nomadikat s words on censorship complete with comments

NOMADIKAT (HTCensored on Jezebel: The Vicious Harassment of WomenOnline (http://nomadikat.kinja.com/nomadikat-ghts-back-with-the-power-of-information-1576003296)

OntheweekendofMay10th,2014,Ipostedanarticle(http://nomadikat.wordpress.com/2014/05/11/thisgirlsgotsteelballslikeamedievalmace/)toJezebel'sPowderRoominterviewingaRussianwomanwhowasthevictimofsexualviolencewhiletravelingthroughIranandPakistan.ItwasimmediatelyattackedbyawidespreadhatecampaignthatspreadacrossKinjaandTwitter,andincludedapetitionboastedbyasensationalarticlecomposedbyKinjauserIntheweeds.Asaresultofthisbrigade,thearticle"SteelBalls(http://nomadikat.wordpress.com/2014/05/11/thisgirlsgotsteelballslikeamedievalmace/)"(asitwillbeherebyreferredto)wasremovedfromthewebsiteandIwasbannedfromauthorshiptoJezebel'sPowderRoom.Beforeitwasremoved,"SteelBalls"hadbeenpickedupandsharedbyfourhumanrightswebsitesforappreciationofthemessageitcarried.

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This Girl's got Steel Balls like a Medieval Mace(http://nomadikat.wordpress.com/2014/05/11/this-girls-got-steel-balls-like-a-medieval-mace/)This Girl's got Steel Balls like a Medieval Mace(http://nomadikat.wordpress.com/2014/05/11/this-girls-got-steel-balls-like-a-medieval-mace/)This Girl's got Steel Balls like a Medieval Mace(http://nomadikat.wordpress.com/2014/05/11/this-girls-got-steel-balls-like-a-medieval-mace/)Read on nomadikat.wordpress.com (http://nomadikat.wordpress.com/2014/05/11/this-girls-got-steel-balls-like-a-medieval-mace/)

TypicallyItrytoignorethenaysayers,becauseIbelieveeveryoneisentitledtotheirownvoice.Itisuptothereaderstoevaluatealloftheinformationandformtheirownopinionsonthetopicathand.Thatis,whenthereadersareactuallyreading.Thistimethesituationgotwayoutofhand,andhascausedseriousharmtomycareerandreputation.Realistically,Ibelievetheincidentwasasymptomofamuchgreaterthreatposedtotheentireonlinecommunity.

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ThefirstcommentIeverreceivedasabloggerwasananonymousthreattohavemerapedandbeheaded(http://nomadikat.kinja.com/revengeofthebootycallalatenightdiscussion1489556371).NowthatmyfollowinghasincreasedandI'vebeenpublishedonJezebel(http://www.jezebel.com/),I'vebecomethetargetofviciousonlineharassment.Deaththreats,rapethreats,accusationsofracism&homophobia,eventhreatsformoneybothinpublicandinprivate.Ididresearchinanattempttodecipherthesourceofsomuchnegativeattention,onlytodiscoverthatI'mnotalone.AmandaHessofthePacificStandard,anonlinemagazinethatstudiesthescienceofsociety,writes:

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(http://nomadikat.kinja.com/revengeofthebootycallalatenightdiscussion1489556371)Revenge of the Booty Call: A Late Night Discussion. (http://nomadikat.kinja.com/revenge-of-the-booty-call-a-late-night-discussion-1489556371)Revenge of the Booty Call: A LateNight Discussion. (http://nomadikat.kinja.com/revenge-of-the-booty-call-a-late-night-discussion-1489556371)Revenge of the Booty Call: A Late Night Discuss...(http://nomadikat.kinja.com/revenge-of-the-booty-call-a-late-night-discussion-1489556371)Read more (http://nomadikat.kinja.com/revenge-of-the-booty-call-a-late-night-discussion-1489556371)

Noneofthismakesmeexceptional.ItjustmakesmeawomanwithanInternetconnection.Here'sjustasamplingofthenoxiousonlinecommentarydirectedatotherwomeninrecentyears.ToAlyssaRoyse(http://www.blogher.com/rapeanddeathandbatmanohmy),asexandrelationshipsblogger..."youareclearlyretarded,Ihopesomeoneshootsthenrapesyou."ToKathySierra,atechnologywriter..."Ihopesomeoneslitsyourthroatandcumsdownyourgob."ToLindyWest,awriteratthewomen'swebsiteJezebel..."Ijustwanttorapeherwithatrafficcone."ToRebeccaWatson...forbloggingaboutsexismintheskepticcommunity:"IfIlivedinBostonI'dputabulletinyourbrain."ToCatherineMayer,ajournalistatTimemagazine..."ABOMBHASBEENPLACEDOUTSIDEYOURHOME.ITWILLGOOFFATEXACTLY10:47PMONATIMERANDTRIGGERDESTROYINGEVERYTHING"...Justappearingasawomanonline,itseems,canbeenoughtoinspireabuse(Hess:2014).

AccordingtoLauraHudsonofWiredMagazine(http://www.wired.com/2014/05/fightingonlineharassment/),"harassmentontheInternetisubiquitous,particularlyforwomen"(Hudson:2014).PerhapsthemostfamousexampleofonlineabusedirectedtowardswomenwasthecaseofAnitaSarkeesian(http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/internet/2012/07/whatonlineharassmentlooks).ThiswomanwasbombardedbythreatsandharassmentfollowingthelaunchofherKickstartercampaigntoraisemoneyforadocumentaryaboutfemaletropesinvideogames.HelenLewisoftheNewStatesmanwrites:

Abigswathoftheinternetwasn'tpreparedtoliveandletliveinSarkeesian'scase,andbeganspammingherYouTubevideocommentswithapotpourriofmisogynist,racistandgenerallyvileabuse.Eachoneindividuallywasgrimtogethertheyconstitutedharassment(Lewis:2012).

(http://www.wired.com/2014/05/fightingonlineharassment/)Curbing Online Abuse Isnt Impossible. Heres Where We Start | Game|Life | WIRED(http://www.wired.com/2014/05/ghting-online-harassment/)Curbing Online Abuse IsntImpossible. Heres Where We Start | Game|Life | WIRED(http://www.wired.com/2014/05/ghting-online-harassment/)Curbing Online Abuse IsntImpossible. Heres W... (http://www.wired.com/2014/05/ghting-online-harassment/)Read on wired.com (http://www.wired.com/2014/05/ghting-online-harassment/)

Inmycase,IfoundahatearticlecomposedbyKinjauserIntheweedsthatwashighlydisturbing.Inthetitle,theRussianwomanandIarebrandedfor"whitesupremacy".Thearticlegoesontousesensationalismtotwistmywordsoutofcontext,claimingthatbecauseIcallonevictimofsexualassaultbrave,itautomaticallymeansI'mcallingotheronescowards.Furthermore,itportraysthearticleasanattackonwomenandpeopleofcolorhowever,ifyouactuallybothertoreadthearticle,youwillrealizethereisabsolutelynosuchmaterial.Theclaimsarefalseandindirectconflictwiththeevidenceasseeninthearticleitself.

Intheweed'spostinfersthatNomadiKatignoreshomophobia,whichisuntrueandasevidentinmypostaboutLGBTrights(http://nomadikat.kinja.com/thewaronhugs1492962588).Thisbegsthequestion,howdoesIntheweedsknowthatI'mnotapartoftheLGBTcommunitymyself?Intheweedsandothercyberbullieslabeledmewithpainfulaccusationsofhomophobia,sexism,andracism.

The War on Hugs - LGBT in Latin America (http://nomadikat.kinja.com/the-war-on-hugs-

Someofthecriticismsmadetomyarticlewereabsolutelyvalid,andImadeappropriateeditsasseeninthecurrentversionof"SteelBalls"onWordpress.ThisversionisasitwaswhenthearticlewasremovedfromJezebel'sPowderRoomSaturdayafternoon.Yet,Igetthesensethatavastmajorityofuserswhohoppedonthebandwagonhadn'tactuallytakenthetimetoreadthearticle.Theysimplyplayedinonthesensationalismandrage.

ThemajorityofcommentsthatweremadewereNOTconstructivecriticism,nordidtheyevendiscussthematerialcontainedwithin"SteelBalls".TheywereblatantattackscallingtheRussianwomanandI"white","whitesupremacist","colonialist","racist",andotherhatefulremarksthatfeaturednosources,nocitations,novaluewhatsoever.BrittanySpornhaurofTheSignalwrites,

Reverseracismcanbedefinedasatermthatdescribestheoutcomeofagroupofpeoplethattrytoprotectaminoritygroupsoaggressivelythatitactuallyleadstohypocrisy(Spornhauer:2011).

(http://nomadikat.kinja.com/thewaronhugs1492962588)1492962588)The War on Hugs - LGBT in Latin America (http://nomadikat.kinja.com/the-war-on-hugs-1492962588)The War on Hugs - LGBT in Latin America(http://nomadikat.kinja.com/the-war-on-hugs-1492962588)Read more (http://nomadikat.kinja.com/the-war-on-hugs-1492962588)

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TherewerequotesgoingaroundsupposedlywrittenbymethatIneverwrote.Membersofthisangrymobdidnotbothertocheckthevalidityoftheirinformation.Falsequotationscanimposemisrepresentation.Inresponsetothisfallacy,oneFacebookusercommented,"thecommentsectionsarewherelogicandunderstandinggotodie."

Also,Iwasaccusedwithinthe"SteelBalls"commentsection(whichwereremovedwiththearticle)ofcreatingburneraccountsinordertogivemyselfpraise.Theaccusationofcreatingmultipleonlineidentitiesinordertoskewanaudience'sopinionhintsattheaccuser'sownpsychologicalprojection.Ibelieveeveryoneisentitledtoavoiceonevoiceandthepracticeofcreatingmultipleaccountsforthepurposeofflamingothersisdefinitelyapracticethatshouldbetakenintoconsideration.Hessreferstotheseindividualswhodothisas"silent'hunters'wholurkbehindthetweeting'hollerers'"(Hess:2014).Inherarticle,"WhyWomenAren'tWelcomeontheInternet(http://www.psmag.com/navigation/healthandbehavior/womenarentwelcomeinternet72170/)",shegoesontoexplaintheimpactthisbehaviorhasonthewomenwhoaretargeted.

