Module 2: Internet and Cyber-Misogyny Flashcards
Define Cyber-Misogyny
The diverse forms of gendered hatred, harassment, and abusive behavior towards women and girls online.
What Are Expressions of Cyber-Misogyny?
Trolling (provocative messages, ‘you belong in the kitchen’), revenge porn, cyberstalking, cyberbullying (humiliation; rumors, harmful comments), blackmail (exposing secrets), threats (expressed intention of harm).
Who Are More at Risk of Cyberbullying?
Girls and young women, powerful women, gender diverse people, people with mental health issues, women who engage in social activism.
What Tactics Are Used to Hide Male Violence?
Emphasizing: using milder terms to describe violent acts.
Dehumanizing: treating victims as less than human to justify violence.
Blaming: shifting responsibility onto the victims.
Psychologizing: attributing violence to psychological issues rather than societal factors.
Naturalizing: pressing violence as a natural or inevitable part of life.
Separating: isolating incidents of violence to prevent recognition of broader patterns.
Identify the Men’s Rights Movements
Men’s Rights Activists: claim that men’s rights have been reduced by feminism.
Incels: feel unable to find romantic or sexual partners and often express frustration and resentment.
Men Going Their Own Way: prioritize their own lives and interests over traditional societal expectations.
Pickup Artists: focused on techniques and strategies for attracting and seducing women.
