Misogyny, Trolls, and Xhamster.

I just read an excellent opinion piece about internet trolling and misogyny. I can testify that I experience this very thing ALL THE TIME, not just here on Xhamster, but elsewhere on the internet whenever I write. If I am not outright sexually harassed (after my argument is totally overlooked) I am talked down to like I'm a fucking c***d. In fact just last week while commenting on CNN, one man asked me if I was "PMSing." On a porn site like this one, I've come to expect degrading remarks and largely ignore them in a majority of cases. But the problem is far more extensive and not confined to porn websites.

Let me make it clear that I've met a lot of terrific men on xhamster. The fact that those men have elected to regard me with respect and on equal grounds, even on a website which by its very nature promotes the objectification of women, demonstrates a level of maturity and kindness I truly do appreciate and admire. On the other hand, I've met some pretty nasty women on here, too, who were actually downright evil, so I am in no way male-bashing in writing this.

I'm not going to rehash everything that was said in the article. I do want to emphasize one major point, however. The author of the article basically asserts that much of the harassment women experience on the internet comes from insecure men whose world view of male superiority is shaken when they come across strong, opinionated women. These men live in a make-believe world in which women were somehow meant or created to serve and please men. As such, when they come across a woman who is superior to them in any way, they often either reason away her remarks, overlook them by sexually objectifying her, or they "politely" interject their superior views to guide the silly, irrational woman back on course. The latter one is what particularly annoys me.

Here is the article in question:

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/08/01/misogynist-trolls-have-an-agenda-and-its-not-lulz/