The Internet still cannot accept a woman who is not afraid to voice her opinion It’s not easy to be a woman online. Just ask local writer Kirsten Han. The journalist shared how misogyny and sexism is well and alive behind the computer screens, even in Singapore. Kirsten, who is a well-respected writer in the journalism world, recounts her personal experiences on her blog about being harassed and humiliated online simply for being a woman who is unafraid to share her thoughts. For one, people have dissed her opinions and wrote her off as a “xiao mei mei” who didn’t know better. Source Kirsten is vocal with issues from death penalty to LGBT rights in Singapore. She shared how some people who disagreed with her advocacy end up humiliating her. Source Source And then came the rape threats. Source The rape threats below were in response to some comments she made about National Service. Source Source Her online abusers even combed through her social media accounts and her husband’s. Source Kirsten shares how personal the insults can get. Source The online vitriol against Kirsten points at the harassment that women and girls face online. Women face name-calling to stalking to even […]
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