Why Women Aren’t Welcome on the Internet NSFW

[LeftyMom]

30. That's nice, but it's not my experience.

1. I've received more abusive PMs than I can count off the top of my head.

2. And one really gross request for a hookup. (From a married guy with kids. Super gross.)

3. Two posters who were mad at my boyfriend (and whom I had on ignore, so I not only didn't provoke this I couldn't stand up for myself because I couldn't see what they were doing) decided to speculate about my genitals. They didn't get banned for this.

4. A poster told me he understands why my ex abused me. Not banned.

5. Another poster decided that my posting about the mentality of my rapist in a discussion of rape culture meant I was "playing the victim" and needed therapy. He went on and on about this for many subthreads, none of these posts were hidden by a jury. He was eventually banned after a great deal of outcry.

And that's just me. I'm hardly the only one to have such experiences.