I have no idea who you are or what you do, so this comment includes a certain naïveté. That being said, turning off comments doesn't accomplish anything. As you

I have no idea who you are or what you do, so this comment includes a certain naïveté. That being said, turning off comments doesn't accomplish anything. As you see here, your article was posted, and there are comments, and you're reading them, and you have no control over them. People will have opinions and that has nothing to do with you. The article itself-—as with any article that discusses sexism--was guaranteed to be controversial from the get-go, given its topic. Given that you seem to be somewhat popular, a controversial post from a popular person will elicit all types of discussion, including lots of flaming. I'm not sure why this surprises you, or why you are responding so strongly, but I would definitely encourage you to reconsider; I love interacting with people whose articles I read frequently, and I imagine the same is true in your case with your audience.