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Felicia's Day Tumblr Message on #YesAllWomen
The #YesAllWomen hashtag spread to Tumblr. The actress, Felicia Day, describes her experiences on Twitter after she used the #YesAllWomen hashtag. Day lost followers because of the hashtag. She describes how a tweet about men will only women alone…
The Twitter surge #YesAllWomen is a useless weapon against endemic misogyny
Fionolo Meredith sympathizes with the angry and pain behind the #YesAllWomen movements. However, Meredith argues the hashtag is useless against endemic misogyny. Meredith believes the #YesAllWomen movement will be forgotten when another controversial…
The creation of the #YesAllWomen hashtag on Twitter.
Gildedspine created the #YesAllWomen on Twitter and started the conversation on the everyday sexism and misogyny women face. The user, Gildedspine, deleted her original post after facing harassment for original tweet and the creation of the…
Imani Grandy's Tweet
Imani Grandy tells how women did not leave their drinks alone at a bar or party. Other women tweeted in response that they do not leave their unattended and they were given advice to watch their drinks.
Campus killings set off anguished conversation about the treatment of women
The New York Times article describes the aftermath of the Vista Isle Shooting on the University of California's campus. Female students in the article reported their fear after the shooting. The article also describes the #YesAllWomen movement and…
Not all men: A brief history of every's dude favorite argument.
Jess Zimmerman examines how and when #notallmen became a parody. He also explains the origins of the hashtag and why it irritates feminists.
Jessi Smiles's Tweet
Jessi Smiles summarizes the #YesAllWomen best by stating the hashtag has allowed her the chance to finally speak out.
Karin Robinson's Tweet
Karin Robinson tweets that not all men are violent towards women. However, women have to navigate a world where women cannot tell apart men who are violent from those who are not.
There's a battle going on over the Wikipedia page for #YesAllWomen
The backlash over the #YesAllWomen hashtag spread to Wikipedia. Users edited the page to make it less "misandrist" and to gave the page what they perceived to be a more neutral point of view. Kate Dries's article documents the changes made to the…
On #YesAllWomen, One Year Late
Kaye M, the creator of the #YesAllWomen, tells what led to start the hashtag. She wanted to create a space for women to vent and to emphasize over their shared experience of sexual harassment, sexual assault, and sexism. Kaye M. states as a Muslim…