tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2137720809430579183.post3345142026724765687..comments2023-09-01T17:15:39.570-04:00Comments on The Paleo Drummer: Angry Men on the Internet, a.k.a. "Dude, where are my words?"Steve Kirschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07196209369347662434noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2137720809430579183.post-11225557652830785592016-09-02T11:15:14.442-04:002016-09-02T11:15:14.442-04:00I have been the target of many an angry, semi-arti...I have been the target of many an angry, semi-articulate man on the internet. When I ended up moderating a discussion board devoted to a gruesome murder in far-off Italy and was "outed," the menacing and hateful comments reached a crescendo of ugliness that culminated in an an online death threat. More recently, I've been using Twitter to do my part to stop misogyny from winning in the person of Donald Trump. The inarticulate monotony of the Trump Trolls is incredible to behold. The insults directed at me focus on age, gender, anatomy, and looks. I suppose I've made myself a target by using an actual photo of myself in my profile. I've been called old, ugly behind the "obviously" touched-up photo, unfuckable, a dried out "tuna smelling" twat... Before reading your post, I had not thought of framing the issue in part as resentment on the part of the inarticulate. Twitter is interesting because of the 140-character limit. One must be articulate and concise. If one is, and is a woman to boot, the reaction from the angry and not very articulate can be ferocious. But since it must also be concise, the rants tend to be short wails of the tuna smelling twatty cunt type. Anyway, thank you for writing this. I'm convinced now that some of the anger directed toward me these days is partly political and partly due to resentment on the part of those who feel left behind verbally. I also think this describes those who have placed their faith in Donald Trump. He speaks not only to them, to their frustration, but also for them. He says it better than they could, and he has a big platform and a big mouth. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16899203606773904416noreply@blogger.com