Anybody that puts themselves in the public eye will sooner or later have to deal with the downsides of that. Being a woman or a blogger has very little to do w

Anybody that puts themselves in the public eye will sooner or later have to deal with the downsides of that. Being a woman or a blogger has very little to do with it, attacks as a result of internet interaction are increasing, period. And as more and more of our communications and expressions are moving to the internet this trend will accelerate rather than slow down. A friend of mine is an author that sometimes goes on TV, after every appearance there are at least several weirdos that feel the need to describe how and where she's going to die. That's nothing to do with TV, it has everything to do with your visibility. The more idiots that figure out who you are and where you live the more you'll get this sort of thing aimed at you. It is interesting how the author is actually asking for even more visibility which may very well result in more of such nonsense. That either means that she doesn't think it is all that serious after all or that she hasn't thought over the consequences of this action. Trolls love attention, if you want them to go away ignore them. And that's just what these people are, real life trolls and griefers. My guess is that as a result of this posting there will be a lot more attention from the jerks & idiots. Also, if you really are ever concerned about your health to the point that you would write something like this the first place to stop is your local police station to file a complaint, without that it is very easy to be told that you 'made it all up'. The short version: If you plan on being visible, grow a very thick skin regardless of your gender or occupation.