Trolls - xoJane

"You Are Unattractive:" The Message That May Finally Be The Nail In The Coffin Of My OKCupid Account

Rebecca — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:00:00 -0500

That romantic in me? The one who tempered her reasonable expectations about dating with the odd lingering fondness for kismet and destiny? She was killed by online dating.

Speaking Up About Gun Culture Made People Want To Hurt Me

Haley B. Elkins — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 12:30:00 -0500

I was unnerved that some people didn’t just disagree with me: they wanted my very existence, my very humanity, erased, as painfully as possible, starting with my vagina.

When You're Fat On The Internet, Your Photos Are Never Safe

Marianne — Mon, 21 May 2012 10:00:24 -0400

It's a special extra terrible feeling to know that not only is your inbox liable to be a minefield of vitriol attacking your very existence, your image is being used to perpetuate racism and other forms of oppression.

The Internet Argument I Didn't Even Deserve To Win

Noah — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 12:00:20 -0500

Finally I got a return email. I was halfway to an adrenaline buzz as I opened it. But, instead of an attack that I was intentionally trying to draw out of her, I found this.

Sexual Harassment, Online Abuse, And The Contortions People Will Go Through To Not Believe Women

Jess — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:00:17 -0500

Sexual harassment allegations and claims of misogynistic abuse online both involve women talking about something they experience as hurtful. So in both cases there are people lined up to tell them that it never happened.