(http://www.psmag.com/navigation/healthandbehavior/womenarentwelcomeinternet72170/)The Next Civil Rights Issue: Why Women Aren't Welcome on the Internet(http://www.psmag.com/navigation/health-and-behavior/women-arent-welcome-internet-72170/)The Next Civil Rights Issue: Why Women Aren't Welcome on the Internet(http://www.psmag.com/navigation/health-and-behavior/women-arent-welcome-internet-72170/)The Next Civil Rights Issue: Why Women Aren't W...(http://www.psmag.com/navigation/health-and-behavior/women-arent-welcome-internet-72170/)

Womenwhoareharassedonlineareexpectedtoeithergetoverourselvesorfeelflatteredinresponsetothethreatsmadeagainstus.Wehavethechoicetokeepquietorrespond"gleefully."Butnomatterhowhardweattempttoignoreit,thistypeofgenderedharassmentandthesheervolumeofithassevereimplicationsforwomen'sstatusontheInternet.Threatsofrape,death,andstalkingcanoverpowerouremotionalbandwidth,takeupourtime,andcostusmoneythroughlegalfees,onlineprotectionservices,andmissedwages...AstheInternetbecomesincreasinglycentraltothehumanexperience,theabilityofwomentoliveandworkfreelyonlinewillbeshaped,andtoooftenlimited,bythetechnologycompaniesthathostthesethreats...andthepopularcommentatorswhodismissthem(Hess:2014).

Accordingtoothercommunitymonitorswhohavereviewedmycase,thesheervolumeofnegativecommentsappearingatsucharapidrateshouldhaveservedasaredflagthatsomethingwasunbalanced.Thiscyberbullyingscenarioresembledwhatmanymoderatorsrefertoasa"brigade",andIwonderwhatkindofmoderationwouldallowthiskindofabusiveonlinebehaviortoescalate.Inanarticleentitled"CyberHarassment:WhattheInternetCommunitycandotoStoptheTrolls"(http://nomadikat.kinja.com/In%20an%20article%20entitled),JadeWalkerofTheHuffingtonPostproclaims:

InternetprovidersandWebsiteadministratorsmustbemoreproactiveagainstthreateninganddefamatoryspeech...Hiringmoderators,banninguserswhoabuseothers,blockinganonymoususers(Walker:2013).

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Thereisawordforwrittenslanderanddefamation,andthatwordislibel.Thistermisdefinedbythedictionaryas"apublishedfalsestatementthatisdamagingtoaperson'sreputationawrittendefamation".Libel,bylaw,isentirelyillegal.Walkerof(http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jadewalker/cyberharassmentwhatthe_b_3764868.html)TheHuffingtonPost(http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jadewalker/cyberharassmentwhatthe_b_3764868.html)advises:

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(http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jadewalker/cyberharassmentwhatthe_b_3764868.html)Cyber-Harassment: What the Online Community Can Do to Stop the Trolls(http://www.hufngtonpost.com/jade-walker/cyberharassment-what-the-_b_3764868.html)Cyber-Harassment: What the Online Community Can Do to Stop theTrolls (http://www.hufngtonpost.com/jade-walker/cyberharassment-what-the-_b_3764868.html)Cyber-Harassment: What the Online Community Can...(http://www.hufngtonpost.com/jade-walker/cyberharassment-what-the-_b_3764868.html)Read on hufngtonpost.com (http://www.hufngtonpost.com/jade-walker/cyberharassment-what-the-_b_3764868.html)

Freedomofspeechhasitslimits(http://www.freedomforum.org/packages/first/curricula/educationforfreedom/supportpages/L04LimitsFreedomSpeech.htm),andpeopleneedtolearnwhattheyare...Youdonothaveaconstitutionalrighttotellliesthatdamageordefamethereputationofapersonororganization(Walker:2013).

WhatIdidwaspresentastory,andI'llbethefirsttoadmitmystoriesareoftencontroversial.However,whatIdidwasnotillegal.WhatIntheweedsandotherKinjausersdidwascriminalbehavior.Whyshould"SteelBalls"beremovedonaccountofthecriminalbehaviorofothers?JusthowmanysignaturesdoIneedonmypetitiontohavethe"WhiteSupremacy"postremovedandIntheweed'sauthorshipbanned?HadleyFreemanofTheGuardian(http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jadewalker/cyberharassmentwhatthe_b_3764868.html)writes:

Itdoesn'tmatterifyouthinkyouarefightingthefeministcausebyrailingatnewspapercolumnistswhoyoubelieveareinsufficientlyfeminist,covertlyracist,blatantlytransphobicoranythingelse.Abusingpeopleisnotagoodwaytogetanyonetoconsideryourcomplaintsseriously.AsHelenLewiswroteintheNewStatesman,"BeingadicktopeopleonTwitterisnotactivism"(Walker:2013).

***IFATTEMPTINGTOSKIPTOTHEBOTTOMOFTHISPOST,PLEASETAKETHETIMETOREADTHEFOLLOWINGPARAGRAPH***

Before"SteelBalls"wasremovedbyJezebel'sPowderRoom,itwaspickedupandsharedbyamajorhumanrightswebsite,ablograisingmoneyforreliefinPakistan,awebsitepromotingfeminisminRussia,andanotherblogforvictimsofdomesticabuse.Howisitthathumanrightsprofessionalscouldfindthismaterialofvalue,whileahordeofangryanonymousinternetuserscouldhavethepowertoshutitdown?

Whoaretheytosaywhatthepublicshouldandshouldn'tread?Furthermore,whilemypreviousarticleonchildabuseinIndiawascriticizedbythesesameanonymousinternetusersforbeinginsensitivetoIndians,itwaspickedupandsharedbyanIndianculturalwebsiteonSikhismtoapositivereception.Thisprovesthevalueofmyarticlestothosewhoaredirectlyinvolvedwiththeissues,andtheneedforthesearticlestobeleftuncensored.Note:Iamnotprovidingthelinkstothesehumanrightswebsiteslestitleadtothespreadofcriminalbehaviordirectedatproactivecauses.

It'sshockingthataforumassociatedwithJezebel,theforemostsourceoffeministnewsontheinternet,wouldcavetoahatecampaignandcriminalbehaviortosilencethevoicesofwomen.Donotallhumanbeingsdeserveavoice?IsitassumedthatCaucasianwomendon'tneedvoicesbecause,sincethey're"white",they'vealreadybeenspokenfor?

Duviaofferedaninspiringandempoweringtale.Istillattesttoherbraveryforspeakingoutaboutherexperiences.Whatgooddoesitdotoshamethevictimsofsexualviolencebyrelatingtheideathattheirstoriesdon'tcountbecausetheyareofacertainrace?"SteelBalls"wasn'tmystoryitwasDuvia's.Canyouimaginehowhurtfulthismustbeforher?Duviawasfearfuloftellingherstoryatfirst,butshebelieveditwouldhelpotherstosharehervoice.Itmakesmesickthatherbiggestfearshavecometrue.

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Whatyoufailtounderstandisthattheuseofhatespeech,threatsandbullyingtoterrifyandintimidatepeopleintosilenceorawayfromcertaintopicsisafarbiggerthreattofreespeechthananylegalsanction.Imaginethisisnottheinternetbutapublicsquare.Onewomanstandsonasoapboxandexpressesanidea.Sheisinstantlysurroundedbyanarmyof5,000angrypeopleyellingtheworstkindofabuseatherinanattempttoshutherup.Yes,there'safreespeechissuethere.Butnottheoneyouthink(Lewis:2012).

UnwittinglysilencingDuvia,thehatecampaignerswillneversilenceme.Theyhavetriedeverythingtocensorme,eventriedtotie"SteelBalls"toacompletelyunrelated,satiricalhumorblog.Thecomedyarticlewaspostedtoadifferentforumbecausemyfriend'svideowaswellproduced,hilarious,andsomethingthatIwantedtoshare.ThecomedyblogwasexactlythatCOMEDY.Itmadefunofmeandpeopleofmyownraceinwaythatwasentirelyhumorousandsatirical.TherewasabsolutelyNOTHINGinitthatputdownpeopleofcolororotherraces,andifyouactuallywatchthevideo,Iguaranteethatyou'lllaughatonepointoranother.

Infact,Ihaveneveroncereferredtoindividualsofotherracesusinganykindofhatefulderogatorytermsinmywriting.Notever.Onceagain,Ithinkthisisacaseofusersnotreadingandreviewingtheactualmaterial,andjustskippingtothecommentsectionstoventontheirpreconceivednotions.

Whenpushcomestoshove,thistieinonlydemonstratesmoresexismasreflectedbythefactthatcomedyisanotherarenawherewomenarepronetodiscrimination.FortheJohnHopkinsUniversityPress,AuthorKristenAndersonWagnerwrites:

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In1901Harper'sBazaaraskedthequestion,"HaveWomenaSenseofHumor?"(Coquelin67).Morethanonehundredyearslater,VanityFairpublishedanarticleexplaining"WhyWomenAren'tFunny"(Hitchens54).Thesearticlesarepartofalargerdebateaboutwomen'scapacitytoengageinandappreciatehumorthathasexistedformanyyearsandrepresenttracesofalongstandingprejudiceinAmericancultureagainstwomenperformingcomedy,aprejudicethathasaffectedwomen'scomicexpressionineveryformandforum...Countlesswritersandcriticshavearguedthatfemininityandasenseofhumoraremutuallyexclusiveandthatwomen's"natural"inclinationtowardemotionandsensitivityhasleftthemincapableofpossessingaqualityhumor...Women,theargumentgoes,arefartoorefinedanddelicatetobefunny.TheTrueWoman...wasknownforhermorality,passivity,andspirituality,notforherabilitytotellajoke(Wagner:2011).

Jezebel'sownLindyWest(http://www.lindywest.kinja.com/)foundherselfthetargetofahatecampaignaftershepostedanarticleaboutmisogynyincomedy.Theincidentshowedcharacteristicsofcyberbullying.Insteadofofferingappropriateinsightsandhealthyperspectives,afloodofcommentsshunnedLindyWestforexpressingherselfinanonlineforum.RoseSurnowpondersthiscircumstanceinthewomen'smagazineCosmopolitan:

Thecomedyworld,andlet'sjustsayit,theworldatlarge,isstillstronglyantiwoman.Allyouhavetodoisdefendrapevictimstogetatinyflavorofhowhostilemen[canbe]toempoweredwomen.WhydopeoplecallHillaryClintonaballbusterandab*tch?WhywasSarahJessicaParkervoted"TheUnsexiestWomanintheWorld"byMaximMagazine?WhydopeopleripintoLenaDunhamfornotlookinglikeastarvedgiraffe?Awomanwhodoesn'tactthewayshe'ssupposedtoquiet,subservient,agreeableisconsideredanenemy(Surnow:2014).

Asmystorywent,Itookthecomedyblogdown.Whileitwassupposedtobefunny,itdidn'tquitefitwiththeNomadiKatbrand,whichfocusesontravelandculturalexperiencesabroad.I'mnotashamedofit,andsupportotherartistsintheircreativeventures.Thereby,I'mrepostingthismusicvideo.

