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2. It's very telling that the abuse and harassment almost stop when these women are

Fri Sep 19, 2014, 05:41 AM

Sep 2014

perceived as being male.

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The Unbelievable Harassment Black Women Face Daily on Twitter [View all] xchrom Sep 2014 OP

Some people lovemydog Sep 2014 #1

I used to run a MMORPG (online roleplaying game) server. Recursion Sep 2014 #6

Not to diminish the travails of Black women, but I would assert that chervilant Sep 2014 #3

Yes, but it is very important we don't 'what about white women' KitSileya Sep 2014 #11

Hence my disclaimer. chervilant Sep 2014 #21

Cowards. Feral Child Sep 2014 #5

Not just black women, any women of color Lee-Lee Sep 2014 #7

To Feminista Jones drop the twitter account whistler162 Sep 2014 #8

Thank you customerserviceguy Sep 2014 #9

The abuse IRL matters customerserviceguy Sep 2014 #26

That also silences her gollygee Sep 2014 #10

+1 Scuba Sep 2014 #20

It doesn't matter what platform she uses. KitSileya Sep 2014 #12

Then they win. That is their endgame. JaneyVee Sep 2014 #13

Again, the perpetrators of the hate, bigotry, sexism and misogyny chervilant Sep 2014 #24

Why is this not treated as stalking and hate crime? Skidmore Sep 2014 #14

Verbal jackassery on the Internet? Oktober Sep 2014 #15

... chervilant Sep 2014 #25

Actually, I bet yahoo is worse... joeybee12 Sep 2014 #22

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Sep 2014 #27