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In reply to the discussion: It is not about the swimsuit issue it is about basic respect for women [View all]rrneck
(17,671 posts)Somebody in Pigs Knuckle Arkansas can call somebody else in London a poopy-pants. It's still an insult, and it would still hurt somebody's feelings, but the technology does not exist to preemptively keep Bubba from insulting Alfred.
There is nothing private on the internet. It's not designed to be controlled. In fact, it was designed to survive a nuclear war. There are all kinds of people on the internet, some nice and others not so nice. It sounds like you want to blame the evil men for being mean on the internet. Most of the meanies are probably men. What do you want us to do, build you a nice lady internet?
You know, in times past people had to deal with all sorts and kinds of threats but we are currently living in the most peaceful and prosperous time in human history. It's true. If all you have to worry about is somebody saying something mean to you from across the planet, you don't have any problems. If you want to use a very public resource to market yourself, then get ready to deal with unwelcome attention. It is not humanly possible to support you to the extent you desire. At some point you will just have take responsibility for your own physical and emotional safety.
But maybe I'm wrong. What is your solution for the problem?