NotonlyamItravelerandahumanrightsactivist,butI'matotalsuckerforcomedy.ApatronofChicago'sSecondCity,I'minvolvedwithmycity'slocalimprovescene.I'mabigfanof"offensive"comediansDaveChappelle,SashaBaronCohen,SarahSilverman(awoman,ohmy!),andofcoursethecomedicalmightyknownasGeorgeCarlin.Noteveryoneisafanofthesecomedians,butwiththemyriadofpersonalitiesonthisplanet,noteveryoneisexpectedtoenjoythesamehumor.AsthelateGeorgeCarlinoncesaid,

Ithinkit'sthedutyofthecomediantofindoutwherethelineisdrawnandcrossitdeliberately(Carlin:ND).

Alotofthiscomedicinfluenceemergesinmywriting(andgifs),andI'vebeentoldthatwhatmyfanslovemostaboutitthatandthefactthatIdon'tsugarcoatrealissues.IenjoysatiricallycontroversialtelevisionshowslikeTheSimpsonsandSouthPark.Ifyoudon'tlikewatchingSouthPark,thenturnoffthetelevision.Don'tpetitiontohaveitremovedfromthestation(prettysureIrecallthisactuallyhappening).

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Thisiscalledcensorship,andit'sahugestepbackwardsinaprogressivesociety.I'vewitnessedcensorshipinactionthroughIndonesia'santipornographylaws(http://www.thenational.ae/news/world/asiapacific/ministersbidtobanminiskirtsusingantipornographylawangersindonesianwomen),whichonlyendupprovidingloopholesformisogynyandarehugelydetrimentaltowomen'sliberation.Ifauserdoesn'tlikethecontentofmyarticles,theysimplyshouldn'tclickonthelinks.I'llsayitagain:ifyoudon'tlikemystuff,thendon'tfuckingreadit.It'snotacceptabletodenyinformationtothosewhoareabletoappreciatethemessagesastheywereoriginallyintended.

(http://www.thenational.ae/news/world/asiapacific/ministersbidtobanminiskirtsusingantipornographylawangersindonesianwomen)Minister's bid to ban miniskirts using anti-pornography law angers Indonesian women |The National (http://www.thenational.ae/news/world/asia-pacic/ministers-bid-to-ban-miniskirts-using-anti-pornography-law-angers-indonesian-women)Minister's bid to banminiskirts using anti-pornography law angers Indonesian women | The National(http://www.thenational.ae/news/world/asia-pacic/ministers-bid-to-ban-miniskirts-using-anti-pornography-law-angers-indonesian-women)Minister's bid to ban miniskirts using anti-por... (http://www.thenational.ae/news/world/asia-pacic/ministers-bid-to-ban-miniskirts-using-anti-pornography-law-angers-indonesian-women)Read on thenational.ae (http://www.thenational.ae/news/world/asia-pacic/ministers-bid-to-ban-miniskirts-using-anti-pornography-law-angers-indonesian-women)

IstandbehindeverywordIhavewritten,andsupportmyideaswithresearchandcitations.Itisthispridethatgivesmetheconfidencetosignmyactualreallifenameatthebottomofeveryarticle.It'sapassionforliteratureandexpressionsharedbymanyjournalists,includingJillFilipovic(http://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/letsberealonlineharassmentisntvirtualforwomen),whowasalsoatargetofonlineharassment.Filipovic'scaseincludedanentireUniversitymessageboardthreaddedicatedtographicmethodsofrapingher.

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(http://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/letsberealonlineharassmentisntvirtualforwomen)Lets Be Real: Online Harassment Isnt Virtual For Women(http://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/let-s-be-real-online-harassment-isn-t-virtual-for-women)Lets Be Real: Online Harassment Isnt Virtual For Women(http://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/let-s-be-real-online-harassment-isn-t-virtual-for-women)Lets Be Real: Online Harassment Isnt Virtual...(http://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/let-s-be-real-online-harassment-isn-t-virtual-for-women)

WewanttobelievethattheInternetisdifferentfrom"reallife,"that"virtualreality"isaseparatespherefromrealityreality.Butincreasingly,virtualspaceisjustas"real"aslifeoffofthecomputer...Ifwe'rewriters,weresearch,publishandpromoteourworkonline.Myofficeisacornerofmyapartment,andmylaptopismyportalintomyprofessionalworld(Filipovic:2014).

Professionalstakeresponsibilityfortheirwork.Theydon'thidebehindtheanonymityofinternethandlessothattheycanparticipateincriminalbehaviorwithoutfearofprosecution.Anonymoussourcescanlackcredibility.AsexplainedbyUniversityofMarylandsocialmediasociologistNathanJurgenson:

Abuserstendtooperateanonymously,orunderpseudonyms.Butthewomentheytargetoftenwriteonprofessionalplatforms,undertheirgivennames,andinthecontextoftheirreallives...Whenitcomestoonlinethreats,"onepersonisfeelingtherealityoftheInternetveryviscerally...It'saloteasierforthepersonwhomadethethreat"(Hess:2014).

Idon'tbelievethisisabattleofmenvs.women,becausewomencandishoutabusejustaswell.Theaspectofanonymitymakesitdifficulttopinpointthesourcesofhatethatareincreasinglypresentintheonlinesphere.Itallowstheculpritstohidetheiridentities,thusavoidingresponsibilityfortheirwordsandactions.Thisishowinternetharassmentdiffersfromthatwhichoccursinreallifescenarios,while

Read on talkingpointsmemo.com (http://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/let-s-be-real-online-harassment-isn-t-virtual-for-women)

(http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/01/17/harassmentofwomenisnothingnewtheinternetjustmakesiteasier.html)Harassment Of Women Is Nothing NewThe Internet Just Makes It Easier(http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/01/17/harassment-of-women-is-nothing-new-the-internet-just-makes-it-easier.html)Harassment Of Women Is Nothing NewTheInternet Just Makes It Easier (http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/01/17/harassment-of-women-is-nothing-new-the-internet-just-makes-it-easier.html)Harassment Of Women IsNothing NewThe Internet...(http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/01/17/harassment-of-women-is-nothing-new-the-internet-just-makes-it-easier.html)Read on thedailybeast.com (http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/01/17/harassment-of-women-is-nothing-new-the-internet-just-makes-it-easier.html)

therehavebeencountlessreportsofantagonistscrossingdigitalpartitions.Theinternetgivescriminalsarunningheadstart,theimmoralhighground,andservesasarealdisadvantagetothosewhostandasthemselvesorprofessionals.

I'msorryforwhoeverhurttheseuserssobadlythatitwouldmaketheminstantlyhateindividualsofmygenderandrace,drivingthemtolashoutwithabusivebehavior.Isympathizewithwhateverdiscriminationthey'veendured.Yet,IwillNOTtakeresponsibilitythemaliciousactionsofothersIwon'tberesponsibleforwhatIdidnotdo.Iamawoman.Idoknowthemeaningofdiscrimination,perhapsnotonthesamescale,butIbelieveitisfutiletofightracismwithmoreracism.Justlikewhy,asafeminist,Iratherrefertomyselfasahumanist.Idon'tthinktheanswertotheobjectificationofwomenistoobjectifymen,andIdon'tthinktheanswertothediscriminationofsomeracesistodiscriminateagainstothersbasedonhateanddistrust.AsoneRedditorcommented,"anaccusationofracismisaweaponweusetoshameandcensorpeoplewithviewswedislike"(Nebris:2014).

ThearticlewrittenbyIntheweedsstatedthatNomadiKat's"wholeexistencesaysfeminismdoesn'tcareaboutPOC'sproblems"withoutpropercitationtosupportthisclaim.Asfarasthefeministmovementgoes,Iunderstandthereisahistorywherewomenofcolorhavefeltexcluded.Thishistorycanbepartofthepast.Wecancreateabetterfuturebyreachingouttooneanotherandunitinginthepresent.Itiscrucialthatweallstandtogetherwomenandmenofallethnicbackgroundsforthesakeofequalhumanrightsforeveryindividualinallglobalsocieties.

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Thedictionarydefinitionofthetermhumanrightsis"thebasicrightsandfreedomstowhichallhumansareentitled,oftenheldtoincludetherighttolifeandliberty,freedomofthoughtandexpression,andequalitybeforethelaw"(Farlex:2014).TheorganizationknownasUnitedforHumanRightsstates:

Humanrightsarebasedontheprincipleofrespectfortheindividual.Theirfundamentalassumptionisthateachpersonisamoralandrationalbeingwhodeservestobetreatedwithdignity...Humanrightsaretherightstowhicheveryoneisentitlednomatterwhotheyareorwheretheylivesimplybecausetheyarealive...Theymeanchoiceandopportunity.Theymeanthefreedomtoobtainajob,adoptacareer,selectapartnerofone'schoiceandraisechildren.Theyincludetherighttotravelwidelyandtherighttoworkgainfullywithoutharassment,abuseandthreat(UnitedforHumanRights:2014).

Thereby,whenanonymousinternetabusersharassandthreatenotherindividualsonline,there'snoneedtospecifytherecipient'srace,faith,orgender.BasedonUnitedforHumanRight'sdefinition,itcanallbeinterpretedasperpetuatingworldwideviolationsofhumanrights.Women,andallindividuals,deserverespect.Allviolations,fromminortosevere,shouldbetakenseriouslyinthepathtowardsglobalprogress.Perhapsthereisasolutiontodiscriminationinsight.

INA2009PAPERintheBostonUniversityLawReview(http://www.bu.edu/bulawreview/)...arguedthatonlineabuseconstitutes"discriminationinwomen'semploymentopportunities"...TitleVIIoftheCivilRightsActof1964,whichoutlaweddiscriminationbasedonrace,religion,orgender,wasswiftlyappliedtomembersoftheKuKluxKlan,whohidbehindhoodstoharassandintimidateblackLouisianansfromvotingandpursuingwork.Anonymousonlineharassment...similarlydiscourageswomenfrom"writingandearningalivingonline...Itinterfereswiththeirprofessionallives...Itbrandsthemasincompetentworkersandinferiorsexualobjects"(Hess:2013).

InanarticlepublishedbyForbesMagazine(http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomwatson/2014/01/20/stiflingwomensonlinespeechwithsexualharassmentwhyitmatterstosocialchangemovements/),authorTomWatsonreportsonthetrendinabusiveInternetbehaviordirectedatwomen(andthisbehaviorisdefinitelytrendingnotemanyofthesesourceswerepublishedrecently).Watsondescribeshowtheincreasingattacksonthevoicesandprofessionalismofwomenonlinethreatensthefutureofsocietyasawhole.

