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sufrommich

(22,871 posts)
Mon Sep 1, 2014, 11:57 AM Sep 2014

Rape threats are a dime a dozen on the internet. [View all]

If every rape threat ever made on the internet was reported to the police, they would have to spend every waking minute investigating them. I get tired of this being the answer to what to do about these threats when the real solution lies with the administrators of those websites,you want to stop rape threats on a website? Don't allow a climate to evolve that encourages crap like that.It's that simple.
I also am tired of the "just don't go there" tripe. That's not a legitimate option,it's basically telling women to stay away from places you're not welcome after the toxic climate has been allowed to fester (anybody who doesn't think that climate hasn't been allowed to fester over at Discussionist should do a site search of "HoF" over there to see that the "Doctors" rape threat was the result of that climate not a "fluke" from out of nowhere.It's been a long time coming). Instead of putting an end to the toxicity at Discussionist as should be done,today one can go there and read insane personal attacks on Seabeyond questioning her sanity and accusing her of child abuse. This will stop when the admins put a stop to it,no amount of calls for police investigations will do it, the onus is on the owners.

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K/R nt NYC_SKP Sep 2014 #1
I agree. That is where my focus has been all along. boston bean Sep 2014 #2
Women generate money too BainsBane Sep 2014 #36
This insanity has got to stop. NuclearDem Sep 2014 #3
A lot of the cruel,toxic shit being spewed at Discussionist sufrommich Sep 2014 #4
Not surprising, more and more DUers are right wingers. n/t A Simple Game Sep 2014 #10
You could, of course, argue with them over there... TreasonousBastard Sep 2014 #21
What should we be debating with them about? sufrommich Sep 2014 #24
+1 bahrbearian Sep 2014 #30
Don't visit that OTHER site, then. MADem Sep 2014 #15
Oh boy. NuclearDem Sep 2014 #16
Naaah. I can deal with the beets. I avoid them--I don't pick them up, I don't look at them, MADem Sep 2014 #17
I blocked MADem boston bean Sep 2014 #22
Thank you. JTFrog Sep 2014 #25
Thank you. Starry Messenger Sep 2014 #26
Wow. I just saw this BainsBane Sep 2014 #32
What if your local grocer tolerates and employs individuals who threaten rape? LanternWaste Sep 2014 #29
And if he rapes, just ignore it BainsBane Sep 2014 #33
I thought you understood they were coming over here BainsBane Sep 2014 #35
Who is this "we"? TreasonousBastard Sep 2014 #20
Treasonous bastard as has been blocked as well. boston bean Sep 2014 #23
+1 bahrbearian Sep 2014 #31
When my star expires I won't be buying another one. -nt CrispyQ Sep 2014 #5
I hear you, I quit contributing some time ago. sufrommich Sep 2014 #6
Hell, I want all of my donations back at this point. Damn right there will never be another. n/t JTFrog Sep 2014 #9
I agree completely. The admins must take the initiative. This has gone too far. CTyankee Sep 2014 #7
They're like a fashion ismnotwasm Sep 2014 #8
I am completely appalled at how admin handled this. JaydenD Sep 2014 #11
I've written to both administrators BainsBane Sep 2014 #34
Own the swamp, own the mosquitos. geek tragedy Sep 2014 #12
+1 Hong Kong Cavalier Sep 2014 #28
would be a good example to set for other admins BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2014 #13
Speaking as someone who has attended various sites since the BBSs War Horse Sep 2014 #14
Regardless of who it allows to post, Discussionist should have an explicit policy against nomorenomore08 Sep 2014 #18
While I agree the owners marym625 Sep 2014 #19
Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2014 #27
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