Twitter executives are likely to be questioned by MPs over the site's handling of abuse, the chairman of an influential Commons committee has said.It is about time, to be frank. I may only have been alive for a couple of decades, but I have seen attitudes to not just women, but everyone, change, particularly as the Internet has taken off. It has been said before, but it worth repeating: people think they can hide behind internet anonymity and therefore that they can say and act as they want without repercussions.
Worryingly, it sometimes seems as if this is spilling over into our daily lives outside cyberspace. I am not particularly good-looking as a woman. I am short, have a childish face, large shoulders and dress fairly conservatively. Some would say boringly. However, in the past month I have been harassed in the street at least 6 times by men. Normally I swear, flick the Vs, anything to show I am not complicit in their harassment, and that I will not giggle or walk faster (which I feel almost condones harassment). I have not yet been threatened with rape, but I have had some incredibly angry reactions, and I have had men who just will. not. let. it. go. and continue to harass me as I walk.
Who can I report this to? Who will be questioned on my behalf? Who will be punished for ruining my day through intimidation and rude words?
And one day, when I have finally, finally had enough, and pushed that idiot off his bike, or punched him full in the face, will there be justice?
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