Speaking as a common trans woman, I have neither the time nor the patience to be the face of the trans movement. What good are celebrities if they can’t provide a bit of advocacy for their communities? It seems like the Wachowski sisters are fairly well educated and self aware, and we also have Laverne Cox, and Tiq…

I’m more inclined to the hormones in the womb theory, myself.

“I was carried away by the jubilation of the election among my supporters, and said something in error...”

Half the population of Iran lives in poverty. Iran has some of the highest rates of drug abuse and prostitution in the world. The men running that country are doing a terrible job and clearly aren’t competent at their jobs.

That’s because times were good and we were riding the dot com boom. I think the kids are more active on the economic issues they perceive to affect them (thus the Bernie support), but are still blissfully ignorant about just how much society discounts and handicaps women (like how they love Bernie’s messy hair and…

They were raised being told they could do anything a boy could do, in school, where girls outperform boys, it’s true. They haven’t yet realized just how little respect men have for women.

Really? You’re gonna have this argument on two different threads on this post?

The....impression...other realms of Gawker have of Jezebel is often hilarious.

I think a lot of it is that our society victim blames. Girls and women are especially held responsible for the actions of others. If we are being treated like shit, it must be our fault. Therefore, we cannot admit that we are being treated like shit.

Accidentally, I chose a non gendered username for YouTube when I had to change it. Immediately I found I was having a more pleasant and respectful experience when debating in the comments. People called me ‘mate’. When someone called me ‘Bro’ for the first time the penny dropped. If you don’t have a feminine username…

In a bizarre reversal of high school roles, the guys over on deadspin are way nicer and less likely to post or espouse offensive bullshit.

Okay but did you read that? It said men are more likely to experience less severe name calling, while women are more likely to actually be stalked, harassed, and receive death threats. Seems like a good thing to complain about.

Did you actually read the article you’re posting here? If you have it feels like you’ve completely ignored the bulk of it’s findings in an attempt to reduce it to a sound bite about men complaining less than women.

Okay but why do you need to “understand”? If women say that these kinds of threats are terrifying and make us feel unsafe, why not just believe us instead of like, trying to prove we shouldn’t feel that way?

But they love us ! As punching ball that is.

You have some non-troll men in the ranks here too. Jezbros? IDK just dudes who give a damn and enjoy talking with awesome, like-minded people.

I’m pretty sure the only thing keeping me sane in social media spaces is that I’ve never really gotten (or gotten into) Twitter. I never really understood what I was supposed to do there, so I never use it, and am spared at least one avenue of relentless harassment.

From the world of duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh....I wish I had something clever to add, but this is for all the whiny men who seem to be incapable of understanding the shit women deal with

IKR?! As someone who discovered Gawker through Jezebel, I always thought this vibe was, like, the weirdest thing ever. Jezebel isn’t some kind of rival or opposition; it’s part of the same system, and rooted in the same journalistic attitudes. I feel like the general tone and philosophy are consistent. It’s just a…

I think it comes from a fear of being ostracized, shamed, harassed and targeted(even more so then regular women, as long as you’re a “cool girl”). Any woman online that identifies as a feminist immediately get’s targeted. Just look at how many women working in the gaming industry get ripped apart anytime the 4chan…