Rape Threats on Twitter

And there would be a lot less ppl posting to get advice while in an abusive relationship Sigmund.
Imagine an abusive partner finds out their spouse has posted on an internet forum to get advice (thats if theyve been brave enough to post in their real name in the first place but hey if thats all there is) Abusers dont tend to like being ratted out and tend to lose their temper with an obvious outcome #checkyourprivilege

Wow. Some One Direction fans are unhinged.

Crazy stuff! I know it would never happen, but I think if people had to lose their anonymity online, it would pretty much be the end of this culture of vile threats. Just think how different even forums like MN would be!

There would be a lot less people 'telling it like it is', let alone anything else.

More recent twitter threats

I'm personally in favour of taking twitter down.

Ah, sorry I see this has kind of been talked about. Just reading the link now....

Erm...apologies if this has been mentioned, but rather than Twitter itself being the issue and it needing it take action over abusive tweets, isn't the crux of the issue the reason for the abuse? Why on earth do some men get so worked up about women being high profile? Has it got worse recently? Or has it always been the case but social media is now giving it an outlet? What is the reason for the fear and hatred of half the world's population? It's so peculiar to me, I can't get my head round it at all.

www.change.org/en-AU/petitions/twitterau-it-s-time-for-a-zero-tolerance-to-rape-threats-policy?utm_campaign=autopublish&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=share_petition

Everybody seen this?

A few ppl on Twitter were bandying the idea about Some really need to #checktheirprivilege.

Has someone suggested that Darkest? Because that really would be nuts. Also wouldn't happen, in theory FB only allows you to use real names, and I know that doesn't happen!

Newsnight

Anyone remember the thread by Getting Big on the Relationship threads last year?
If we bring in rules that mean everyone has to use their real names and someone in a similar situation posts to get advice...oh wait they are not going to are they.
If ppl have to use their real names on Twitter it will stop a lot of people who have escaped abusive relationships from using the site. And the rules will go for other websites too.
The Blog of the Day is right....we need a cultural shift.

Going to watch it on iplayer.

'She wiped the floor with him.'

Someone should bleach that.

She was brilliant. Not that it is hard to make Toby Young look like a prat - he manages that perfectly well all by himself but she was excellent.

(I can't forgive Toby Young for telling everyone how his school would have a fair admissions policy and that even his kids wouldn't be gaurenteed a place. He said ths a MILLION times.....and then he got things changed so his kids were guaranteed a place. It was a sharp and dishonest thing to do)

She was very good!

Stella Creasey just rocked on Newsnight. Toby Young looked like the idiot he is. She wiped the floor with him.

Agree lady shining the light on any abusive actions does change thingsm- for me it the basic rule of actions having consequences and I think it also does show that people can change. We can't give up hope. I think kudos to them both - I think not to give credit to both would be wrong and it is good you point that out.
edam I think all this publicty is good on so many levels. Caroline has lead the way with such a strong and firm stance. Not everyone has those skills, she knew she was representing those who can't do that and my god the impact has been felt, many I presume will still be running for cover. I hope that MN will get wiser too. It does demonstrate what can be done to improve things and that things can improve. It gives me and I hope others too strength.

Do you think all this publicity will encourage MN to get wiser about handling MRAs who turn up on the feminism boards spouting hate? In the past, sometimes they've deleted the person being attacked, and ignored the attacker. I get that it's hard, that the attacker has reported one post and the person at MN who is looking at it hasn't considered the whole thread and each post made by the attacker, but still...

basil I'd say that translation is spot on.

Re that last link, kudos to them both actually. The boxer tracked the guy down and made him face up to what he was doing, the guy not only apologised but went on national TV to apologise to him face to face and seemed to genuinely feel like a twat and intended to never do it again. OK it wasn't a case of misogyny, just general abusiveness but it gives me hope that it will get though to the perpetrators that it's not on and what effects it has.

"Grow a thicker skin or simply get off Twitter."

Translation: Women, STFU about male violent threats. If you're not prepared to put up with men threatening to rape you, you shouldn't be on the internet. Get out of public space, when we talk about freedom of speech, we don't mean your's.

here it is hahahahaha