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International Day of the Girl

International Day of the Girl

By tigtog on October 12, 2012

I missed posting this yesterday, but I want to raise my bloggy hand to join the call for protecting the right of girls around the world to education. I want to honour Malala Yousufzai and her two schoolmates who were also shot while trying to shield her from assassins.

Posted in education, ethics & philosophy, gender & feminism, religion, social justice, violence | Tagged authoritarianism, intimidation, terrorism | 9 Responses

The thing about intimidatory silencing tactics?

The thing about intimidatory silencing tactics?

By tigtog on September 5, 2012

Sometimes they work out exactly as the malicious arseholes want them to, grinding people down until they feel the need to stop speaking out. But the technology that gives the bullies a megaphone to amplify their intimidation is a two-edged sword.

Posted in ethics & philosophy, gender & feminism, social justice, technology | Tagged atheism, critical thinking, cyber-stalking, cyberbullying, Deep Rifts, intimidation, marginalisation, sexual harassment, silencing tactics, skepticism, street harassment | 24 Responses

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Where to now with the #mencallmethings momentum?

By tigtog on November 11, 2011

The gendered cyber harassment campaigns are rank intimidation aimed at silencing us. We have to keep on talking about it so that they do not succeed.

Posted in ethics & philosophy, gender & feminism, violence | Tagged abuse, blogging, comments policy, cyber-stalking, cyberbullying, harassment, intimidation, moderation, silencing tactics, threats | 7 Responses

Guys, Don't Do That

Guys, Don’t Do That

By tigtog on October 1, 2011

Months later, the woman who spoke these four words is still dealing with cyber-harassment including rape and death threats

Posted in ethics & philosophy, gender & feminism, skepticism | Tagged atheism, cyberbullying, etiquette, intimidation, misogyny, silencing tactics, threats | 8 Responses

Quickhit: “a criminal organisation that hides behind its so-called religious beliefs”

By tigtog on November 18, 2009

Australian Independent Senator Nick Xenophon takes on Scientology.

Posted in ethics & philosophy, law & order, religion, skepticism | Tagged exploitation, intimidation, violence | 8 Responses

Sree on Big Brother UK – harasser, homophobe, Nice Guy(tm)?

By Lauredhel on June 26, 2009

Big Brother UK Season 10 is well underway. I’ll be posting the odd BB clip to illustrate common conversations and issues, as a discussion trigger. You don’t have to watch the show to join in; the issues are standalone and everyday, and I’ll put in bits of background to give an idea of where people [...]

Posted in arts & entertainment, gender & feminism, Life, media, violence | Tagged abuse, bb, big brother, big brother uk, bullying, gay, harassment, homophobia, housemates, intimidation, sexuality and health, violence | 14 Responses

Netiquette: pseudonyms, valid email addresses and declining to publish anonymous comments

By tigtog on April 24, 2008

Large parts of this post are much less relevant since we implemented registration for commentors. If you are administrators of your own blogs, you may still find it educational. The point remains to distinguish between pseudonyms as long-term net aliases and pseudonyms used vexatiously and maliciously. Only the first kind of pseudonym is welcome here. [...]

Posted in Meta | Tagged blogging, intimidation, netiquette | 6 Responses

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