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History of Feminism

mackerel

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5. Regarding online anonymity

Reply to ismnotwasm (Original post)

Sun Aug 10, 2014, 07:54 PM

Aug 2014

the online versions of the local papers in the areas where I live require that you are linked through facebook if you want to comment. It's really taken a dent of the negative comments. I'm sure keyboard courage survives somewhere else on the net.

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The reader's editor on… the online abuse that follows any article on women's issues [View all] ismnotwasm Aug 2014 OP

Kicking. Thank you. nt littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #1

Kick. love_katz Aug 2014 #2

Libertarianism hits the Guardian. It's also hit the Internet Archive reviews. freshwest Aug 2014 #3

Maybe they do need more articles about men shaving their body hair starroute Aug 2014 #4

+1 freshwest Aug 2014 #11

I think sports "news" is frivolous. BlancheSplanchnik Aug 2014 #12

Regarding online anonymity mackerel Aug 2014 #5

Rec #23 (I love it when that happens!!!) Number23 Aug 2014 #6

Heh! ismnotwasm Aug 2014 #10

For those Yanks who watch too much American television, I present Jack Rabbit Aug 2014 #7

I like history, detective stories, and documentaries, particularly BBC--as much as anyone... hlthe2b Aug 2014 #13

From the OP Jack Rabbit Aug 2014 #14

thanks for the context. n/t hlthe2b Aug 2014 #15

The WATM phenomenon liberalhistorian Aug 2014 #8

I recognize the MRA rhetoric in some of the comments cited. Triana Aug 2014 #9