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Then I am part of the problem, I guess? Because yes, I would argue that we shouldn't be paying attention to the trolls. They aren't poisoning the discussion be

by zyx321 12y ago

Then I am part of the problem, I guess? Because yes, I would argue that we shouldn't be paying attention to the trolls. They aren't poisoning the discussion because they aren't part of the discussion. They are trying to disrupt it from the outside, but any sort of moderated community they will be kicked out whenever they show up. I would also argue that it might be worth differentiating between using misogynist behavior/rhetoric to attack a woman who you disagree with ideologically vs the sort of misogynist ideology that is the focus of the article. Misogyny as a means vs misogyny as an end, if you will.

brazzy 12y ago
The problem is that the "trolls" are quite often not, in fact, kicked off. Their death and rape threats are called "humor" and people often protest the kicking-off as censorship. And that's not even mentioning the effect on the victims. Have you ever had to deal with a constant stream of people describing how they're going to torture and kill you in graphic detail? They are VERY MUCH poisoning the discussion, and we often let them. And I really, really don't see any difference whatsoever between the two things you mention in your last paragraph. Definitely none.