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So what if #mensaybadthingsaboutme

09 Nov 05:55am

Filed under: Bloggers, Media, Online, Society, Women

It’s the first rule of the playground: don’t pay attention to the bullies. So what do a bunch of highly intelligent, respected women bloggers think they will achieve by creating the Twitter hashtag #mensaybadthingsaboutme?

It's not all roses online. Photo: Herald Sun

The hashtag highlights the derogatory and often violent comments female bloggers receive from anonymous online readers.

They claim to be “fighting back”. According to yesterday’s Age, the hashtag is the weapon for a campaign led by leading female Australian bloggers to highlight the “abusive misogyny of anonymous posters online”. It follows a similar movement by female British bloggers, started by Guardian journalist Laurie Penny. But more on that later.

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Adrian says:

06:22am | 13/11/11

Adrian is not male. Right, because anyone who stands up to rape apologists like Erick must be female. What a stupid comment. For your information, I’m a white, heterosexual, university educated male. I’m happily married and I have a beautiful young daughter. I don’t want her to have to grow… Read more »
Elizabeth1 says:

06:32pm | 10/11/11

Tom - You labels don’t you. First you call me a liar, then you acknowledge that a single incident may have occurred but that I am still a liar. This time about how significant it was (bit judgemental of you Tom in my opinion). You think that one incident is… Read more »

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