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In reply to the discussion: Girl Who Dressed As Boston Bombing Victim, Threated With Rape And Death, Fired From Job, And Had Nud [View all]bettyellen
(47,209 posts)260. that is it in a nutshell, thanks VC.
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Girl Who Dressed As Boston Bombing Victim, Threated With Rape And Death, Fired From Job, And Had Nud [View all]
Jesus Malverde
Nov 2013
OP
There is nothing funny about death threats, or threats of rape. Her decision
bluestate10
Nov 2013
#202
there ya go. her fault. not the pigs that hunt them down and put them out on the net. yee haw
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#9
none of my business. again... that does not validate sexually humiliating a woman on the net.
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#23
You don't think they would post nude pics of a man online that did this? I do...
VanillaRhapsody
Nov 2013
#55
And do you think that would have anywhere near the impact on his life that
Sheldon Cooper
Nov 2013
#59
taht is what weiner got in trouble for, but wtf? so, you justify sexually humiliating women. how
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#69
I didn't justify rape....I just pointed out that it doesn't only effect women...
VanillaRhapsody
Nov 2013
#74
you would be wrong and have been proven wrong. shwo me where men are sexually humiliated?
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#81
the reality is. we know this woman was threatened with rape. we do not know weiner was.
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#97
our GIRLS are killing themselves because they are being slut shamed. our girls are being raped
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#108
you don't think our "BOYS" are killing themselves for being humilitated?
VanillaRhapsody
Nov 2013
#114
Do you remember the story of the young man who killed himself...because his roommate
VanillaRhapsody
Nov 2013
#122
I never said she wasn't ....all I said was that they WOULD post humiliating pictures of men too...
VanillaRhapsody
Nov 2013
#133
has anyone denied that boys, and some men in a particular sec of our culture have not been raped?
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#111
All I said was...that they WOULD post humiliating pictures of men if they had of done this too...and
VanillaRhapsody
Nov 2013
#170
and no one should be....her being a woman doesn't make this more egregious.
VanillaRhapsody
Nov 2013
#107
I never said it was right....I just said they WOULD post humiliating pictures of men too...
VanillaRhapsody
Nov 2013
#131
by the way...I also called what they did to Anthony Wiener Slut Shaming...
VanillaRhapsody
Nov 2013
#93
No, it's me seeing tons of my female friends being run off the Internet by these jackasses.
NuclearDem
Nov 2013
#194
believe me...I have been on the Internet since the days a woman couldn't even reveal she was one
VanillaRhapsody
Nov 2013
#195
What valid correlation between her twitter name and nude pictures of her being posted without her co
LanternWaste
Nov 2013
#128
and the pigs need to sexually humiliate her? how about them? think it thru, or deserved. nt
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#7
I read about this yesterday. What she did was awful, but what they did to her was worse.
PeaceNikki
Nov 2013
#5
Correct. Sometimes it seems a lot of men are just LOOKING for an excuse to express their hate
whathehell
Nov 2013
#35
Exactly, thank you. +100000 and now i don't have to read the rest of the posts here or fight with
uppityperson
Nov 2013
#158
well... talk about your fuckin bullies. gotta always sexually humiliate the woman. right boys?
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#6
You know what?....You have nothing of substance to say --That's the reason for your "nevermind", LOL
whathehell
Nov 2013
#38
ya. silly me. i get angry when men threaten to rape a woman. i know. i know. so fuckin
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#67
Of course -- I mean what on earth would motivate you to such a wild, outrageous assumption?
whathehell
Nov 2013
#71
I sense a theme here -- thanks for clarifying in case "we" didn't understand the first time.
MiddleFingerMom
Nov 2013
#19
what mfm. am i not allowed to be disgusted with the need to sexually humiliate women? i am suppose
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#20
Yep... you sure got me there. You WON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ironically...
MiddleFingerMom
Nov 2013
#27
what??? you put out gibber and refuse to say what you had to say. what was the point mfm?
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#33
I made my point. You decided not to see it. But you're right about the wasted minutes.
MiddleFingerMom
Nov 2013
#39
that is the whole point. you made no fuckin point. so i ask. am i not allowed to call out the pigs
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#40
hence, why you got a simple... ha. your refusal to answer the question warrants no more than that.
