I'm already overwhelmed by responsibility, a new project launch, family concerns, work concerns. I literally don't have the space to feel as freaked out about this as I know I'm going to feel later. For now I'm numb, because I have Shit To Do. But men? Listen up
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THIS IS WHAT WOMEN HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT. THIS IS WHY WOMEN ARE TERRIFIED OF WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN. BECAUSE THE MEN WHO SAY THEY WANT US TO DIE ONLINE, WHO SAY THEY WANT TO MAIM US OR RAPE US, THEY ARE NOT JOKING.
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It's not trolling, or joking. It's not sad thirteen year olds in basements or "but he's really a good dude". We are talking about real, VIOLENT MISOGYNY that TAKES ACTUAL LIVES. And has taken lives in a place not far from me, and could have killed people I care about.
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HOW MANY TIMES DO WOMEN HAVE TO SAY THIS IS A PROBLEM BEFORE WE DO ANYTHING? WHY IS HATRED THE PRICE WE HAVE TO PAY FOR BEING A WOMAN ONLINE? WHEN WE DO WE DECIDE THAT IT'S ENOUGH OF A PROBLEM TO FIX?
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The police and the media are saying that it's not terrorism. They're wrong. This is a man expressing his politics of hatred against women and femmes because he feels like he was "owed" sexual gratification. And women are hearing that message loud and clear.
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So dudes, stop making this our problem to fix. Start figuring out how to make this kind of hatred actionable, and then FUCKING DO SOMETHING. Because literally every woman I know who has achieved any kind of notoriety online has gotten violent misogynist comments at least once.
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How many times do they have to murder us before you start taking them seriously?
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