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Mosby

(16,299 posts)
Wed Mar 18, 2015, 07:46 PM Mar 2015

Trolls Attacked Ashley Judd for Tweeting About Sports. Now She's Fighting Back.

Actress Ashley Judd, a well known University of Kentucky basketball fan and alumnus of the Division 1 school, is striking back at Twitter users who launched a tirade of sexually violent tweets aimed at her while she attended a Wildcats game over the weekend.

The explicit messages, which include being called a cunt and suggestions that she "suck a dick," were prompted by her Tweet saying the opposing team was "playing dirty." Now Judd indicates that she hopes to pursue charges against her trolls.

http://www.motherjones.com/mixed-media/2015/03/ashley-judd-twitter-harassment-march-madness

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Trolls Attacked Ashley Judd for Tweeting About Sports. Now She's Fighting Back. (Original Post) Mosby Mar 2015 OP
Celled her an over sensitive liberal...I tell you, the rightwingers are just asking for trouble NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #1
WTF? marym625 Mar 2015 #2
2.5 million women harassed on line!!!!!!!!!! sheshe2 Mar 2015 #3
She's a strong woman. spooky3 Mar 2015 #4

marym625

(17,997 posts)
2. WTF?
Wed Mar 18, 2015, 07:58 PM
Mar 2015

What the hell is wrong with being a fan of your alma mater's basketball team?

People are just too fucked up! I hope she can file charges.

sheshe2

(83,746 posts)
3. 2.5 million women harassed on line!!!!!!!!!!
Wed Mar 18, 2015, 08:40 PM
Mar 2015
Some members of Congress are asking the federal government to beef up enforcement of laws that already prohibit such threats of violence. From 2010-2013, federal prosecutors only investigated 10 cyber-stalking reports, despite 2.5 million cases of women being harassed online.

WTF!

Thank you for posting this Mosby, damn this makes me angry!
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