Study finds women are responsible for half of some online abuse on Twitter in UK
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#2trying to see the good in things, perhaps this bodes well for gender equality, suggesting (psychological underpinnings of the aggressors aside) that there is less bias in the feeling of personal empowerment on the internet.
Re: Study finds women are responsible for half of some online abuse on Twitter in UK
#3Honestly though, equating "online abuse" to some name calling on Twitter is totally disingenuous. What about harassment and rape threats and doxing and swatting?
Re: Study finds women are responsible for half of some online abuse on Twitter in UK
#4The title should probably reflect the fact that the study focuses specifically on Tweets containing the words "slut" and "whore"
Re: Study finds women are responsible for half of some online abuse on Twitter in UK
#5Headline seems a bit misleading. "Half of online abuse" seems to suggest that this study is representative of the internet as a whole instead of just twitter. While the findings are still worthwhile, I think we'd see different results if the study could have included sites like 4chan, reddit, tumblr or even facebook. Of course, there are practical challenges to getting accurate demographic information on those platforms, but I suspect that fact also factors into the nature of abuse that persists on those sites.
Re: Study finds women are responsible for half of some online abuse on Twitter in UK
#6trying to see the good in things, perhaps this bodes well for gender equality, suggesting (psychological underpinnings of the aggressors aside) that there is less bias in the feeling of personal empowerment on the internet.
Equality between genders is unlikely, there will likely always be imbalances one way or another. Studies like this to me help counter myths related to gender though, which is important; aka science is good.
Re: Study finds women are responsible for half of some online abuse on Twitter in UK
#7Honestly though, equating "online abuse" to some name calling on Twitter is totally disingenuous. What about harassment and rape threats and doxing and swatting?
don't worry, females are probably responsible for half of that other stuff too.
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#8It makes sense.
A 'whore/slut' women in a society has the most destructive effect on other women's sexual prospect. So I am surprised that there is a taboo against that - the only thing that surprised me is when men think its a bad thing - since it doesn't hurt them having many sexually adventurous women around.
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#9Make sense. Women are very prone to backstabbing and degrading others as a way to boost their own power and self-image. Look at any middle or high school female clique.
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