meta-analysis of the 57 studies did in fact confirm the scientists' assumptions. Grandiose narcissists are encountered more frequently in social networks than vulnerable narcissists. Moreover, a link has been found between the number of friends a person has and how many photos they upload and the prevalence of traits associated with narcissism.”
— University of Würzburg, Narcissism and Social Networking
Tagged: Narcissism, digital age, Social Media, Narcissists Online, Psychopaths Online, Research Quotes, Headline Examples
“Manipulative love bombers don’t just walk up and say: ‘We belong together.’ They have to give you evidence that it’s true. That’s why they target the vulnerable.

Masquerading as 'good listeners,' the bomber gathers intel on your likes, dislikes, insecurities, hopes, and dreams. Before you know it, they’re saying you have so much in common, therefore you must be soul mates.”
— Dale Archer, Why Love-Bombing In A Relationship Is So Devious
Tagged: Love-bombing, mirroring, Narcissists, manipulation tactics, Soul Mates
“I've just turned eighteen. And I think I understand...what people mean to each other.”
— James, The End of the F***ing World, Season 1: Episode 8
Tagged: Connection, Young Love
“The thing with Dickie... it's like the sun shines on you, and it's glorious. And then he forgets you and it's very, very cold...When you have his attention, you feel like you're the only person in the world, that's why everybody loves him so much.”
— Marge Sherwood, The Talented Mr. Ripley
Tagged: Love-bombing, hot and cold, Almost Relationships, Emotional Extremes, Center of the World
“I think he's properly beautiful. But he'll never start anything, so...”
— Alyssa, The End of the F***ing World, Season 1: Episode 3
Tagged: Properly Beautiful, Young Love
“The backlash has decided it’s here, but that doesn’t mean we have to let it crush us. It’s not the ’90s anymore.”
— Claire Fallon, The Fake Feminism Of The #MeToo Backlash
Tagged: backlash, MeToo, #metoo, Internalized Misogyny, Women Against Feminism, Women Participating In Their Own Oppression, Betrayal Within The Group, Sexual Assault, Rape, Antifeminist Tactics, Maintaining the Status Quo, Maintaining the Establishment, Maintaining the Patriarchy, How Women Are Used To Fuel Antifeminism, Women Do The Dirty Work, TimesUp, Sowing Division, False Prophets of Feminism, False Prophets, Backlash Against The Backlash, Keep Fighting the Good Fight
“The patriarchal power structure might sometimes be hamhanded in enforcing its oppressive norms, but often it’s tricky. It hangs back amid an organic feminist boom and then disguises itself amid the earnest supporters, using their revolutionary vocabulary to argue for the status quo. It sows division and installs false prophets of feminism as leading lights. It gives Katie Roiphe a feature story. It puts Bari Weiss on the same op-ed page as Michelle Goldberg and congratulates itself for hearing all sides of the debate.”
— Claire Fallon, The Fake Feminism Of The #MeToo Backlash
Tagged: backlash, MeToo, #metoo, Internalized Misogyny, Women Against Feminism, Women Participating In Their Own Oppression, Betrayal Within The Group, Sexual Assault, Rape, Antifeminist Tactics, Maintaining the Status Quo, Maintaining the Establishment, Maintaining the Patriarchy, How Women Are Used To Fuel Antifeminism, Women Do The Dirty Work, TimesUp, Sowing Division, False Prophets of Feminism, False Prophets
“Find a woman who will sell out solidarity for a pat on the head and a cookie from the establishment, and use her identity as a dodge for claims of overt misogyny. If you’re really successful, this tactic will bear fruit for generations, as the precocious Katie Roiphes of yesteryear become the seasoned elder Katie Roiphes of today.”
— Claire Fallon, The Fake Feminism Of The #MeToo Backlash
Tagged: backlash, MeToo, #metoo, Internalized Misogyny, Women Against Feminism, Women Participating In Their Own Oppression, Betrayal Within The Group, Sexual Assault, Rape, Antifeminist Tactics, Maintaining the Status Quo, Maintaining the Establishment, Maintaining the Patriarchy, How Women Are Used To Fuel Antifeminism, Women Do The Dirty Work, TimesUp
“But where Jones frames this as a clash between feminist factions ― 'One group of feminists will try to define sexual assault and another group will call them alarmists' ― it appears rather to be a modern elaboration of an age-old antifeminist tactic: Make it clear that you’ll give top dollar and top billing to women who are cool enough to trash feminist thinking, and at least a few women will do your dirty work for you.”
— Claire Fallon, The Fake Feminism Of The #MeToo Backlash
Tagged: backlash, MeToo, #metoo, Internalized Misogyny, Women Against Feminism, Women Participating In Their Own Oppression, Betrayal Within The Group, Sexual Assault, Rape, Antifeminist Tactics, Maintaining the Status Quo, Maintaining the Establishment, Maintaining the Patriarchy, How Women Are Used To Fuel Antifeminism
“The sharper sting comes from a more intimate betrayal: woman after woman using her prestigious media platform and her disingenuous claims of feminist identity to undercut a movement that uplifts women’s voices and questions sexual norms that harm them.”
— Claire Fallon, The Fake Feminism Of The #MeToo Backlash
Tagged: backlash, MeToo, #metoo, Internalized Misogyny, Women Against Feminism, Women Participating In Their Own Oppression, Betrayal Within The Group, Sexual Assault, Rape