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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumThese 6 charts show how much sexism Hillary Clinton faces on Twitter
As the Democratic presidential primary contest between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders has grown much closer, some commentators suggest that Clintons campaign is being bombarded with sexist invective especially from Sanders supporters.
But based on systematic analysis of recent Twitter data, we find that little of the attacks directed at Clinton can be attributed to the left in general or Sanders supporters in particular. And a remarkably small number of tweets mentioning Clinton contain the most egregious and overt forms of sexism: gendered slurs.
Quite a few observers have suggested that a hostile and misogynistic ethos has built up among some men who #FeelTheBern the so-called Bernie Bros. Journalist Joan Walsh, for example, complains of vile online trolling, harassment and sexism coming from Berniebot keyboard warriors.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2016/02/24/these-6-charts-show-how-much-sexism-hillary-clinton-faces-on-twitter/
But based on systematic analysis of recent Twitter data, we find that little of the attacks directed at Clinton can be attributed to the left in general or Sanders supporters in particular. And a remarkably small number of tweets mentioning Clinton contain the most egregious and overt forms of sexism: gendered slurs.
Quite a few observers have suggested that a hostile and misogynistic ethos has built up among some men who #FeelTheBern the so-called Bernie Bros. Journalist Joan Walsh, for example, complains of vile online trolling, harassment and sexism coming from Berniebot keyboard warriors.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2016/02/24/these-6-charts-show-how-much-sexism-hillary-clinton-faces-on-twitter/
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These 6 charts show how much sexism Hillary Clinton faces on Twitter (Original Post)
SecularMotion
Feb 2016
OP
Interesting. I was going to say that women typically face more sexism online than men
cyberswede
Feb 2016
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Starry Messenger
(32,342 posts)1. K&R
el_bryanto
(11,804 posts)2. That's pretty interesting. nt
cyberswede
(26,117 posts)3. Interesting. I was going to say that women typically face more sexism online than men
...but the article said it for me. I was also glad to see that the Sanders supporters doing this is tiny. Good article - worth reading the whole thing.
And though any and all instances of sexist slurs deserve condemnation, Sanders keyboard warriors accounted for just 89 such tweets during the New Hampshire primary. That is a mere 0.17 percent of all the tweets mentioning @HillaryClinton that we examined.
That analysis doesnt mean Sanders supporters are free of misogyny or sexism. We have not captured all forms of online sexism, only some of the most egregious and overt. And we do not examine abuse of female Clinton supporters, just of Clinton herself.
However, our analysis does provide a better understanding of the extent and character of the attacks lodged against Hillary Clinton online. And it seems relatively little abuse originates from the left. The fact that Sanders, also roundly denounced by the right, receives so little negative attention on Twitter fits with a gendered dynamic. Research shows us that all women not just politicians, not just Clinton are much more likely to face harassment and abuse online than are men.
That analysis doesnt mean Sanders supporters are free of misogyny or sexism. We have not captured all forms of online sexism, only some of the most egregious and overt. And we do not examine abuse of female Clinton supporters, just of Clinton herself.
However, our analysis does provide a better understanding of the extent and character of the attacks lodged against Hillary Clinton online. And it seems relatively little abuse originates from the left. The fact that Sanders, also roundly denounced by the right, receives so little negative attention on Twitter fits with a gendered dynamic. Research shows us that all women not just politicians, not just Clinton are much more likely to face harassment and abuse online than are men.
leftofcool
(19,460 posts)4. I really think Hillary is used to this kind of thing.
Hillary has been the subject of sexist attacks since she was First Lady of Arkansas. It isn't new no matter who is doing it. I think she brushes it off since it is such predictable behavior in this country.
cyberswede
(26,117 posts)5. Sadly, you're right.
It's a shame it is such predictable behavior.
lunamagica
(9,967 posts)6. K&R.