Genderbashing,viciousattacksonfemalevoices,effortstostiflewomen'sintellectualandsocialagency.Ranksexism.Misogyny...I'vebeenconsideringitsramificationsmorerecentlyinthecontextofsocialenterprise...theriseoftheopenInternetandthedigitalpubliccommonshasparalleledtheexplosioninsocialenterprise...averylargepercentageofyoungpeoplepursuingsocialchangecareersarewomen.Yettimeandagain,theyfaceawellpoisonedbysexismorworse:threatsofsexualviolence,stalking,hatespeech...Theentiresocialsectordominatedasitisbyfemaleworkersshouldbedeeplyconcernedaboutharassment...Theextensionofthatmisogynyintoaspacewheresomanyprofessionallivesarenowbasedcanindeedhaveachillingeffectonfullparticipation...Thiscannotstand.Toomuchisatstake.Participationfreeofharassmentandthethreatofsexualviolenceiscrucialtointegratedsocialchangemovementsinwhichwomenfeeltheycanparticipateandlead(Watson:2014).

Listento"WomenandInternetHarassment(http://onpoint.wbur.org/2014/01/15/womeninternetharassmentsafety)"NPR'sOnPointwithTomAshbrook

(http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomwatson/2014/01/20/stiflingwomensonlinespeechwithsexualharassmentwhyitmatterstosocialchangemovements/)Stiing Women's Online Speech With Sexual Harassment: Why It Matters To Social ChangeMovements (http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomwatson/2014/01/20/stiing-womens-online-speech-with-sexual-harassment-why-it-matters-to-social-change-movements/)StiingWomen's Online Speech With Sexual Harassment: Why It Matters To Social ChangeMovements (http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomwatson/2014/01/20/stiing-womens-online-speech-with-sexual-harassment-why-it-matters-to-social-change-movements/)StiingWomen's Online Speech With Sexual Hara...(http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomwatson/2014/01/20/stiing-womens-online-speech-with-sexual-harassment-why-it-matters-to-social-change-movements/)Read on forbes.com (http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomwatson/2014/01/20/stiing-womens-online-speech-with-sexual-harassment-why-it-matters-to-social-change-movements/)

(http://onpoint.wbur.org/2014/01/15/womeninternetharassmentsafety)Women And Internet Harassment (http://onpoint.wbur.org/2014/01/15/women-internet-harassment-safety)Women And Internet Harassment(http://onpoint.wbur.org/2014/01/15/women-internet-harassment-safety)Women AndInternet Harassment (http://onpoint.wbur.org/2014/01/15/women-internet-harassment-safety)Read on onpoint.wbur.org (http://onpoint.wbur.org/2014/01/15/women-internet-harassment-safety)

It'scrucialtoassessadiversityofopinions,whilebeingwaryofcriticismthat'sneitherconstructivenorcredible.Takethetimetoreviewmultiplesourcesanddecideforyourselfbeforepassingjudgement.Iimplorereaderstoconsiderallinformationinorderformtotheirowneducatedopinions.AccordingtoMalaysianbornRichardLee,whowroteanarticleentitled"WhenYelling'Racist'ActuallyMeans'ShutUpHeretic!'",

Whenmyopponentattachesalabeltometoaccusemeofsomeformofdiscrimination,myargumentisimmediatelyinvalid."Racist","sexist",or"denier",theyactuallymean"shutup,Iwinbecauseyouareanevilheretic."Itisfallaciousandadhominem...Myopponentdoesn'tactuallyhavetolistentoorrefutemyargumenttheycanmishearandcaricaturemyargumentandpoints...Ratherthanusingfacts,reasonandmutualrespecttoprovedifference,anyonewhodisagreesisanenemywhomustbedestroyed...Theyarenotinterestedinknowledge,butzealotsonacrusadeagainsttheirenemies....Theyaretheenemiesofcompromise,andofreason.Theydonothavetoimplementtheirpoliciessotheycanproselytizetheoryfromthesidelines(Lee:2014).

Icouldcarelessaboutthosewhodon'tdothereadingorfindittoohardtothinkforthemselves.Icareevenlessaboutthosewhomisuseandabusetheinternet,threateningthesanctityoffreespeechandglobalcommunication.They'renotmytargetaudience.Iwriteabouttravelandculturalobservations,andIencourageotherstodothesame.Considertheimpactofthenewtravelersinspiredandtheawarenessthat'sgeneratedforhumanrights.PolishsociologistZygmuntBaumandescribeshowtheinternetsharesmanyofthesameprejudicesastravel.

Baumandrawsadistinctionbetween"tourists"and"vagabonds"inthemoderneconomy.Privilegedtouristsmoveabouttheworld"onpurpose,"toseek"newexperience"as"thejoysofthefamiliarwearoff."Disempoweredvagabondsrelocatebecausetheyhaveto,pushedandpulledthroughmeanstreetswheretheycouldneverhopetosettledown.OntheInternet,menaretouristsandwomenarevagabonds(Hess:2014).

Nooneappreciatesbeingthetargetofcriminalbehaviorandbrandedbymindsetstheydonotcondone.Furthermore,IamdisappointedthatJezebel'sPowderRoomwouldlackthemoderationtosuppresslawlessbehavior,attheexpenseofcensoringwomenandshamingavictimofsexualassault.IurgeKinjauserstoreconsidertheboundariesofcensorship.Isuggesttheyweightheimpactofwhatfosteringadiscussiononhumanrightsgivestosocietyoverthebacklashfromthosewhopracticehateandmisogyny.

KatVallera(http://www.facebook.com/nomadikattravel)NomadiKatTravelMedia(http://www.nomadikat.com/)

Movingforward:Foranyonewhohaseverworkedintheserviceindustry,weknowthatangrycustomersareneverhesitanttocomplainaboutthesmallestdetails.Thosewhoenjoythemselvestendtoleavesilently,andsorarelydoindividualsleavepositivefeedback.LikeWalkerofTheHuffingtonPostsuggests,

(http://www.facebook.com/nomadikattravel)Nomadikat Travel Media (http://www.facebook.com/nomadikattravel)Nomadikat TravelMedia (http://www.facebook.com/nomadikattravel)Nomadikat Travel Media(http://www.facebook.com/nomadikattravel)Read on facebook.com (http://www.facebook.com/nomadikattravel)

Ifyounoticethattrollsareattackingsomeoneelse,don'tignoretheproblem.Standupforthevictimandmakeitclearthatsuchcrueltyisnotacceptableunderanycircumstances...theInternetcommunitymustdiscussthisissue,andcreateclearandhelpfulguidelinesforvictimsofonlineabuse(Walker:2013).

Nowthatyou'refinished,IrecommendyouwatchSouthPark's"MysteryoftheUrinalDeuce(http://www.southparkstudios.com/fullepisodes/s10e09mysteryoftheurinaldeuce)"tounderstandhowsensationalismcanleadtomisinformation.Also,youbetterbelievethatI'mgoingtokeepwriting.ThefactthathatersarethreatenedmeansI'mmakingwavesandit'sfuelforthefire.ThistheoryisevidentinthecaseofAnitaSarkeesian,whoendedupraising25xheroriginalgoal.Ifyoudon'tlikeit,don'tclickit.It'sjustthatsimple!

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(http://www.southparkstudios.com/fullepisodes/s10e09mysteryoftheurinaldeuce)Mystery of the Urinal Deuce (Season 10, Episode 9) - Full Episode Player(http://www.southparkstudios.com/full-episodes/s10e09-mystery-of-the-urinal-

Ashbrook,Tom."WomenAndInternetHarassment."OnPoint.WBUR.90.9,Boston,Massachusettes,15Jan.2014.Radio.

Carlin,George."101GreatestGeorgeCarlinQuotes."JamesAquilone.Wordpress,n.d.Web.13May2014.

Lewis,Helen."NewStatesman."NewStatesman.6July2012.Web.20May2014..

Marks,Kathy."Minister'sBidtoBanMiniskirtsUsingAntipornographyLawAngersIndonesianWomen|TheNational."Minister'sBidtoBanMiniskirtsUsingAntipornographyLawAngersIndonesianWomen|TheNational.TheNational,23Apr.2012.Web.21May2014..

"Nebris""R/changemyview."Reddit.RedditInc.,Feb.2014.Web.13May2014.

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Watson,Tom."StiflingWomen'sOnlineSpeechWithSexualHarassment:WhyItMattersToSocialChangeMovements."Forbes.ForbesMagazine,20Jan.2014.Web.21May2014.

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UnfortunatelyImissedtheoriginalposting,butIreadthewordpressarticle,andIdon'tseewhyitisthatterrible.Ok,Iwillgrantyouthatthewritingisnotfantastic.Itismissingsomething,thedescriptionofthesubject'sresponsesthatwouldhavebroughtahumanizingqualitytothepiece.However,sincetherewasalmostnothingasidefromdirectquotes,itisnotappropriatetoattributeyourfeelingsaboutthesubjecttotheinterviewer.WhenBarbaraWaltersinterviewedFidelCastro,wedidn'tstartcallingheracommunist.Youcan'tchangeaperson'smemories,andtheydon'toccurinavacuum.Thissubjecthadamessage,andthewritercommunicatedit.Anyattempttosilencethisisnotfreespeech.Now,Idon'tknowthepolicies,youmaynotofferfreespeechhere.

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Areyou...sayingthatwe'recallingherarapistorcriticizingherbecausesheinterviewedsomeoneaboutrape?That'swhateveryone'sobjectionsare?Areyoufuckingkiddingme?Noonehascriticizedthepiecebecausethesubjectmatterisdifficultevidentlyyoudon'treadeitheroftheseforumsifyouthinkthisisthefirst/only/mostdetailed/mostemotionaltimethisandotherdifficulttopicshavebeenhandled.

Pleaselookupwhat"freespeech"actuallymeans.Noone'srightshavebeenviolated.JesusChrist.

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Sheediteditheavily.ThearticleonwordpressisnotthesamearticlethatwasonPowderRoom.

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Nooo.We'reattributingourfeelingsabouttheinterviewertotheinterviewer.

FreespeechonlymeanstheGovernmentcan'tshutyoudown.Itsayssodallaboutanyoneelse.Your(generalyour,notspecificyour)righttofreespeechendswheneveryonegetssickofhearingit.

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AsamoderatorhereIcanopenlyconfirmthere'snofreespeechonthisprivatelyownedandactivelymoderatedforum.Wearenotthegovernmentandthustherehavebeennoviolationsonfreespeech.Sometimeswritersarenolongerpostedherewhencontentisreviewed.That'snotcensorship.Claimingotherwiseisbeyondsillyanddisrespectfuloffreespeech(whichisneverfreedomfromconsequence).AndthearticleonWPisnotthearticlethatwasnixedbutaheavilyeditedversion.Noonecensoredanyoneandthat'saseriouscharge.

