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In reply to the discussion: I am a 15-year-old girl. Let me show you the vile misogyny that confronts me on social media every day [View all]
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I am a 15-year-old girl. Let me show you the vile misogyny that confronts me on social media every day [View all]
marble falls
19 hrs ago
OP
There is a cure for all these, but no one wants to do it...UNSUBSCRIBE to ALL of it! That is the CURE!
Escurumbele
17 hrs ago
#24
Because we let them. Because there is no credible protest against this. Because this
Scrivener7
10 hrs ago
#136
What about having men police themselves? How many men call out other men for their hateful comments and threats?
ihaveaquestion
14 hrs ago
#86
Using "male" as an adjective rather than a noun is appropriate. Here's a link
spooky3
10 hrs ago
#143
I doubt there are many men on this forum who disagree that there are men who are disrespectful to women, and
Doodley
6 hrs ago
#186
Why anyone still uses any Zuckerberg product is beyond me. No one needs that and they're
Scrivener7
18 hrs ago
#3
Same here, and I'm a 78-year-old man with a wife and sisters. Email, and DU is the extent of my online activity.
usaf-vet
16 hrs ago
#52
Then, at the very least, there needs to be a movement demanding adequate moderation.
Scrivener7
14 hrs ago
#80
It brought back the memory of then PM Golda Meir's response when men suggested she enact a curfew for women
Attilatheblond
11 hrs ago
#127
But, it seems, there are only two available options: leave the source, or demand
Scrivener7
14 hrs ago
#83
I'm not going to pretend to have a solution, but this is not just about social media spaces.
Ilikepurple
10 hrs ago
#144
I'm in no way dismissive of her concerns. And I've said elsewhere in the thread
Scrivener7
9 hrs ago
#149
The issue is that the abuse does not stop online. The piece was a plea for change not a request for personal advice
Ilikepurple
9 hrs ago
#161
I'm not dismissing anything. I never said anything about the banning children idea being outlandish, in fact
Scrivener7
8 hrs ago
#163
I'm sorry. I apologize for mixing some of your comments with another member.
Ilikepurple
7 hrs ago
#178
Boys will stop that behaviour when they find out it is not cool, when there is no one on social media, besides
Escurumbele
17 hrs ago
#26
Amazing to me how the victim is always held responsible because "we all know men can't help speaking ...
marble falls
16 hrs ago
#58
Telling girls to get off social media doesn't solve the problem and it's a bit like
spooky3
10 hrs ago
#130
Progressive Democrats don't develop lifelong issues with self-esteem and trust
Scrivener7
10 hrs ago
#138
Do you see anything being done that indicates the bad behavior is being discouraged?
Scrivener7
10 hrs ago
#145
So there are places these kids could go and be safe instead of instagram. I wish they would.
Scrivener7
9 hrs ago
#151
We could just tell kids all their parents are on instagram. That'll send them running away.
Scrivener7
9 hrs ago
#156
So what do you do to protect your fifteen year old daughter from this right now?
Scrivener7
13 hrs ago
#106
We do have that history. But I'm not seeing the will to apply it to social media.
Scrivener7
10 hrs ago
#129
I'm not sure you could make a ban on using instagram stick for a 15-year-old.
MineralMan
11 hrs ago
#123
Yes. Your response is unsatisfactory because it's amazingly naive. "Calling out" these assaults has never done anything
Scrivener7
10 hrs ago
#131
What do you suggest? Imagine you're this fifteen year old's mother. What do you do?
Scrivener7
13 hrs ago
#105
I totally agree. There should be a major protest against this. But there isn't. I can't fathom why. But there isn't.
Scrivener7
10 hrs ago
#132
This isn't a woman. This is a child. And she is being abused. I'd forbid instagram in a heartbeat.
Scrivener7
12 hrs ago
#111
Absolutely. We only get better products when we demand better products. And sometimes
Scrivener7
10 hrs ago
#133
She's not a woman. She's a child. And she's being abused. What would you do to stop that
Scrivener7
12 hrs ago
#112
"Suppose social media platforms required them to use their REAL names, and not some made-up handle."
MichMan
16 hrs ago
#55
The juvenile males who own and run social media are intentionally responsible for this.
Clouds Passing
17 hrs ago
#9
Dehumanizing hatred at such a young age seems difficult to avoid in the 21 century
Torchlight
17 hrs ago
#10
Women, myself included, have spent lifetimes doing that. And yet here we are.
Scrivener7
13 hrs ago
#91
OK, but I'll continue to call out sexism and misogyny when I encounter it.
MineralMan
13 hrs ago
#96
We all do that. You are not unique in that. It doesn't change anything about the abuse this child is facing.
Scrivener7
13 hrs ago
#98
Imagine she is your child. Are you going to feel like the solution is to wait until the culture
Scrivener7
13 hrs ago
#97
I share your concern about keeping youth safe from harmful online content.
Torchlight
13 hrs ago
#101
I totally agree. But in the meantime, my kid would not be allowed to go near it.
Scrivener7
13 hrs ago
#104
Do you think tens of millions of Democratic men don't stand up for women's rights? Come on! Please!
Doodley
10 hrs ago
#141
So we should all be banned from using the words male and female except for the animal kingdom? Are you kidding?
Doodley
12 hrs ago
#118
Please! I am a man who respects women. Every Thanksgiving dinner I make a speech that I want to see more women
Doodley
12 hrs ago
#120
It says "men," not some men, not certain men, not a small percentage of men, but "men."
Doodley
11 hrs ago
#125
Please! If I said "women are a problem," does that sound okay to you? I don't think that is acceptable.
Doodley
10 hrs ago
#140
She isn't a young girl. She takes offense at "female," so at least, let's not call her a "young girl."
Doodley
6 hrs ago
#184
If I said "women are the problem," would you say that was acceptable? I would not ever say that as it is offensive and
Doodley
6 hrs ago
#185
Do you know what my race is? Where I was born? If I have a disability? What my religion is? No. Please don't stereotype
Doodley
5 hrs ago
#187
I'm not sure I spoke to any of those things other than mentioning marginalization.
Ilikepurple
3 hrs ago
#191
I completely understand why many women may want to have little to do with men. Sometimes it seems like men are a blight
Fil1957
16 hrs ago
#44
I get that entirely. I do not crowd women or children because I don't want to cause them fear that I am one ...
marble falls
14 hrs ago
#69
I don't think I've ever seen you stray even into the neighborhood of mansplaining.
Scrivener7
9 hrs ago
#154
Social media is a great source of people, families to keep in touch. It's beautiful. BUT
bluestarone
16 hrs ago
#46
Incels think this about women, and they're pissed because they aren't getting in on anyone's count at all.
marble falls
14 hrs ago
#67
Even my husband gets the Proverbial Pissed Off when he hears how some men think of females.
chouchou
15 hrs ago
#64
But that means this fifteen year old has to endure this until the culture changes.
Scrivener7
13 hrs ago
#94
I'm speaking as someone whose only social media is DU, so I understand that I am
Scrivener7
12 hrs ago
#110
I wonder if people who grew up with this will be more careful with their own children.
Scrivener7
8 hrs ago
#165
I LOVE that idea of a flip phone for school! And I love to hear there is more healthy fear of this shit.
Scrivener7
8 hrs ago
#171
I'll be watching for those posts about your epiphanies. It sounds interesting.
Scrivener7
8 hrs ago
#170
And god forgive an action movie features a woman or person of color..only a white male can save the world
BlueWaveNeverEnd
14 hrs ago
#77