After the deadly Isla Vista rampage by an alienated young man who used social media to announce his plans to kill, social media struck back -- with the hashtag #YesAllWomen. Amid the public grief on ...
The #YesAllWomen hashtag has seen a remarkable, and valuable outpouring from women highlighting many forms of misogyny. But it’s being capsized by trivial tweeters, and can we be sure misogyny was the ...
If the actions of the UC Santa Barbara shooter last week turned the Internet into a crime scene, then the Web is also where we turn to grieve and try to process something that is truly ...
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A crazed rampage Friday night in Isla Vista, California, left seven dead, including the suspect, and emerging details show that 22-year-old gunman Elliot Rodger had bitter, angry feelings toward women ...
The suspected misogynist motives behind Friday's killings in Isla Vista, California is bringing a Twitter hashtag movement to the forefront. "I don't know why you ...
The shooting rampage on Friday near the University of California at Santa Barbara, apparently motivated by the gunman’s anger at having been rejected by women, has sparked a broader discussion of ...
It is a story we've heard before: a young person lashes out, innocent people die and society struggles to understand. It is a story we've heard so often it feels overwhelming, as if there is nothing a ...
My daughter is 14 months old. The #yesallwomen campaign made it clear that she will grow up in a world saturated in misogyny and violence My daughter is just 14 months old. My partner and I love her ...
With viral hashtags like #SolidarityIsForWhiteWomen and #DropDunham, it’s easier than ever for activists to finally make headway against feminism’s traditional allegiance to white, straight, cisgender ...
It’s official. #YesAllWomen isn’t just a hashtag; it’s a social media movement—and an incredibly popular one at that. #YesAllWomen was created in response to University of California, Santa Barbara ...