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Iwouldaddtoothersdissentherethattheangerintherecentcriticismwasnotonlyduetothisonearticle(whichithasbeenpointedout,washeavilyedited).Thisauthorhasrepeatedlyoveracourseofmonthsandmonthsputoutarticleswhichhaveconsistentlyoffendedpeopleandpeoplehavekindlyandcalmlywrittenlongcommentsexplainingconceptstoher.Onecouldbaseacourseonracerelationsaroundtheamountofknowledgeimpartedinthecommentsofherarticlesoverthecourseofthesemanymonths.Thatonearticlewasthelaststraw,notnearlythebeginningofthis.

Atsomepoint,peoplegotveryangrythatwewerenotbeinglistenedtoandrepeatedlyinjuredbythisauthor.Nowthatpeopleareangry,it'sall"OMGTHEANGRYPOCBULLYMOB!".Yeah,peoplegotangry.Theauthorisnotlisteningoreventryingtolisten.Soyousee,nowthedissentershavebeenturnedintotheangryminoritystereotypes.Againaftermonthsofcalmlyandkindlyexplaining.

Alargeportionofthisarticleisabouthowwe(ostensiblyPOC)arebeing'reverseracist'towardsher.ItgoestoshowhermindsetaboutPOCthatsheimmediatelyassumesalltheracismaccusationsarecomingfromthoseracistagainstwhitesPOC.Thetruthis,manyofthepeoplewhoareagainstheratthispointareactuallywhitethemselves.

ButIcan'tbelieveweareevenhavingthisconversationafterthemanyparagraphsintheabovearticletryingtoarguethatreverseracismisathing.Ifyoucan'tseewhatthoughtprocesseswearedealingwithinthisauthorswriting,Ijustdon'tknowwhattosay.

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Jezabelisclearlynotasfemalefriendlyastheywouldhaveyouthink.Clearly,youwantfeedback,buttohavethearticleremoved?Jezabelneedstogrowsomeballsofsteel!Itisimportantthatyourarticlebeoutthere,thatyourvoicebeheard,asyouspeakforthosewhocannotspeakforthemselves.ThefactthatJezabelkowtowedtothehatersouttheretellsmethatmaybetheyarenottheforumthattheythinktheyare!!!BANNED????IsayGoodRiddance.Women,beingthemostunderutilized,underappreciated,undervaluedresourceintheworld,havetowaitformentocatchup.OOOPS!That'snevergoingtohappen.

Socontinuetobethevoice!BetheBeacon!Justbecauseweareharassedonline(women),doesn'tmeanwewillgoaway.IcanseethatHatersaregoingtocontinuetofuelyourfire,andyouwilljustburnbrighter.

Bottomline...SometimesyouhavetosayFuckYouandmoveon!Keepupthegreatwork,andthankyou!

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A)Nomadikat,you'renotfoolinganyonehere.

B)Jezebeldidn'tremoveanything.PowderRoom,whichisoperatedandrunbySlayBelle,removedyourarticle.BlamingJezebelisequivalenttoblamingthemainsiteforsomethingyoureadonGroupthinkthatyoudidn'tlike.

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IsthisreallyNomadikatusingmultipleusernamesfromthesameIPtocreatemythical'support/solidarity'forherargument,totrytoframeherselfasavictimevenfurther?Ifso,Isensetheloserinthisone.Strongly.

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"Likeallotherhistoricaldocuments,travelaccountsarehighlyproblematicsourcesofinformation.Therearenumerousreasonswhyitisimpossibletoacceptthetestimonyoftravelaccountsatfacevalue.Sometimesauthorsoftravelaccountsdidnotnotice,orwerenotabletonotice,orperhapswerenotevenpermittedtonoticecertainaspectsofthesocietiestheyvisited.Sometimestheyweresloppyordidnottakethetroubletoinvestigatecarefullythesocietiestheyvisited.Sometimestheyfeltsuchadeepcommitmenttotheirownsocietiesthattheytendentiouslymisinterpretedormisrepresentedthelandstheyvisited.Occasionallytheytookastheirprincipalinterestthecritiqueoftheirownsocieties,sotheyexaggeratedthevirtuesofthelandstheyvisited.Tosomegreaterorlesserextent,alltravelaccountsreflectthebiases,prejudices,andinterestsoftheirauthors."JerryBentley,"TravelNarratives"(http://chnm.gmu.edu/worldhistorysources/unpacking/travelguide.pdf)

"Thestudyofcontemporarytravelnarrativesprovidesvaluableinsightsintothecurrentexistenceofimperialistdiscourse.Becausethegenreoftravelwritingevolvedfromacolonialcontext,itiscruicialnotto'depoliticise'travelwritingbyreadingit'outsidethecolonialspace'(Chebwera8).Whileitmightseemdeterministictosuggest,inthemannerofFoucaultthat'wearebutbearersofourdiscourses'(qtd.inPorter11),thischaptercontendsthat,toasignificantdegree,thetravelwritinggenreconfinesandprescribesthenarrativesof[femaletravelwriters]KateKarkoandCatherineOddie.Karkoproducesamoreselfconsciouslysensitivenarrativefigure,yetIarguethatshecannotoutswimtheimperialcurrentofthetravelwritinggenre."CorrineFowler,"TheProblemofNarrativeAuthority:CatherineOddieandKateKarko"

"Thinkofitthisway:travelwritersmustgosomewhereelseandmeetstrangepeoplefortheirworktobeconsidered'travelwriting'inthefirstplace.Thepointofthisbookhasbeentoshowhowcontemporarytravelwritingrevealsaparticularlychallengingformationofthestrugglebetweencolonialismandcosmopolitanvisions:allproductionsofdifferenceinthegenreeventhemostcosmopolitancannotescapetheregulatingforceoftheEmpire....Mypointisthatwhilecontemporarytravelwritingclaims

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tohavemovedawayfromtheauthorityoftheEmpireindeed,manyauthors'trytoactinkeepingwiththepresentageofagreatertolerance'weare,infact,witnessingthecomplexrearticulationofWesternauthoritywithinthemostliberalandcosmopolitangestures."DebbieLisle,TheGlobalPoliticsofContemporaryTravelWriting

Bentley,Jerry."TravelNarratives."CenterforHistoryandNewMedia,n.d.Web.22May2014

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Iamnotatallsurprisedthishappened,butIamgladyousharedit.Why?NowIknowit'snotME.EverytimeIpostonJezebelIgetaccusedofracismorsexismorofbeinghomophobicorSOMETHING.Ihavebeencalledallkindsofdisgusting,prejudicednamesafterwhatyouwroteIrealize,thatisjustwhathappenstopeoplewhopost.Itis.ThereisaJapaneseexpression,Ithinkthenailthatsticksoutgetshammereddown.Oneofmybrother'sgirlfriend'staughtittome.Anyway,itmeans,peoplewhostandoutorputthemselvesouttheregetWHACKED.Andwedo.Andithurts.Anditsucks.Anditneverends.Sowejustkeepputtingourselvesoutthereandfighting.

Irememberthishappeningonasmallerscalepreinternet.IrememberIoncehadaletterpublishedinthenewspaperandacrazypersoncallingmyhouseandscreamingatme.MynamewasmentionedinanarticleandIgotaphonecallfromareallunatic.Ithappens.IamnotgladithappenedtoyoubutIamgladyoutalkedaboutit.Ithelpstherestofusrealizewearenotalone.

IhavebeenviciouslyandImeanVICIOUSLYattackedonJezebelbypeopleliketarraxinhaandothers.Shedoesthattoalotofpeopleifshedidittoyou(shemayhavebecauseshedoesittosomany)justknowyouarenotalone.Heck,nomatterwhodidittoyouyouarenotalone,okay?Idowishwewouldlearntostandupforeachothermore.

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Yep,thisexactly.Imissedthewholethingbefore,butafterreadingthispostandtheoriginalpostthat'sallI'mgetting.Apersonrefusingtoacknowledgeorexamineprivilege.Thisislikewhitefeminism101:Ican'tpossiblybearacist!writing.

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Youknow,I'vebeenaroundforalmostfouryears.I'lladmitI'mnotthemostactiveorintentionallycontroversialposter,butIfeellikeI'vepostedadecentcrosssectionofcomments.

ThenumberoftimesI'vebeenattackedasracist/sexist/homophobic/etc.outofthebluebysomeonewhowasn'tadedicatedtroll:Zero.HavetherebeentimesIwaschallenged?Sure,andeverytimethathappenedIlookedatwhatIsaid,lookedattheresponse,andgenerallysawtheotherperson'spoint

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Itiscrazy,whenpeopleskimthearticle,misunderstanditandstartwritingtrashabouttheauthorwithouttakingatimetoreadandunderstandtheideaauthortriedtocommunicate.Iamsorrythathappenedtoyou,Kat,andIadmireyourbraverytoexplainyourselfinsteadofjusthidingandwaitingforeverythingtogoaway.Itisashamethataninterestingarticlethatwassupposedtobemotivationalandeducationalforwesterngirlswasturnedintosomethingitisnotahate/racistarticle.

IalsodonotunderstandwhyJezebelremovedthearticle.Iwouldexpectthemtostandfirminprotectingfreedomofspeech,feminismandrightsofwomen.Itisverydisappointing.

Andcommentssuchas"Iwillrapeyou"andothersareobviouslyfromsomeone,whoisguiltyinthethingsthatKatcondemnsinherworks.

Staystrong,Kate!

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evenifIdisagreedwithit.Sometimes,Ievenlearnedsomething.Ifyou'reconstantlybeingcalledoutforbeingprejudiced,maybetheproblemain'twiththerestofus.Maybetheproblemisyou.

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EverytimeIpostonJezebelIgetaccusedofracismorsexismorofbeinghomophobicorSOMETHING.

Ifthisisarecurringthemeinyourlifethenperhapstheproblemisyou?Justathought.

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Onemoretime,dumbass:Jezebelremovednothing.PowderRoomremovedsomething.Ifyou'retoogoddamnedstupidtotellthedifference,maybeyoushouldrethinkwhetheryouroriginalpiecewasapileofcrapinthefirstplace.

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"Iamawoman.Idoknowthemeaningofdiscrimination,perhapsnotonthesamescale,butIbelieveitisfutiletofightracismwithmoreracism."

