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One of Rebecca Solnit’s main themes in this book is the connection between silencing women and violence. In her essay ��#YesAllWomen,�� she argues that our acceptance of casual sexism, rape culture, and sexual entitlement have created an environment that is at the very least hostile to women and is a “slippery slope�� toward violence. She writes:

“A man acts on the belief that you have no right to speak and that you don’t get to define what’s going on. That could just mean cutting you off at the dinner table or the conference. It could also mean telling you to shut up, or threatening you if you open your mouth, or beating you for speaking, or killing you to silence you forever.�� (p. 134)

Do you agree? Why or why not?