“We live in a world where politics leads to a 38-point gap on whether a movie about slavery should…”

November 02 Comments Off on “We live in a world where politics leads to a 38-point gap on whether a movie about slavery should…” Category: Feed, Tumblr

“We live in a world where politics leads to a 38-point gap on whether a movie about slavery should win an Oscar — an issue, for the record, that neither the Democratic nor Republican parties had any official, or even unofficial, position on. But partisans knew intuitively which side to take.”

Gamergate and the politicization of absolutely everything.

“We live in a world where politics leads to a 38-point gap on whether a movie about slavery should…”

November 02 Comments Off on “We live in a world where politics leads to a 38-point gap on whether a movie about slavery should…” Category: Feed, Tumblr

“We live in a world where politics leads to a 38-point gap on whether a movie about slavery should win an Oscar — an issue, for the record, that neither the Democratic nor Republican parties had any official, or even unofficial, position on. But partisans knew intuitively which side to take.”

Gamergate and the politicization of absolutely everything.

“Twitter has been shamefully slow in addressing this problem. It didn’t add a report-abuse button…”

October 19 Comments Off on “Twitter has been shamefully slow in addressing this problem. It didn’t add a report-abuse button…” Category: Feed, Tumblr

“Twitter has been shamefully slow in addressing this problem. It didn’t add a report-abuse button until August 2013, after British activist Caroline Criado-Perez was hit with a torrent of violent threats because she campaigned to get Jane Austen’s portrait on the £10 note.”

Twitter Could Fix Gamergate. Why Doesn’t It?

“”Every one of my friends has a street harassment story. Every woman I know acts differently at…”

October 11 Comments Off on “”Every one of my friends has a street harassment story. Every woman I know acts differently at…” Category: Feed, Tumblr

“Every one of my friends has a street harassment story. Every woman I know acts differently at night, makes different choices to minimize the risks of physical or sexual assault. […]

“Not every man is threatening, not every man harasses women on the street. But I have to treat every man as a threat because I don’t know who is a danger. Enough.”

Enough