Iamtryingreallyhardtonotabsolutelyloseitoverthatquote,becauseIthinkthatwillonlyservetoreinforcethe"victim"narrativethatyoutriedtocrafthere.WhatIwillsayis:thesecondyoutrytocalltheabsolutelyjustifiedandfaircriticismofyoureurocentricwritingaformofreverseracism,youlostanycredibilitythatyouhadleft.

Ireadallofthis.AndI'vereadmostofyourotherpieces(includingtheonethatstartedthis).Ihaven'treallycommentedonanyofthembeforebecauseI'mnotahugefanofpileons(justifiedornot).That'snottosaythatIdidn'tagreewith90%ofthecriticismyou'vereceived.Also,tryingtoclaimthatyoucan'tberacistbecauseyouknow[insertminorityhere]whodon'tthinkyou'reracististheoldestandmosttiredjustificationusedbyracistsaroundtheworld,andyoubasicallydidthatbyclaimingthatvariousIndianandSikhwebsiteschosetorepublishyourwork.Youdorealizethatthosetypesofstatementsdon'tabsolveyoufromcriticism,right?

Itwasahugemistaketowritethis.Framingthistantrumasacryforsolidarityagainstyour"oppressors"andtheir"criminalbehaviour"isn'tfoolinganyone.

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"Hugemistake"isanexcellentlabelforthis.Hugemistaketowritethis,hugemistakenottotaketheopportunitytoexamineherwritingsforthetonedeafWhiteLadyTravelsslantweallcringeat,hugemistakenottotakeathoughtfullookatwhysomanyunaffiliatedpeoplefindherworksooffensive.It'sdisturbingthatshethinksthatalistofreferencesatthebottomofpostsautomaticallygrantsvalidityandgravitas.

Butmainly,hugemistaketoconflatethecompletelyvalidcriticismsofherworkwith"Iwanttoshootandrapeyou"typeharassment.Thatisabsolutelyridiculousandoffensive,andanunintentionallyperfectexampleofwhateveryonehasbeensayingabouthowshejustdoesn'tgetit.Andapparentlyneverwill,assheseemstolackthesmallestcapabilitytolookintrospectivelyaskeenlyandcriticallyasshethinksshedoestothesepoorbrownpeoplethatit'shercallingtosave.

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Andherarticlesarejust...bad,herwritingcanbealmostembarrassing.Thisoneisatleasttwiceaslongasitneedstobe.Gifs!=insight.

It'snotbecauseyou'reawoman,NomadiKat.Stoppretendingtobeavictim.

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"Ireadallofthis."

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"Twiceaslongasitneedstobe"isgenerousIthinkheractualcontentthepartthatisn'tquotes,digressionsorhistronicscouldbesummarizedinafewhundredwords.Thisisabouttentimesaslongasitneedstobe.

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It'strue,IhesitatedoverthatbutIdidn'twanttotakethetimetobemorethoughtfulaboutit.Butyeah,"meanbulliesaremean"wouldjustaboutdoit.

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I'lljustagreetonotwriteathoroughcriticalresponsetothisonethensincethereisnowayI'mgettingthroughthis.Ireadthelastarticle.Idon'tneedtoreadthis.Ihaveenjoyedallthewellwrittenresponsestothisthough,they'vebeenverywellwrittenandthoughtout.

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TheywereblatantattackscallingtheRussianwomanandI"white","whitesupremacist","colonialist","racist",andotherhatefulremarksthatfeaturednosources,nocitations,[and]novaluewhatsoever.

NO.Thereisnosuchthingasreverseracism.Itdoesnotexist.

Accordingtoothercommunitymonitorswhohavereviewedmycase,thesheervolumeofnegativecommentsappearingatsucharapidrateshouldhaveservedasaredflagthatsomethingwasunbalanced.Thiscyberbullyingscenarioresembledwhatmanymoderatorsrefertoasa"brigade",andIwonderwhatkindofmoderationwouldallowthiskindofabusiveonlinebehaviortoescalate.

Donoteverinsultthemods.Slayandtheothermodsdoadamnfinejobofkeepingthepeacearoundhere.Itisnottheirfaultthatpeoplebecamesofedupwithyouthattheyputtheirfootdownandstoptryingbeingcordialaboutit.Rememberitwasyouwhocalledchildrenanimalsthenwrotethatyoucouldn'tthinkofanyotherwaytodescribeit.

Isuggesttakingtimetoreadinguponwhatisprivilege.Whetheritberacial,class,andotherprivilegehavingthatknowledgewouldhelpyouengagewiththewelleducatedcommunitywehavehere.Therehavebeenplentyofhelpfulresourcesgiventoyouandpeoplehaveofferedyouguidanceinunderstandingthebasics.

Therewasnothingillegalaboutwhathappened.

Youkeeprepeatingmajorhumanrightsorganizationthisorthatwithoutrealizingthatsomeofthoseorganizationsthatyouarereferencingmaybeinfactthesameorganizationsthatpeoplegroanatforthesamereasonspeoplegroanatyourposts.Italsosaysalotabouttheorganizationsthatpraisesuchproblematicblogposts.Someorganizationsdonotworkwithlocalorganizationsatall.Oneofthecriticismsthatwerebroughtupwasthattherewasnomentionoflocalorganizations.Infact,thepersonatthecenterofpiecewadedinandadmittedthatshedidnotcontactanyofthelocalwomenorganizations.Sheadmittedthatsheonlyinteractwiththemenofthearea.Nooneissayingwhatsheexperiencedwasnothorribleorshouldbeminimized.Nooneistryingtominimizeitbutgivingasignal

boosttolocalorganizationswouldhelpwomenwhodealwiththatshitonadailyandsometimeshourlybasiswouldhelp.Reachingouttothemandaskingwhataretheydoingontheirownwouldhelp.Whenyoudon'tdothat,itgivesanimpressionthatthosewomenarehelplesswhenthatissimplynotthecase.

Whoaretheytosaywhatthepublicshouldandshouldn'tread?Furthermore,whilemypreviousarticleonchildabuseinIndiawascriticizedbythesesameanonymousinternetusersforbeinginsensitivetoIndians,itwaspickedupandsharedbyanIndianculturalwebsiteonSikhismtoapositivereception.Thisprovesthevalueofmyarticlestothosewhoaredirectlyinvolvedwiththeissues,andtheneedforthesearticlestobeleftuncensored.

Onesitegivingyoupositivereviewsdoesn'tmeananything.ThissiteonSikhismdoesnotspeakforallIndians.It'sdangeroustotellpeoplewhohaveconcernandwanttoengageindiscussiontobequietbecauseonesitesaysitwasokay.

It'sshockingthataforumassociatedwithJezebel,theforemostsourceoffeministnewsontheinternet,wouldcavetoahatecampaignandcriminalbehaviortosilencethevoicesofwomen.

Jezebelisnotafeministsiteunlessyouarefocusingonwhitefeminism.Itisnottheforemostsourceofnewsonanything.Ithasitsowncriticismsleveledatitforthesameproblemsthathaveappearedinyourposts.However,itdoesabetterjobinengagingandlearningfromcriticismsthenyou.

UnwittinglysilencingDuvia,thehatecampaignerswillneversilenceme.Theyhavetriedeverythingtocensorme,eventriedtotie"SteelBalls"toacompletelyunrelated,satiricalhumorblog.Thecomedyarticlewaspostedtoadifferentforumbecausemyfriend'svideowaswellproduced,hilarious,andsomethingthatIwantedtoshare.ThecomedyblogwasexactlythatCOMEDY.Itmadefunofmeandpeopleofmyownraceinwaythatwasentirelyhumorousandsatirical.TherewasabsolutelyNOTHINGinitthatputdownpeopleofcolororotherraces,andifyouactuallywatchthevideo,Iguaranteethatyou'lllaughatonepointoranother.

No,wewatchedthatvideo.Itwasdumbandnotfunny.

Infact,Ihaveneveroncereferredtoindividualsofotherracesusinganykindofhatefulderogatorytermsinmywriting.Notever.Onceagain,Ithinkthisisacaseofusersnotreadingandreviewingtheactualmaterial,andjustskippingtothecommentsectionstoventontheirpreconceivednotions.

Youdonothavetowriteaslurforittobeoffensive.Yourpostsarefilledwithmicroaggressions.Donottellothershowtheyshouldfeelwhentheyencounteramicroaggressionthatishurtful.

Itisunfortunatethatrapethreatswereposted.However,whatyoupostedandwhatLindypostedwastwodifferentthings.YoupostedsomethingthatwascompletelyoblivioustoWomenofColorwhogothroughnotonlysexismbutalsoracism/racialdiscrimination.Ithighlightedthatpeopleonlycarewhenwhitewomenareassaultedbutignore/minimizewhatwomeninthatenvironmentgothroughonadailybasis.

ThearticlewrittenbyIntheweedsstatedthatmywholeexistencesays"feminismdoesn'tcareaboutPOC'sproblemswithcolonialism"withoutpropercitationtosupportthisclaim.Asfarasthefeministmovementgoes,Iunderstandthereisahistorywherewomenofcolorhavefeltexcluded.Thishistorycanbepartofthepast.Wecancreateabetterfuturebyreachingouttooneanotherandunitinginthepresent.Itiscrucialthatweallstandtogetherwomenandmenofallethnicbackgroundsforthesakeofequalrightsforeveryindividualinallglobalsocieties.Perhapsthereisasolutioninsight.

It'sreallyhardtociteanentiremovement.NoonehasenoughtimetoincludefordecadesupondecadesoferasureofWomenofColor/QueerWomenfromfeminisminonepost.ThereisareasonwhyitisanetworkofTumblrdedicatedtothisissueinsteadofjustone.

Iamwritingtoclarifyforthesakeofthereadersthatbeing,thosewhoactuallybothertoread.Iwriteabouttravelandculturalobservations,andIencourageotherstodothesame.Iaskthatyoutakethetimetoreviewmyworkanddecideforyourselfbeforepassingjudgment.Considertheimpactofthenewtravelersinspiredandtheawarenessthatisgeneratedforhumanrights.

Actuallyseveralpeople(mostofthemwhite)havewrittenabouttravel.Unlikeyouthough,theymanagetowriteaboutplacestheyhavetraveltowithoutitsoundingliketheyhaveencounteredhumanswhoactlikeanimalsandutterchaos.Theymanagetowritewithoutfetishingaculturetheydonotbelongtoand

aresimplyvisiting.Theyalsoengageanddiscusscriticismsthatarebroughtupwithouttellingsomeonetobequietbecause"soandso"saiditwasokaybecausethatishowitissupposetobedone.Theylisten,thosetheyarediscussingitwithlistens,andeveryonehasaveryelevatediscussion.

