Actually, I think that's true for all minorities--I know the comment section in the online edition of one of my local newspapers can turn pretty ugly if an article is written about a black guy getting arrested. That's less likely to happen if the suspect is white.
From, Emily On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 7:31 PM, Valerie Aurora <[email protected]> wrote: > Abusive comments are a gender thing. Stories about or by women are > more likely to get abusive comments, in public and private, based > solely on the gender of the subject or the author. > > -VAL > > On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 3:37 PM, Emily Monroe <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I doubt that the comments issue is even a gender thing. Comment sections > are > > pretty non-discriminatory in regards to starting up drama. > > > > From, > > Emily > > > > > > On Tue, Jul 8, 2014 at 10:01 PM, Sarah Stierch <[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> > >> Never read the comments. Never . > >> > >> On Jul 8, 2014 6:50 PM, "Keilana" <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> If only, Tom. I would be shocked if that ever got removed. > >>> > >>> > >>> On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 6:15 AM, Tom Morris <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> That’s really cool. > >>>> > >>>> (Just don’t read the comments. Awful misogyny contained therein. Is > >>>> there any way we can get that crap removed?) > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> Tom Morris > >>>> <http://tommorris.org/> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> ----- Original message ----- > >>>> From: Jane Darnell <[email protected]> > >>>> To: Increasing female participation in Wikimedia projects > >>>> <[email protected]> > >>>> Subject: [Gendergap] Adrienne Wadewitz featured in short piece about > >>>> Gendergap on the English Wikipedia > >>>> Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2014 12:54:55 +0200 > >>>> > >>>> In case you missed it, the Signpost this week gives a link to this: > >>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TP8QCG7keQw > >>>> _________________________________________________ > >>>> Gendergap mailing list > >>>> [email protected] > >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Gendergap mailing list > >>>> [email protected] > >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Gendergap mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > >>> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Gendergap mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Gendergap mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > > > > > > -- > Valerie Aurora > Executive Director > > You can help increase the participation of women in open technology and > culture! > Donate today at http://adainitiative.org/donate/ > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >
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