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#60
seriously- rushing to criticize those that are upset about rape threats. You have to wonder WTF is
bettyellen
Nov 2013
#258
this thread is filled with people making justifications for rape threats- is that the
bettyellen
Nov 2013
#151
"Slef," I said to myself. "Slef, keep your mouth shut before you embarass your... um... yourslef."
MiddleFingerMom
Nov 2013
#184
the bullies are the ones making rape threats- not that you think that is worrisome
bettyellen
Nov 2013
#212
I finally did a search of your history. I didn't have to look far to find that your posts...
MiddleFingerMom
Nov 2013
#226
Thank you...Yesterday some here were arguing that someone should not have even been fired because
whathehell
Nov 2013
#52
but apparently mocking this living person, heck people harassing her and getting her fired
Johonny
Nov 2013
#41
Maybe she should have thought about the reaction she would get before posting the pics
quinnox
Nov 2013
#49
I can't imagine that a rational person could anticipate threats against her family.
cyberswede
Nov 2013
#73
threatening fuckin rape and sexually humiliating a woman should not be a "go to". that fuckin
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#124
No, a bunch of misogynistic basement dwelling mouth breathers found an excuse to slut shame
NuclearDem
Nov 2013
#180
Rape threats are not an expression of outrage. Shame on any misogynist who claims otherwise nt
geek tragedy
Nov 2013
#83
Anger is one thing, and probably justified here. But threatening to *rape* her?
nomorenomore08
Nov 2013
#155
But you seemed to be blanketly defending the reactions, regardless of motive or content.
nomorenomore08
Nov 2013
#165
But you didn't come out and hammer the fucking threats against the young woman.
bluestate10
Nov 2013
#205
Of course people will threaten rape? WTF is wrong with you? Who taught you that bullshit?
bettyellen
Nov 2013
#157
You are justifying death and rape threats? Or the posting of nude pictures that have
bluestate10
Nov 2013
#203
And I'll bet you neither the Twin Towers guys nor the MJ guy were threatened with sexual assault.
nomorenomore08
Nov 2013
#159
I imagine another lesson she learned was that the consequences of benign yet tasteless jokes in our
LanternWaste
Nov 2013
#136
I agree that this was in really bad taste, but FFS people, what the hell is wrong with some people?
eqfan592
Nov 2013
#13
you know. really. she did a stupid ass thing. but, the fuckers that did what they did, 10xs worse
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#16
She deserves to be shamed for the costume, but slut-shaming over naked internet pics is bullshit.
11 Bravo
Nov 2013
#18
how dare i call out the pigs that need to sexually humiliate this woman per posters at
seabeyond
Nov 2013
#36
Have to agree. The pictures and the threats are each worse than her stupidity.
Shrike47
Nov 2013
#45
I posted Bill Maher's rant about twitter trolls, it's definitely worth a watch.
Initech
Nov 2013
#244
Agree. I would have responded the same way had she shown up in a KKK costume
Katashi_itto
Nov 2013
#239
Self-righteous internet fueled outrage frenzies are bullshit in almost all cases.
redgreenandblue
Nov 2013
#56
Half of these people are Internet panic-du-jour clinging idiots that are even worse than the
Dash87
Nov 2013
#257
She's a 22 year-old idiot. The people who threatened her are much, much worse. nt
msanthrope
Nov 2013
#82
It's not so much about the girl herself, or what she did. More a matter of opportunity.
nomorenomore08
Nov 2013
#171
Incredibly stupid move on her part....but the (over)reaction is worse imho...
truebrit71
Nov 2013
#115
guys vs girls I guess. Its another example of how women have a seperate standard. :(
boomer55
Nov 2013
#149
Lynch is Tony Rocky Horror, the Freakout Twitterverse is Marsellus Wallace
robertpaulsen
Nov 2013
#175
Wow, just wow. People here defending and apologizing for slut shaming and violating her privacy.
NuclearDem
Nov 2013
#179
A bad costume deserves to be met with exactly this: "That's a shit costume"
Warren DeMontague
Nov 2013
#215
Given that she was apparently at work in the costume, that could be the employers perogative
Warren DeMontague
Nov 2013
#251