Women on Twitter are called either a “whore” or a “slut” by users on the social media platform almost 10,000 times a day, according to a new study. Twitter users, both male and female, sent 200,000 aggressive tweets using those specific insults to 80,000 people during a three-week period in late April and early May,…
via A Think Tank Found Out How Often Twitter Users Call Women a ‘Slut’ or ‘Whore’ — TIME




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May 29, 2016 at 10:11 am
roughseasinthemed
Um. Did they forget bitch? Why am I not surprised?
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May 29, 2016 at 10:18 am
syrbal-labrys
Unfortunately, the technique I used to stop the “whore/slut” bit in person works less well online. I used to smile carnivorously and say, “Oh, don’t you just WISH?”
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May 29, 2016 at 10:46 am
john zande
Isn’t the internet a wonderful platform for anonymous agression?
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May 29, 2016 at 11:12 am
The Arbourist
@JZ
Yes, it gives me much hope for humanity and the future.
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May 29, 2016 at 2:35 pm
Miep
Yeah, basing data on online misogyny on what sex people say they are on Twitter and only looking for two pejorative words. What could possibly go wrong?
Good takedown on Language: A Feminist Guide (debuk)
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