Neil BrownFeb 23

> I am a 15-year-old girl. Let me show you the vile misogyny that confronts me on social media every day

The examples included here are horrible. Not just the sex-shaming, but that too.

I'm far from convinced that a social media ban is the answer, but the comment is still well worth reading - especially by men.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/23/15-year-old-girl-misogyny-social-media-online-abuse

I am a 15-year-old girl. Let me show you the vile misogyny that confronts me on social media every day

Objectification, hate, rape threats: the politicians debating online abuse mean well, but to truly understand, they need to see what I see

The Guardian
Show threadThe Penguin of EvilFeb 23

@neil Sadly not just social media. Same is as true in the press (where female chancellors get mocked as Rachel from accounts, or for their outfits) - I'm not sure social media is the source of the problem somehow.

Likewise I think a social media ban is a bad idea (and a disaster for disabled kids) - we need to actually fix social media, which means like a pub some people need to be shown the door and told not to come back

Show threadwoe2you
@etchedpixels @neil "Rachel from Accounts" is a riff on the Aussies' "Scotty from Marketing".
Feb 23 at 1:18pmWeb
Show threadThe Penguin of EvilFeb 23
@woe2you @neil But that kind of attack and belittling is focused almost entirely on women in positions of power, as is body shaming and poking fun at their outfits.