Antifeminist on tumblr receives death threats to herself and her two children

rogersmith25 · 2013-08-23T21:57:24+00:00

Remember when a prominent videogame writer Jennifer Hepler "quit her job at Bioware because she received death threats"? I'm very interested to hear from the people who said that this was proof of the "widespread misogyny in gaming culture"... is this not evidence of the "inherent violence of feminists" or some other such wild conclusion?

Now, I could say that this is conclusive proof that feminists are power-hungry and violent... but I will not. I'm going to say exactly the same thing I do every time that anonymous, groundless threats are made online:

It's incredibly easy to make wild baseless threats anonymously; the internet is the realm of hyperbole; trolls exist only to offend; and it is not unheard of for people to attack themselves in "false flag" attacks in order to garner sympathy.

Anyone who posts /r/mensrights -like content on the internet outside of pro-equality zones will be met with threats and harassment; this is not new.

But it is very important that people see that anti-feminists are being attacked because it removes the stereotype that various tech industries, and the internet in general, are hatefully, violently, misogynistic.

liquid_j · 2013-08-23T21:59:24+00:00

Ignorant troll kids. I'd advise the antifeminist to ignore it. (same as I would to the feminists who keep getting the rape/death threats)

DarthOvious · 2013-08-23T21:24:00+00:00

And feminists wonder why more and more women are not joining their movement. What a disgrace.

EvilPundit · 2013-08-24T04:04:00+00:00

I linked to her entire tumblr blog, because at the time the front page was all about the threats she'd been getting.

Since then, she's posted a lot more, and the threat section is two or three pages back.

Here's an example: http://23claw.tumblr.com/post/59126455661/i-can-come-kill-them-for-you-if-youre-too-lazy-fucking

giegerwasright · 2013-08-23T23:08:50+00:00

I am having a hard time finding the death threats that you're talking about. This page is a bit... mercurial.

I do like her tagline, though. Spoken like a similar breed.

edit: OK. I think I found them. Don't get caught up in the panic. Trolls gonna troll. Feminist or otherwise. Remember what we said about Sarkeesian's "Die in a fire" type trolls? We said "Trolls gonna troll". Same logic applies. The importance of this, though, is to show that feminists do it too. So they are hypocrites to condemn it in others when they do it themselves. Don't be a hypocrite. Trolls gonna troll.

This girls seems aiight, though.

2013-08-23T22:35:36+00:00

I can't consider some people to be attention-whores for touting their death threats and not others.

PS: I'm going to kill you all.

GenderEqualityKing · 2013-08-24T02:35:39+00:00

I wish there were a socially acceptable way of being critical of certain tenets of mainstream feminism while not being perceived as misogynistic or "anti-woman." But this just isn't possible.

We've created yet another false dichotomy, just like it's impossible to be pro-Palestinian without also being perceived as anti-Semitic. We live in a very dysfunctional society.

joedude · 2013-08-24T11:51:17+00:00

What the fuck is a tumblr and what is going on on this webpage

MeEvilBob · 2013-08-24T06:20:33+00:00

I'm not sure I'd call this a death threat, more of just a strongly worded insult. The exact quotes were:

"Kill Yourself"

Followed by

"No stop blogging and kill yourself but off your kids first"

Although this is one of the worst things I could imagine someone saying to someone, it does not imply that the person who posted it has any intent to commit violence upon the blogger, so despite it being a truly horrible thing to say, it's not as serious as an actual threat of physical harm.

I'm not condoning these actions, but I could see how someone who strongly believes in the feminist movement could be driven to try and come up with the most insulting thing they can think of to say to their "enemy" to try and make waves without having the gall to actually explain their problems with this blogger's opinions.

We all have said things we thought were funny at the time and later regretted, the only difference here is that once it's posted on the internet, it can't be removed. Sure the post could be deleted, but anyone who saw it first and copied it (including this post) will likely keep it from being forgotten any time soon.

Also, given much of the subject matter on this blog, a comment such as this may not seem as out of place as it might on some other blogs, not that it really has a place anywhere.

2013-08-23T22:44:42+00:00

Is there any real indication it was a feminist that left the comment and not perhaps a troll or a right wing religious nut?

Armagetiton · 2013-08-24T07:59:48+00:00

If you take the users on Tumblr seriously you're an idiot. Whatever you do, don't visit /r/TumblrInAction , you might have an aneurysm or something. The place is a hotbed of Poe's Law, mentally challenged radicals, and middle class kids who fight over who is more "oppressed".

roadhand · 2013-08-24T14:12:36+00:00

Scientists have discovered a complex way to stop online threats - it works for everyone:

The off button.

2013-08-24T22:04:34+00:00

If you put out any remotely unpopular opinion online and enough people see it, it doesn't matter who you are, male or female, you will get death threats. That's just the nature of the internet, where people thousands of miles away will just spew threats without even the slightest intention of following up on them.

I wish people would understand this - maybe then feminists will stop holding it up as some kind of evidence that they're being targeted purely for being women.

phukka · 2013-08-25T02:35:06+00:00

Feminists don't care about women, they care about feminists. If you're not an ally, you're an enemy. Regardless of gender, orientation, etc. If you can't be used, you're disposable.

Feminism ca. 2013.

SPARTAN_TOASTER · 2013-08-24T01:34:18+00:00

feminist receives death threats "grow up you baby, it's just the trolls"

antifeminsit receives death threats "wow this is making me rage so hard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111!!"

honestly guys ever hear of the saying, those who fight monsters should take care they don't become monsters in the process

Title	Antifeminist on tumblr receives death threats to herself and her two children
Author	EvilPundit
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Comments	30
Date	August 23, 2013 9:17 PM UTC (12 years ago)
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