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So I Got Banned From Reddit
I owe a great deal of gratitude to Reddit. I’ve received a fair amount of traffic from them in the past, as my “What Men’s Magazines Are Really About” post maintains a position among the top posts of...
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Reddit Simply Does Not Care for Fandom
“High emotions, inside jokes, and cultish reverence for one interest above all: When you’re inside a fandom, it’s as if you’ve found your long lost people. But to outsiders, fan enthusiasm and rage can...
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Massive Trigger Warning: Reddit’s Sexual Predator Problem
Reddit is home to a lot of unsavory content. Whether it’s nude photos of underage teens, upskirt photos of teenage girls, rape fantasies, rape confessions, incest fantasies, or other voyeuristic photos...
View ArticleReading Reddit with True Blood
I recently got into a discussion with my friend and former dissertation advisor about my strong and ever-growing antipathy towards Reddit. She described my feelings as “perplexing,” doubtlessly because...
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Reddit, Gawker, Moderation and Exploitation
Yesterday was one hell of an interesting day in regards to Reddit’s public image. In the morning, BuzzFeed ran a glowing profile piece on founder Alexis Ohanian, “Why is this man running for President...
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Circulating Pictures of Unwilling Women Is Not ‘Free Speech’
On Forbes, Tim Worstall uses syphilis and penicillin to argue that technology changes which social mores are considered “acceptable” to explain why so many Redditors seemed to find Violentacrez’...
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Reddit: It’s the Leadership, Not the Users
Redditors giving Reddit mods hell over trying to defend Creepshots. This is priceless. Click the image below for proper reading-size.
View ArticleDr. Whitney Phillips Weighs in on Violentacrez and Trolling Culture
Our own Whitney Phillips, PhD has just published a really thoughtful piece on the Violentacrez fiasco over on The Atlantic. Here’s an excerpt: This may not be a pretty picture, in fact in Violentacrez’...
View ArticleWhat is a Creep?
Not being creepy means never having to convince someone to have sex with you. You don’t need tactics. You don’t need lines. You don’t need to change her mind about you. She’s only gonna have sex with...
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