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I believe that misogyny is less likely to survive if somehow the response to it could be changed to marginalizing it, and perhaps even laughing at it. This subtle and not so subtle undercutting of women in power gains credence every time it's taken seriously. It's difficult not to become angry when you experience it, I understand that. But it's that response that gives the misogynist power.
it's like learning how to deal with bullies in grammar school:
you try telling the teachers on them, that just makes the bullying worse.
you try fighting them back, 'cept they fight dirty and you're not willing to do that.
you finally just laugh at them, and, holy toledo, it works!
