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Twitter Abuse - '50% of Misogynistic Tweets From Women'
BBC ^
| 26 May 2016
Posted on 05/27/2016 1:37:24 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Half of all misogynistic tweets posted on Twitter come from women, a study suggests.
Over a three-week period, think tank counted the number of uses of two particular words as indicators of misogyny.
It found evidence of large-scale misogyny, with 6,500 unique users targeted by 10,000 abusive tweets in the UK alone.
Twitter boss Jack Dorsey has said that tackling abuse is a priority.
The research comes as UK MPs - Yvette Cooper, Maria Miller, Stella Creasy, Jess Philips - alongside former Liberal Democrat minister Jo Swinson, launch their Reclaim the Internet campaign, in response to growing public concern about the impact of hate speech and abuse on social media.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: misogynistic; pcgarbage
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To: nickcarraway
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posted on
05/27/2016 1:38:12 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
Ding-ding... (there’s one!) But who’s counting?
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posted on
05/27/2016 1:42:19 PM PDT
by
Tallguy
To: nickcarraway
The words were “slut” and “whore”.
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posted on
05/27/2016 1:47:17 PM PDT
by
Albion Wilde
(In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. --George Orwell)
To: nickcarraway
The campaign has opened an online forum to discuss ways to make the internet less aggressive, sexist, racist and homophobic. Nothing can be done -- uppity rag heads, homos, and harpies will always be with us, alas.
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posted on
05/27/2016 1:50:31 PM PDT
by
Mr. Mojo
To: nickcarraway
Yvette Cooper is among five female MPs launching the Reclaim the Internet campaign The Internet never belonged to you, Yvonne.
You just want to shut everybody up that you disagree with.
Totalitarians believe they are the center of the universe and everyone should therefore obey them.
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posted on
05/27/2016 1:51:19 PM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
("During a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act" --George Orwell)
To: nickcarraway
Some of the most fearfully brutal people in history were women. They may have less muscle mass, but they have skills.
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posted on
05/27/2016 1:51:31 PM PDT
by
lurk
(T)
To: Mr. Mojo
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posted on
05/27/2016 1:51:54 PM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
("During a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act" --George Orwell)
To: lurk
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posted on
05/27/2016 1:52:33 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Yvette sounds like a slut.
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posted on
05/27/2016 1:54:52 PM PDT
by
miss marmelstein
(Richard the Third: With my own people alone I should like to drive away the Muslims)
To: nickcarraway
And probably 99% of all misandrous posts are also from women.
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posted on
05/27/2016 1:56:21 PM PDT
by
Bryanw92
(If we had some ham, we could have ham and eggs, if we had some eggs.)
To: nickcarraway
Everyone is racist. Everyone is sexist.
Get over it.
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posted on
05/27/2016 2:04:43 PM PDT
by
Vaquero
( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
Misogyny? That is a very big word for a girl
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posted on
05/27/2016 2:05:00 PM PDT
by
dsrtsage
(One half of all people have below average IQ. In the US the number is 54%)
To: nickcarraway
It’s been like that ever since I can remember. Women are more apt to get into a rivalry with another woman than with a man, or a man getting into a rivalry with another man.
And it can be over anything.
My dad used to say a woman will do some of the lowest dirtiest things to get back at someone. And my life’s experiences prove it.
It has been said women are more emotional than men, that would likely account for it. To back this idea up, libs are more emotional than conservatives, and fight dirty.
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posted on
05/27/2016 2:05:58 PM PDT
by
redfreedom
(Voting for the lesser of two evils is still voting for evil.)
To: nickcarraway
I pay good money to get women to talk dirty to me.
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posted on
05/27/2016 2:07:04 PM PDT
by
moovova
To: BenLurkin
Now let’s say you do not feel good, and want to throw up but just can’t.
Well, go back to the picture you posted and imagine that pair kissing. Or a guy, or an animal or whatever kissing that thing.
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posted on
05/27/2016 2:08:07 PM PDT
by
redfreedom
(Voting for the lesser of two evils is still voting for evil.)
To: miss marmelstein
Please. The proper, PC word is “tramp”.
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posted on
05/27/2016 2:10:29 PM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: nickcarraway
I’m not a misogynist. I just don’t like bitches, shrews, harpies, douchebags, dykes, rug munchers, Princesses, & etc.
It’s only misogynistic if those terms are inaccurate.
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posted on
05/27/2016 2:11:16 PM PDT
by
MeganC
(The Republic of The United States of America: 7/4/1776 to 6/26/2015 R.I.P.)
To: trisham
LOL. Are ya slut-shamin’ me, doggarnit?!
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posted on
05/27/2016 2:11:50 PM PDT
by
miss marmelstein
(Richard the Third: With my own people alone I should like to drive away the Muslims)
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