Cyber bullying and harassment women face online

Hey everyone,

I genuinely don't know where to post this. I am making this post because I am shaken up and hurt by the severe cyber bullying and targeted harassment I experienced yesterday. I am sharing this because this isn't just about me, it is a widespread issue that countless women face daily in digital spaces. The moment a person shares a nuanced opinion a toxic mob takes over and the default response is almost always aggressive, gendered abuse.

Earlier today on a regional forum, I left a comment for context : I pointed out that we shouldn't use body shaming, fat shaming, colorism or any sort of profanity to hit back at a bully.

Instead of a normal disagreement a terrifying mob mentality took over. My inbox was flooded with targeted hate. Total strangers used aggressive profanity, hurled disgusting gendered slurs, flooded my DMs, and even stalked my profile to completely 'unrelated' subreddits just to harass me on my new comments.

The hypocrisy is deeply sickening.

It is completely fine to disagree or debate. But crossing the line into unsolicited DMs, stalking someone's profile, and sending hate dms are uncalled for. I've disagreed with people on reddit but never used these language.

I can't upload the screenshots here but I was called a btch, a slt and every gendered abuse ever. Atleast 50 comments and dms of harassment which I reported to reddit too. My page was not hidden so they kept following me to other subs to abuse me more when I turned off my dms.

I want to raise awareness about the heavy mental toll of this digital harassment. I cried yesterday due to this. My issue is not people disagreeing with a take,it is the vile hate and the bullying women in general face. We need to do better. Stop crossing the line into abuse.