Icouldcarelessaboutthosewhodon'tdothereadingorfindittoohardtothinkforthemselves.Icareevenlessaboutthosewhomisuseandabusetheinternet,threateningthesanctityoffreespeechandglobalcommunication.They'renotmytargetaudience.Iimplorereaderstoconsiderallinformationinorderformtotheirowneducatedopinions(haveyoueverbotheredtoreadmymission?(http://www.nomadikat.com/)).

Donotinsultthepeoplewhoaregivingyoufreereviewofyourwork.Yes,wehavereadyourmission.Yousay:

IdonotexpectmyreaderstothinkexactlywhatIthink.Instead,Iencouragemyreaderstodeveloptheirownopinionsbaseduponmultiplesourcesofinformation.

Thatisexactlywhatpeopledidandcontinuetodo.Weencourageyoutolookatmultiplesourcesofinformationandnotstopatthosethatgiveyoupraise.Weencourageyoutoconsiderthecriticisms,thinkaboutit,anddiscussit.

Nooneappreciatesbeingthetargetofcriminalbehaviorandbrandedbymindsetstheydonotcondone.Furthermore,IamdisappointedthatJezebel'sPowderRoomwouldlackthemoderationtosuppresslawlessbehavior,attheexpenseofcensoringwomenandshamingavictimofsexualassault.IurgeKinjauserstoreconsidertheboundariesofcensorship.Isuggesttheyweightheimpactofwhatfosteringadiscussiononhumanrightsgivestosocietyoverthebacklashfromthosewhoarefullofhateandcriminalrage.

Onceagain,donotinsultthemods.Nooneiscensoringwomen.PlentyofwomenhavebeenpostingtoThePowderRoom.Discussionishadandauthors/commenterswalkawayfeelingsatisfiedthattheywereabletohaveadiscussion.Donottellpeoplethattheirrageiscriminal.Oftenthoseofmarginalizedgroupsareactuallycriminalizedfortheirthoughtsandrageattheinjusticestheyencounter.

Fromthisalone,wecanseethatnothinghasbeenlearned.Wecanseethatthevalidcriticismwentinoneearandouttheother.WecanseethatyouhavefashionedyourselftheauthorityonracialandQueerissues.Wecanseethatyoufindthingsfunnythatareactuallynot.Wecanseethatyouaresimplynotgettingitandthatinitselfissad.

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HOLYSHIT.Youwin.

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Yeah,Slay'sallaboutshuttingdownwomen'svoicesandshamingvictimsofsexualassault.It'sherlife'swork.

Althoughtheoneamusingtakeawayfromthisoverwrought,nearlyunreadablescreedwasthenotionofSlaybeingbulliedbyintheweedsandherruthlessgangofcriminalmeanies.That,atleast,wasanimagethatdrewawrysmile.

Gottago,TheNewYorkTimesisCENSORINGmebynotpublishingmyshatteringexposofthegummicandyindustry:GummisofStealTheUntoldStoryoftheMenWhoChargeYou$3forTenCentsWorthofSugar.ThiscriminalinjusticeSHALLNOTSTAND.

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LETMELEAKTHEGUMMISTORY!ITNEEDSTOBEHEARD!

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IMAYMEETWITHFOULPLAY

TELLTHEWORLD

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Didsomeonesay....CHICKEN?

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CHICKENSNEEDCULTURE,TOO.

Dude,I'vebeenaroundtheblockafewtimes.Ididn'tjustfallofftheturniptruck.I'veseenmostofthedark,crazyunderbellyoftheGawkerverse.Thispost?Rightupthere.

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ThereallyweirdthingisthatIwasonlydimlyawareofthisperson,andtheyseemedveryinterestedin"branding"andstufflikethat.Like,aspirational.

Waytoruinyourbrandforgoodandall,unhingedinternetperson.Ifyouevergetajobatamagazine,yourEICisgoingtogoogleupthisbatshitharangueandgo"Holyshit,whathappensifIkilloneofherpieces?"andveryquicklystartadownlowconversationwithHR.

Wackystuff,Meatballs,wackystuff.

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wackystuffindeed

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OMGSTOPBULLYINGMEWITHYOURHATEFILLEDBRIGADEMOBOFLIBELANDCRIMINALITY

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YeahjudgingbythispostI'mgoingtosayshewakesupandfeelstheexactoppositeofthat.Us,we'rejusttrolls,youknow.

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Well,drinksareontheloseratthenextmeetup.)

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elspeths (http://elspeths.kinja.com/) AfroWithaChanceofMeatballsToday 6:00am (http://nomadikat.kinja.com/you-know-i-do-have-to-disagree-with-you-on-one-point-1580001246)

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youknow,Idohavetodisagreewithyouononepoint,rapethreatsareillegal.

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Shytiger (http://shytiger00.kinja.com/) AfroWithaChanceofMeatballsToday 6:05am (http://nomadikat.kinja.com/this-entire-comment-gave-me-superpowers-just-so-you-kno-1580001726)

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Thisentirecommentgavemesuperpowersjustsoyouknow.

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AfroWithaChanceofMeatballs (http://afrowithachanceofmeatbalToday 6:25am (http://nomadikat.kinja.com/a-quote-is-missing-from-my-comment-that-pertains-to-cal-1580003704)


Aquoteismissingfrommycommentthatpertainstocallinguscommenterscriminalsbecausewerightlycalledoutseveralissueswithherwritinginregardstoseveralposts.

However,nowhereinmycommentdidImaketheleapthattosayingrapethreatsarelegal.

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"Ithinkthisisacaseofusersnotreadingandreviewingtheactualmaterial,andjustskippingtothecommentsectionstoventontheirpreconceivednotions."

Thisistheinternet,areyounewhere?Theinternetgenerallyisafilthy,stinkingsewer.

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greenheart (http://greenheart.kinja.com/) NomadiKatYesterday 6:22pm (http://nomadikat.kinja.com/above-and-beyond-what-other-commenters-have-already-sai-1579818639)


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Aboveandbeyondwhatothercommentershavealreadysaidhere...

really?you'recitingaBuffyepisodeandRedditinablogpost?Thisisn'tacademia.Getoveryourself.

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Jane of the Slums (http://mbp.kinja.com/) greenheartYesterday 6:28pm (http://nomadikat.kinja.com/aww-i-dunno-i-kinda-like-the-offical-joss-whedon-citat-1579821475)

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AwwIdunno,IkindaliketheofficalJossWhedoncitation...

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Everything Is Tacos (http://everythingisshiny.kinja.com/) greenheartYesterday 7:15pm (http://nomadikat.kinja.com/i-love-you-for-this-1579842714)

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ILOVEYOUFORTHIS.

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Penabler (http://penabler.kinja.com/) greenheartYesterday 7:18pm (http://nomadikat.kinja.com/this-is-kind-of-a-glorious-train-wreck-though-1579843830)

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Thisiskindofaglorioustrainwreckthough.

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GerdieSingsTheBlues (http://barrelhouse.kinja.com/) greenheartYesterday 7:44pm (http://nomadikat.kinja.com/i-must-strenuously-disagree-a-buffy-reference-never-go-1579855513)

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Imuststrenuouslydisagree.ABuffyreferencenevergoesafoul.Eveninthiscontext,itsoftenedme.Ihadtofightmyinstincttohugitandloveitandpetit.

Iamatotalsucker.

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brotherparish (http://brotherparish.kinja.com/) PenablerYesterday 9:24pm (http://nomadikat.kinja.com/to-reach-true-gloriosity-she-needs-to-come-back-call-1579894146)

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Toreachtruegloriosity,sheneedstocomeback,calleveryonea"hater,"andthenaccidentallysetherhaironfire.

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greenheart (http://greenheart.kinja.com/) GerdieSingsTheBluesYesterday 9:39pm (http://nomadikat.kinja.com/oh-i-love-buffy-and-loved-the-reference-however-out-o-1579899514)


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Oh,IloveBuffyandlovedthereference,howeveroutofcontextitmighthavebeen.Itwasthecitationofthereferenceespeciallybecausethereferencewasagifthatstruckmeasparticularlyfacetious.

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GerdieSingsTheBlues (http://barrelhouse.kinja.com/) greenheartYesterday 9:45pm (http://nomadikat.kinja.com/i-get-that-it-didnt-strike-me-as-facetious-at-all-act-1579901696)


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Igetthat.Itdidn'tstrikemeasfacetiousatall,actually.IgetthefeelingthatNomadiKatisintenselyproudofherjournalisticethics,andistryingtocoverallherbaseswiththecitationthing.Imyselfhaveaseriousfearofplagiarism,soIgetthat.

WiththeBuffyreference,thewordIwouldhavechosenis"pandering."

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Owl_is_lost (http://screech.kinja.com/) GerdieSingsTheBluesYesterday 11:36pm (http://nomadikat.kinja.com/youre-adorable-gerdie-1579938665)

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You'readorable,Gerdie.

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GerdieSingsTheBlues (http://barrelhouse.kinja.com/) Owl_is_lostYesterday 11:46pm (http://nomadikat.kinja.com/do-you-think-so-1579941621)


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DOYOUTHINKSO??

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Owl_is_lost (http://screech.kinja.com/) GerdieSingsTheBluesYesterday 11:48pm (http://nomadikat.kinja.com/definitely-1579942463)

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greenheart (http://greenheart.kinja.com/) GerdieSingsTheBluesToday 1:57am (http://nomadikat.kinja.com/totally-makes-sense-i-just-feel-like-it-shows-a-misund-1579972298)


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totallymakessense.Ijustfeellikeitshowsamisunderstandingofthemediumandtheaudiencetousecitations,especiallyforcontributionsthataretrivial/notrelatedtogetargument.

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InterruptingCat (http://interruptingcat.kinja.com/) greenheartToday 6:54am (http://nomadikat.kinja.com/these-citations-remind-me-of-my-bullshitting-days-as-an-1580006726)

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intheweeds (http://intheweeds.kinja.com/) NomadiKatYesterday 11:16pm (http://nomadikat.kinja.com/okay-i-just-got-home-from-work-so-i-can-respond-proper-1579931667)

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ThesecitationsremindmeofmybullshittingdaysasanundergradhavingtofilloutthreepagesofresourcesthatIhadconsultedformy10pagepaper.

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nimuexxx (http://nimuexxx.kinja.com/) GerdieSingsTheBluesToday 9:29am (http://nomadikat.kinja.com/i-agree-with-your-strenuous-disagreement-but-why-did-1580040742)


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Iagreewithyourstrenuousdisagreement.Butwhydidyoufightyourinstinct?IkissedthepicturefromHush.

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nimuexxx (http://nimuexxx.kinja.com/) GerdieSingsTheBluesToday 10:00am (http://nomadikat.kinja.com/pandering-why-1580054188)


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Pandering?Why?

