Sexism

B) I think that the internet has had a huge impact on sexism, whether it be about woman or men. Both sexes have faced harassment over the web or on a social networking site. People feel safe to go on there and voice their opinions on any situation. They feel as though they can say anything and it wont matter because they are hidden behind a screen so no on really knows who they are. Sometimes on

Facebook I’ll see someone post a comment with a strong opinion, whether it be sexism related or not, and within a matter of minutes someone else is commenting on it with their own opinion. Sharday Mosurinjohn does talk about people commenting back and forth at each other trying to retaliate and make it seem like their opinion is the right opinion, but they just end up contradicting themselves. I agree that ability to hide who you are on the internet has caused an increase in the posting of comments. When people post blogs like the one about the Maxim article, they can say whatever they want and hide who they are. This gives others the chance to hide who they are as well and fight with them. Issues like feminism and sexism are very susceptible to this. People these days are very expressive and they will put that out on the internet. When its tough issues like sexism, the posts seem to be even more aggressive. I’ve seen different posts of pictures or comments that are degrading to women, and although I’ve have never seen it, I know that it happens to men too.  I feel like people like that they can cause some kind of drama by posting something like “All guys are idiots” or “Women belong in the kitchen” on the internet. You just get more people fighting and trying to prove that they have all of the answers. It is so arrogant of them too because most of the people commenting have done no research or have any information to back up their points. Not that there would be any either because sex should be held above the other. People also like to just assume things about people based on their femininity or masculinity. They think if a guy is more feminine or a girl is more masculine, then they are automatically gay. When people jump to conclusions like that they tend to get out of control and can really hurt others. In the case of them hiding behind their computer screen though I guess it doesn’t matter to them, because they can say whatever they want and no one would ever have to know who they really are. People trying to fight each other over commenting and posting on the internet will always seem pointless to me. The wise thing to do is either to keep to yourself so you don’t sound like and idiot, or get some valid information on the topic to back up the point you are trying to prove.