harassment
Reply Guys, Sliding into the DMs, and the Intensification of Parasocial Relationships
Though the reply guy doesn’t mean any offense and doesn’t intend to cause harm, his mere presence can suffocate the women he’s always replying to.
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Very Online: Making Facial Recognition Easier Might Make Stalking Easier Too
This technology is powerful and incredibly invasive.
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The Unbearable Whiteness of Leftist YouTube
Years before the rise of so-called LeftTube, men on the site were endlessly abusing, harassing, and threatening women of color.
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For “Great British Baking Show” Contestants, The Real Loss is the Endless Trolling
It’s not just about harassing women online—it’s about re-establishing gendered power dynamics and punishing those who flirt with the domestic on public-facing platforms.
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Katie Hill Is Not a Perfect Victim. Here’s Why That Matters.
What happens when someone is both a victim and a victimizer?
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Still Doubt Online Harassment Is Real? Read SheRatesDogs
Michaela Okland’s popular Twitter account is a critical tool of resistance for women.
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A New Generation Goes through the Patriarchal Rites of Passage
For each generation, national events like the Kavanaugh hearings function as a kind of rite of passage.
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The Fight for Trans Employment Protections Comes to the Supreme Court
The Trump administration is rapidly codifying, by executive orders and rulemaking, the right to discriminate against trans people.
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#SafeOutside: The Rise of a #MeToo Movement Outdoors
The fear of another person in the outdoors versus the fear of animals, weather conditions, or getting lost is something that is increasingly felt by women.
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Close to Home: Donna Freitas on the Stalking Professor Who Irrevocably Changed Her Life
“It’s just a relief not to be alone with it anymore.”
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