Is there really a type of misogyny that stands alone from other nastiness? In my experience, those who make comments against women also do about other races, ethnics, sexual orientations, classes, etc.

The problem with misogyny on Wikipedia is probably more that it is easier to know if another editor is a woman vs. any of the other biases.

Aside from having everyone use non-feminine usernames and not divulge personal information, I'm not sure what else would work if this is the case.

Janine

Emily Monroe wrote:

Actually, I think that's true for all minorities--I know the comment section in the online edition of one of my local
newspapers can turn pretty ugly if an article is written about a black guy getting arrested. That's less likely to happen if
the suspect is white.

From,
Emily

On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 7:31 PM, Valerie Aurora <valerie@adainitiative.org <mailto:valerie@adainitiative.org>> wrote:

    Abusive comments are a gender thing. Stories about or by women are
    more likely to get abusive comments, in public and private, based
    solely on the gender of the subject or the author.

    -VAL

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