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 threadahnlak

@etchedpixels @neil while I agree fully with the sentiment, I've shied away from pub comparisons due to the awkward fact that unaccompanied minors are banned from them.

It's probably closer to banning children from the park because there might be a bad man lurking in the bushes...

Feb 23 at 1:21pmWeb
Show threadThe Penguin of EvilFeb 23

@ahnlak @neil Looking at current social media behaviour in English language at least I fear it's more right now like banning unattended children from the park because the park is on Epstein's Island.

The park needs fixing.

Very good point on the pub analogy

Show threadahnlakFeb 23
@etchedpixels @neil for sure, it's that really dodgy park with all the broken bottles and needles - I'm not saying the park isn't a problem, just that banning minors rather misses the problem.