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A lovely feminist deleted her account out of shame
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@Zinnia
I do because I live what I preach, I don`t believe in hiding, I believe in retailation and overcoming the threat. Not everyone considers their safety to be the biggest single issue ever. You want to hide under your bed, be my guest, you`ll still get my empathy and assistance, just not the respect.
The only time I`d make a difference here is for folks who need to hide their identities for the public good, say people with the codes or other public servants who must remain anonymous not for their own benefit but for the rest of the society.
EDIT: Struckt me as I was sleeping, was talking first world of course, places where the LAW should be on your side, not hellholes where the government will chop your head off for speaking out, survival mechanic to escape unwinnable situation is of course no weakness.
Keep telling yourself that you are not the only one who masturbates to your blog, that your sick and demented fantasies incuce guilty pleasures and uncomfortable obsession im thosen you wish you could abuse Whatever helps you sleep at night.
@Skide :
@Pharaoh Bastethotep
Your decision, with which I obviously disagree. I am not anonymous and I fear nobody rummaging through my stuff which gives me power over pathetic little shits like him. Your way just gives them a potential weakness to exploit if they can get to it. I chose not to have such a weakness which culd be potentially utilised against me, call me a pranoiac and I will agree with you, as will my shrink.
About women who are scared off the net due to sexist trolls....
It disappoints me to no end that this happens. I long to hear of a harassed female blogger who doesn't let these mouth-breathers drive her off.
That said; I can understand why otherwise strong outspoken awesome women feel they must drop out. Sometimes the threats feel tangible and stuff like stalking and doxxing is involved (it's hard to ignore/laugh off stupidity if it looks like they know where you live and could really hurt you).
You end up between a rock and a hard place....You want to look strong and don't want to let these guys win but you don't want you or your family to get killed, either.
The ability for Law Enforcement to stop these guys is hard and you have to constantly block and report weirdos non-stop (and they sock-puppet).
There needs to be a guide to dealing with these sorts of situations, reducing the risks while not being completely cowed by harassers.
Also; Women and Girls need to learn Self-Defense! I get royally pissed off when some Feminists get mad about that! Yes; I agree that we must work to change the culture and destroy toxic masculinity and Rape Culture....but in the meantime, GALS NEED TO BE ABLE TO PROTECT THEMSELVES!
If the Police, Laws, Military or Society won't protect Gals then....SISTERS SHOULD BE DOIN' IT FOR THEMSELVES!
@Skide
I keep my identity hidden online specifically because I don't want any of the creepers (like the OP) on the Internet to track me down in real life. Someone once tried to stalk me online, but failed because the only information he could get was my birthday, nationality, and gender. He sent me a threatening note that actually sounded like it was written by a potential serial killer.
If I hadn't been anonymous, I would've called the police immediately. My anonymity kept me SAFE and it makes me feel SAFE. If that makes me a coward, then I guess I'm a coward.
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