Comments on: on harassment, a departure from things librarian, briefly

By: Kathleen de la Peña McCook

Kathleen de la Peña McCook — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 12:48:34 +0000

I think if a woman tries to make a point in an argument that men will soon attack. In a discussion of anonymity at the Blatant Berry Blog an anonymous man called me a left-wing wh*** even tho I had not made any personal attack on him.
Here is more on the topic.

Men who hate women on the Web.
By Joan Walsh.
SALON.
March 31, 2007 | Is there really any doubt that women writing on the Web are subject to more abuse than men, simply because they’re women?
http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/31/sierra/

By: Doug

Doug — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 14:50:58 +0000

Hi Jess,

Member me? We met a zillion years ago in Toronto – I’m one of your biggest fans! And you’re going to need a big fan soon because summer is coming. So to comment on the harrassment thing; because you don’t like it, I feel obliged to now harrass you. But since I’m not really an evil guy, my harrassment tends to be a bit fluffy (even sublime). So please consider yourself harrassed by this statement: “I hope that tulips spring up all around you when you walk around outside and that they also provide a pleasurable frisson for your olfactory senses.” Take THAT!

Love,

Doug your old pal who can’t help but harass you a little

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:59:52 +0000

Those were some shocking posts.
I should hope that sooner or later people would get over the formulae of; Internet + Assumed Anonymity = Idiotic vitriol far above what they would express in the flesh.

By: MissPinkKate

MissPinkKate — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 15:36:48 +0000

Hey, you got the “I hope you die of AIDS” e-mail, too? Well now I don’t feel special anymore :-(