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I don't like discussing more general problems in specific terms (in this case, misogyny). Obviously, there is much more hate against women and women are disprop
by Ginden 5y ago
I don't like discussing more general problems in specific terms (in this case, misogyny). Obviously, there is much more hate against women and women are disproportionately affected by online hate.
But problem is systemic - justice system ignores all forms of hate and targeting only specific issue (misogyny) instead of holding people accountable of their actions online, feels like putting band aid on rotting wound. I used to receive death threats based on my political views (I live in strongly conservative country and I'm vocally liberal), sexual orientation and gender expression. Police didn't take any action on these, or even if action was taken, "proceedings were discontinued due to failure to identify perpetrators" (they had name and city in their Facebook profiles).
- numpad0 5y agoYou can't undo non-intelligence of an idiot by yelling at them until they stop, I tried. They just get more confused and desperate. You can't smack someone in their face or in the back while they are performing an unwanted behavior to stop it, either. It is apparently well known in behavioral psychology that doing so reinforces the behavior, counterintuitively. I think such a broad scoped problem as "hate against women" should be labeled as specific as being disgustingly misogynistic or prone to conspiracy. A lot of times those violent pricks are just having their small virgin brains overloaded by the internet. What they need are training and withdrawal.