discussionist is a misogynist pit hole - vulgar language

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143. I think the issue

is that there was a broader climate of behavior leading to this. It was clear from the beginning of Discussionist that the Doctor was Vashta, the person who had previously made rape threats to a member of DU, and who hqw repeatedly expressed his hatred for women over these several months. He did not simply emerge today as a hateful misogynist. The problem, I believe, is that there is a climate in which hatred for women and especially feminists breeds. Discussionist has openly been used as a staging ground to target DU feminists and troll this site. http://www.discussionist.com/101636776 There have been threads vilifying "feminazis" for months. People have received congratulations for targeting women on DU.

This situation did not come out of nowhere. It emerged from a pervasive climate that extends beyond a single troll. The Doctor went full throttle today, but he is the same person he has been for months, the same person who threatened to rape Seabeyond several months ago, and the same person who has voiced his contempt for women since the very beginning of Discussionist. Sadly, he is far from alone in those views.

He also claims to be an active member of DU. Would an IP check enable you to know if that is actually the case?

If the policy of Discussionist is that threats of rape and violence against specific persons doesn't result in a ban, I think that is very troubling. People do sometimes act on such threats.