An oldie but a goodie revisited: Kate Harding “On Being a No-Name Blogger Using Her Real Name”. It’s hard to pick out the best bits, but here, have two.
cyberbullying
Not just ‘trolls’ stirring the pot: these bullies intend to silence through intimidation
She did not feel as guilty because at the funeral she found out the girl had tried to commit suicide before
Imagine your 13 year old daughter, who has battled clinical depression and has a history of some social awkwardnesses, finds a friend online though MySpace, a 16 year old boy, who makes her feel good about herself. Imagine six weeks… Read More ›
Wednesday Wow: Painted Clouds
I needed something tranquil after reading about antisocial trends in multi–player gaming forums.
Friday Hoydens: xkcd’s EMP Cannon squad
Source: xkcd, of course
Well done, Virgil
Chris Henning wrote a humorous piece last week speculating on Wikipedia edit wars between the staff of John Howard and Peter Costello. This week we find that parliamentary staff from the PM’s Department actually have been editing articles of interest… Read More ›
Feminism Friday (belated): Disruptive Posters Index
I’ve noticed lately on my favourite feminist blogs that several thread hijackers are using a relatively new technique. Because most if not all femiblogs (on platforms which allow it) have enabled the option to always moderate first-time posters, these people’s… Read More ›
Feminist read’ems: men harassing WOC online, iconic blondes, and party-pollie numbers games
Feminist read ’ems! ~~ “A Disincentive to the Female Voice Online” Jenn talks about men who cyberharass bloggers who are women of colour. Her experiences are harrowing and revolting, but she vows to survive: When I participated in a popular… Read More ›
What goes around comes around: sins of the fathers division
Via Ann at Feministing, we find that a young woman athlete who has unwillingly become an Internet poster object has a father whose career in law has consisted of several high profile defences of men who objectify, harass and sexually… Read More ›
Take Back the Blog
Take Back the Blog was a blogswarm aimed at encouraging discussion of the rights of women to full participation in online discussions. Check out the collection of posts at Crablaw’s place. Lauredhel put up a belated post addressing the way… Read More ›
Passive Aggression: Foregrounding the Object
I’m a day late, but here I am Taking Back the Blog. Today’s rant: the passive voice. When it comes to reports of men abusing and oppressing women, the passive voice prevails. Women are discriminated against Women are paid less… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 