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Category Archives: Harassment

Feb 01, 2018Nov 18, 2020

The Power of a Positive Tweet

I recently had the pleasure of visiting BioWare’s Edmonton office, where I met and had tea with a group of fantastic women who work there, and with a few male allies, too. However, when I […]

Jun 26, 2017Jun 26, 2017

On VidCon, Harassment & Garbage Humans

To kick off the Women Online panel at VidCon last Thursday, the moderator posed the question: Why do we still have to talk about the harassment of women? I replied, “Because I think one of […]

Dec 07, 2016Dec 31, 2016

Amplify Your Involvement, Action 1: Safety

Yesterday, we shared the first action in our four-week series on ways to Amplify Your Involvement this December. For this inaugural week, we’re talking about safety. At Feminist Frequency, we know that speaking out and speaking […]

Feb 22, 2016Nov 18, 2020

On Twitter, Conspiracy Theories, and Information Cascades

On February 9th, Twitter announced the formation of a council made up of over 40 organizations, of which Feminist Frequency is one. These organizations are not involved in micromanaging Twitter on a daily basis or making decisions […]

Dec 10, 2015Nov 18, 2020

Harassment Through Impersonation: The Creation of a Cyber Mob

At last year’s XOXO festival, I spoke about two insidious ways that online harassment manifests: conspiracy theories and impersonation. I’d like to share an especially pernicious example of the latter, which demonstrates how harassers can […]

Dec 08, 2015Jul 20, 2021

Speak Up&Stay Safe(r): A Guide to Protecting Yourself From Online Harassment

Three women who have survived sustained online abuse are releasing an easy-to use digital handbook designed to help others speak freely and safely in digital spaces. Anita Sarkeesian director of Feminist Frequency, Jaclyn Friedman, anti-rape […]

Oct 29, 2015Jul 22, 2016

Talking Publicly About Harassment Generates More Harassment

A few months ago, I posted a series of tweets about some of the most disturbing and vile sexual harassment I have received online. (Read my entire series of tweets here) Because the behaviors of […]

Sep 25, 2015Nov 18, 2020

UN Report on Cyber Violence Against Women and Girls

I visited the United Nations on September 24th to speak at the launch of the Broadband Commission Working Group on Gender’s Report on Cyber Violence Against Women and Girls. At the event, I spoke about […]

Jan 27, 2015Jul 22, 2016

One Week of Harassment on Twitter

Ever since I began my Tropes vs Women in Video Games project, two and a half years ago, I’ve been harassed on a daily basis by irate gamers angry at my critiques of sexism in […]

Oct 26, 2014Jul 22, 2016

Repost: On Friday, Anita Sarkeesian called out “toxic masculinity” on Twitter

This article is written by David Futrelle and reposted from We Hunted the Mammoth What a surreal life Anita Sarkeesian must lead, in which virtually everything she says and does becomes grist for the Great […]

Sep 03, 2014Jul 22, 2016

Examples of Sexist Harassment on Twitter

Yes please, explain to me again how this has nothing to do with sexism. [TRIGGER WARNING for extreme misogyny, gendered slurs, sexual harassment, sexual violence, victim blaming, graphic rape and death threats]

Jul 01, 2012Jul 22, 2016

Image Based Harassment and Visual Misogyny

I’m making it a point to strategically share some of the online harassment I’ve received after launching my Tropes vs Women in Video Games Kickstarter. I’ve already posted about the harassment via YouTube and Wikipedia […]

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