Joining today’s show is Amanda Hess, a contributor for Pacific Standard, to discuss her latest article: Why Women aren’t welcome on the Internet.
Talking today to author of Why Women Aren't Welcome on the Internet. Do you have a q for Amanda? : http://t.co/wuRZdyb0gj cc @thecyclemsnbc
— Krystal Ball (@krystalball) January 15, 2014
Pacific Standard’s cover story documents the alarming and disproportionate number of threats women face online. From 2000 to 2012 nearly 73% of people who reported harrassing incidents were women.
While women are told to ignore the threats, grow a thicker skin or simply just get off social media Amanda says that should not be the point.
The Cyclists had a few comments on Amanda’s article, which made us think you would too!
Female usernames get 100 explicit or threatening messages a day. Male usernames get 4. http://t.co/wuRZdyb0gj @amandahess @thecyclemsnbc
— Krystal Ball (@krystalball) January 15, 2014Women are told to just ignore the barrage of violent threats and harassing messages online everyday. Is that enough?http://t.co/hAPGIFBzYk
— Abby Huntsman (@HuntsmanAbby) January 15, 2014None of these threats me exceptional. It just makes me a woman with an Internet connection. – @amandahess http://t.co/HZeUoAbCdt @msnbc
— Ari Melber (@AriMelber) January 15, 2014
What question do you have for Amanda? Let us know in the “comments” section below or Tweet us @thecyclemsnbc or leave a comment on our Facebook page and Amanda will answer them later this week!
The Cycle Staff