It's not about gender it's about being a minority compared to the majority in some group. I am not white and when it comes down to it, there are those that try

It's not about gender it's about being a minority compared to the majority in some group. I am not white and when it comes down to it, there are those that try to use that to discredit me. On the internet no one knows you are a dog, so using an alias I can hide my race, which, no, I will not disclose to the curious. It is only relevant in that I know what she is talking about and have experienced the same, but it's not only women and gays that get to see these things brought up when someone wants to discredit them to achieve greater power. What is the solution? Is it to abandon my identity? Sure, maybe I am doing that when I post here anonymously. When I post with my real, obviously ethnic, name, I sure as hell get a lot more abuse rather than an honest consideration of ideas. When responding to people on the internet, I prefer them to be anonymous as well. I like to respond only to ideas, though I will wonder about agendas when posts just don't make sense. The corporations that are trying to seize control of the internet from the people don't like this. I say boycott Google and Facebook because of this. No one is listening. They would rather trade freedom for shiny baubles and just be part of the abusive system.