Sunday, December 11, 2016
O&A #2
Reading the Lindy West article in class this week was really eye opening. It was disturbing to hear the nasty things people would email her. Telling someone that they are too fat to rape and creating a fake page just to hurt them was beyond disrespectful. I don't understand why feminism is still a sensitive subject. Is it because some people still think women are housewives? But, you can't blame them if that's how they're raised. Still it doesn't give them the right to say hurtful things to a woman who is standing her ground to sexist topics that bother her. Everyone has a right to state their opinion including those trolls however, have some respect. We live in a different time where women are no longer housewives and slaves to their husbands. Women are independent and have voices and to those trolls, who I'm guessing were men, must have issues with seeing independent strong opinionated women. If they were secure with themselves West's opinion would not bother them. It's just sad to see that there are people out there who will do anything for attention.
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It is sad to see this hate. But love will always win
ReplyDeleteI truly agree with you! However, what surprised me the most was actually how the class was so shocked at how many threats she received. This happens everyday. I am not surprised that a woman ( especially a woman who speaks her views) is being put down by males an possibly even women. Women and people who are minorities are often put down for many ridiculous things. Something as simple as a dog filter to rape jokes. If you use that filter, you are a "hoe", if you do not like rape jokes, you need to "loosen up a little, it was just a joke!" People are put down by trolls everyday, especially minorities! It is not fair for a person to not be able to speak out against injustices only to not be taken seriously or dismissed. This is why feminism is important. Sure, it wasn't perfect at first, it dealt with only white cis gender women, but it has now evolved to fit all types of people. I believe this scares people who are privileged and believe the only way to put them down is to do it online. Anonymously... I am glad I read yours, I truly enjoyed your opinion!
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