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greenheart (http://greenheart.kinja.com/) nimuexxxToday 11:20am (http://nomadikat.kinja.com/because-basically-everyone-on-gt-loves-buffy-i-admit-i-1580095441)


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BecausebasicallyeveryoneonGTlovesBuffy.Iadmitit,Idotoo.

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GerdieSingsTheBlues (http://barrelhouse.kinja.com/) nimuexxxToday 11:55am (http://nomadikat.kinja.com/this-entire-article-has-been-crafted-expressly-to-targe-1580118846)


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ThisentirearticlehasbeencraftedexpresslytotargettheJezebelbrand.IthitsonallthebuzzwordsthatJezziessitupandpayattentionto:harassmentofwomenontheinternet,rapethreats,cyberbullying,even"WhyAren'tWomenFunny?"TheBuffyreferenceispartandparcelofthat.It'spandering.Thisentirenarrative,whereawomanencountersmisogynyontheinternetandrefusestobesilenced,isclassicJezebelclickbait.Sheknowswhatwelike,andshe'stryingtoprovethatshe'soneofus.

Butthenagain,shedoesn'thaveJezebelatlargehere,she'stalkingtothesubblogs.

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Okay,IjustgothomefromworksoIcanrespondproperlytothis'article'youhavewritten.

It'sreallytoobadthatyoucouldn'thavejustopenedupadialogwithmeinsteadofstewingonRedditwithpeoplewhosaythingslike,"Anaccusationofracismisaweaponweusetoshameandcensorpeoplewithviewswedislike."forseveralweeksandpenningahitpieceonmewhichcomparesmetotheMRAswhodoxxedandharassedAnitaSarkeesianandyourselftoSarkeesianherself.

It'sreallytoobadyoucouldn'ttalktomebecauseIcouldhavehelpedyou'brand'.Yousee,we'renotsodifferentyouandI.

Webothwritearticlesabouthumanrightsissues.TheonlydifferenceisthatyouwriteabouttheissuesbywritingabouttravelandhowharditistoseestarvingpeoplewhileyourtryingtoeatandIwritearticlesabouttheissuesbywritingarticlesabouttheissuesandwalkoverhomelesspeopleonmywaytomyjobcookingfancyfoodforrichassholes.

WebothhavehadourarticlesmainpagedonJezebelatvarioustimes.TheonlydifferenceisthatwhenIgetanarticlemainpaged,peoplelikeitandfollowmeandhangoutwithmeonotherplatformsandwhenyougetmainpaged,thesamepeoplecallyouracistandwritepetitionstohaveyourvoicesilenced.

Wehavebothhadcriticismleveledagainstustoo.ThedifferenceisItakeittoheart,considerothercommentersmyfriendsandchangemytoneinthefutureandyouwritearticleslike'HolyShitballsJackson,I'mWhite!"andkeeponkeepingonuntilthepeopleofcoloryouoffendedareforcedtostartsayingthingslikethis(http://groupthink.jezebel.com/ijustreadtheseandsomeotherpostsandiamincred1574500055)andthis(http://groupthink.jezebel.com/thankyouforcallingattentiontothisiamawocfro1574486447).

Webothwritearticlesinafeministspaceandarewellknownaroundtheseparts.ThedifferenceisI'mwelllikedandyouareinfamous.Youcouldlearnfromme.It'sreallytoobad.

Butletsgetintosomeofthepointsyou'vebroughtupshallwe?IfI'msuchacriminal(andImustbesinceIseeyoubroughtouttheboldlettering,whicheveryoneknowsmeansbusiness),Ishouldtakeamomenttodefendagainsttheseaccusations,no?

EXHIBITA:LetsstartwithyourassertionthatIcalledyouandyourcompatriot'whitesupremacist'.Thesecondlineofmyarticlereads:"ThisnewarticleonthePowderRoomiswhitesupremacist.".IsubmitthatIclearlyneversaidyouwerewhitesupremacist.I,infact,saidthearticlewaswhitesupremacist.Reasonsforthisassertionareexplainedintherestofthearticleandthecommentssectionisfullofotherreasons.Youcouldhavereadthem,butclearlydidn't,soletsmoveon.

EXHIBITB:YoucompareyourselftoAnitaSarkeesian,etal.andspendacrazyamountofwordsexplainingwhyyouarejustlikethosewomenontheinternetwhogetattackedjustforbeingwomenontheinternet!It'shorriblewhatIhavedonetoyou.CRIMINALinfact.Ohnoes!Inmydefense,I'msure

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youwillunderstand,yourHonor,Jezebel,PowderRoomandGroupthinkarefeministwebsitespopulatedbymostlywomenandprimarilyfeminists.Intersectionalfeministtobespecificinmanyinstances.90%ofthe'attackers'are/wereotherwomen.Feministwomenwhotookissuewithyour'feminism'.

EXHIBITC:Youstate"Accordingtoothercommunitymonitorswhohavereviewedmycase,thesheervolumeofnegativecommentsappearingatsucharapidrateshouldhaveservedasaredflagthatsomethingwasunbalanced."YourHonor,Isubmitthatthereasonforthisimbalanceisnotinfactadisturbanceintheforce,butinfactaforeseeableresultofwritingwhitesupremacistbentarticlesonanintersectionalfeministforum.

EXHIBITD:Youquote:"Reverseracismcanbedefinedasatermthatdescribestheoutcomeofagroupofpeoplethattrytoprotectaminoritygroupsoaggressivelythatitactuallyleadstohypocrisy(Spornhauer:2011)."Isubmit,yourHonor,"Objectificationworksagainstthedisempoweredbecausetheyaredisempowered.Theprocessdoesn'tworkinreverse(Wise:2002(http://www.ucalgary.ca/cared/mythofreverseracism))"

CITATIONFIGHTBEHINDTHESCHOOLATRECESS!!!

EXHIBITE:"Intheweed'spostinfersthatNomadiKatignoreshomophobia".Yourhonor,IreadtheentirearticleI(personally)wroteseveraltimesandnowherecanIfindanyreferencetohomophobiaorlgbtissuesofanykind.Thisisthepoint,yourHonorwhereImustrespectfullyaskthecourttoassessmyaccusersstateofmindand/orreadingcomprehensionskills.

AtthispointIwouldalsoliketocountersueforpunitivedamagesduetotherepeateduseofthethirdpersontorefertoonesselfandtherepeateduseofSouthParkandrandomracistredditusersaslegitimatecitationsources.I'mnotsureIwilleverrecover,yourhonorandIexpectthemaximumallowablepenaltyasrepeatedinfractionshasmademeextremelynoxious.

Atthispoint,yourHonorIclosemycaseasIamgettingreallyboredofthisshitandmybeerisgettingwarm.Ithrowmyselfonthemercyoftheminoritygoonsquadoops,Imeanpeoplehidingbehindusernamestohidetheircriminalbehavioroopsagain,Imean,nicenormalpeoplewhowouldnevereverhateontheOPwithoutmypersonalsaysoastheBoss.Sigh,I'llnevergetitright.Ithrowmyselfonthemercyofthecourt.

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Josie Grossie (http://josiegrossie.kinja.com/) intheweedsYesterday 11:34pm (http://nomadikat.kinja.com/holy-shit-i-totally-missed-the-reddit-citation-lololol-1579938010)

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HolySHITItotallymissedtheRedditcitation.LOLOLOLOLOLOLAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHF:HUIWHEO89275@%!%!!!!!!!1

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nearnarnia (http://nearnarnia.kinja.com/) intheweedsYesterday 11:42pm (http://nomadikat.kinja.com/boom-okay-now-that-youve-cited-a-real-article-on-how-1579940371)

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Boom!

Okay,nowthatyou'vecitedarealarticleonhow"reverseracism"isnotarealthing,shehastobelieveit.

No?

Intheweeds,thecourtfindsyouguiltyofbeingabadass,smartasfuckwordsmithwhowon'tstandforthisbullshit.

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WanderingWombat (http://wanderingwwombat.kinja.com/) intheweedsToday 12:27am (http://nomadikat.kinja.com/have-i-told-you-lately-that-i-love-you-1579953151)

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HaveItoldyoulatelythatIloveyou?

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chritter is a nocturnal feminist mancatfish (http://chritter.kinja.com/) intheweedsToday 1:23am (http://nomadikat.kinja.com/im-sure-you-will-understand-your-honor-jezebel-powde-1579966269)


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I'msureyouwillunderstand,yourHonor,Jezebel,PowderRoomandGroupthinkarefeministwebsitespopulatedbymostlywomenandprimarilyfeminists.

Nottoquibblewithyourarguments,Counselor,butJezebelisexplicitlyNOTafeministspace,asclarifiedbytheEIC,whiletheKinjaeraincarnationofGTis,asstatedbySlay.PowderRoom,Ihonestlyhavenoidea.

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intheweeds (http://intheweeds.kinja.com/) chritter is a nocturnal feminist mancaToday 1:34am (http://nomadikat.kinja.com/jezebel-powder-room-and-groupthink-are-websites-popul-1579968533)


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"Jezebel,PowderRoomandGroupthinkarewebsitespopulatedbymostlywomenandprimarilyfeminists."

Therefixeditareyouhappynow,MOM?:)

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Shytiger (http://shytiger00.kinja.com/) intheweedsToday 5:52am (http://nomadikat.kinja.com/i-love-you-love-1580000447)

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ILOVEYOU.LOVE!

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Mayati (http://mayati.kinja.com/) intheweedsToday 11:17am (http://nomadikat.kinja.com/did-you-fall-over-laughing-too-when-you-saw-her-random-1580093714)

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DidyoufalloverlaughingtoowhenyousawherrandominsertionoftheHRClogo?Astounding.

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intheweeds (http://intheweeds.kinja.com/) MayatiToday 12:13pm (http://nomadikat.kinja.com/that-the-reddit-quotes-and-the-citation-of-fucking-gif-1580130403)


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That,theredditquotesandthecitationoffuckinggifs.Allofthisisthreateningtokillmefromlaughter.Ideserverecompense.

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Mayati (http://mayati.kinja.com/) intheweedsToday 12:19pm (http://nomadikat.kinja.com/killing-with-laughter-or-otherwise-actually-a-crime-1580134064)

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Killing,withlaughterorotherwise:actuallyacrime!SOMEONESTOPTHISWOMAN

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Yesterday 11:16pm intheweeds started this thread

intheweeds (http://intheweeds.kinja.com/) NomadiKatYesterday 11:16pm (http://nomadikat.kinja.com/okay-i-just-got-home-from-work-so-i-can-respond-proper-1579931667)


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Okay,IjustgothomefromworksoIcanrespondproperlytothis'article'youhavewritten.

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