This is just a really good, thoughtful article on rape culture, using relevant and topical examples.  Recommended reading.

“I was in Dupont Circle at 3:30 pm yesterday and was sexually assaulted while walking. In my hometown, in a nice neighborhood, in broad daylight, in public. I’m a city girl; I walk fast and have rules. A man pulled up behind me on his bicycle and reached up my skirt. He put his finger into my vagina through my underwear. He laughed and biked away. That was it. No 10-5, no catcall. No exchange. I didn’t see his face. At least when I was robbed at gunpoint I knew who to look for on the street.”

Wow, so this happened.

God forbid women in any industry be taken seriously.  Pix, a new magazine for female photojournalists, just reinforces the stereotype that no matter what kind of work women are doing, what they really care about are fashion trends, keeping their mascara from smudging, cute shoes, and pictures of babies and weddings.

SIGH.

Horrifying misogyny aside, I am actually amazed at the outpouring of hate and vitriol directed at this woman who has done nothing more offensive or terrible than suggesting we ought to take a look at female tropes in video games.  It’s truly incredible, the amount of absolute psychopathy aimed at someone who is essentially a stranger.  

Internet Dudes everywhere have become completely and totally unhinged at the very suggestion that some woman, somewhere, might want to examine how females are treated in electronic gaming culture.  They have lost their heads.  They have taken leave of their senses entirely.  DDoS attacks on her site.  Photoshopped images of her being raped.  Misogynist memes created about her.  People trying to access and post her personal information (phone number, address, etc.).  The YouTube comments, of course.  Death threats.  Wishes that she would experience some kind of violence, usually overtly sexual violence.  Reporting her social media accounts as hate speech, terrorism, and spam.  I mean, really crazy stuff.  It’s insane.  They don’t even know this woman, but the tired old message they’re sending is coming through loud and clear:

Tits or GTFO.