Open Question: What do you think-has the web (and GWS) become a sexists' paradise? Wh

**RSSreader** · 20th-February-2009

Open Question: What do you think-has the web (and GWS) become a sexists' paradise? Why or why not?

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Someone asked why there's scads of questions in GWS that sound like they don't think much of feminists, feminism, women, girls and females in general. So I found this article titled "How the web became a sexists' paradise" http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007...ender.blogging Does the article match your experience here in GWS and/or other forums that include discussions of gender studies? What's your beautiful story or horror story of trying to discuss gender studies on the web? FYI: What do forums do that make sure sexists don't rule?: "Dealing with hate speech, flaming, and trolls": http://cfp.wikia.com/wiki/Dealing_wi...ng,_and_trolls

**Mr.Lomax** · 20th-February-2009

The Internet has become a paradise for anyone who wanted to be a complete dick since it's anonymous in the loose sense.

It's a place where there is still an iota of free speech left so yes people will go a bit mad with it. This used to happen a lot even before the internet but in real life.

It's the perfect place for spreading one's ideology to a wide audience and gathering a lot of followers. You can simply block out the haters.

Not many people really know what sexism is, surprisingly enough. When I ask I often get a response along the lines of:

When someone says something about gender you don't agree with.

So when people say the internet is a heaven for sexists; is that an accurate statement?