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Write Isabelle Frances-Wright and Moustafa Ayad of the Institute of Strategic Dialogue (ISD).
While Trump’s victory has been a focal point for communities which support restricting women’s reproductive rights, there was a spike in misogynist content in late October. ISD found a significant rise in posts focused on repealing the 19th Amendment (which gave women the right to vote). This appears to reflect the Harris campaign’s acute focus on securing a sizable majority of women voters. Many of these posts – which targeted women and supporters of their rights – faced quick rebuke. Their spread nevertheless demonstrated the influence of an increasingly vindicative set of online actors, who appear to be using the election results as a permission structure to more overtly and aggressively espouse narratives about curbing women’s rights.
If you’ve experienced or are experiencing online sexual harassment, visit the Online Harassment Resources page of the National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC).
Related Off-site Links:
“Your Body, My Choice”: Attacks on Women Surge on Social Media Following Election – Clare Duffy (CNN, November 11, 2024).
Nick Fuentes Doxxed Following “Your Body, My Choice” Comments, Report Says – Brian Niemietz (New York Daily News via Yahoo! News, November 11, 2024).
UPDATE: Video of Nick Fuentes Attacking Woman at His Home Goes Viral – Jordan King (Newsweek, November 13, 2024).
See also the previous Wild Reed posts:
• Venice Williams on How We Get Through the Next Four Years
• Marianne Williamson on the 2024 Presidential Election Results
• Something to Think About This Election Day
• “The Movement of Love and Inclusion Has Just Been Unleashed” (2017)
• Photo of the Day – January 21, 2017
• Tiffany Wright: Quote of the Day – January 17, 2018
• R Thorpe: Quote of the Day – November 17, 2017
2 comments:
The cretins who want to repeal the Nineteenth Amendment don't realize it could be a be-careful-what-you-pray-for event: repeal would not restore the status-quo-ante of state-level laws in 1920, and women would retain the right to vote - and therefore could vote to deprive men of the vote. Considering that women outnumber men as active voters, perhaps women could push for that?
Great point, Percy! :)
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