[tor-talk] Tor and solidarity against online harassment

[Thomas White]

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I can understand Tor supporting a policy of being against online
harassment etc, but is it appropriate for Tor Project to include
"#feminism" on the official Twitter account?

For the record, feminism is the movement to fight inequality against
only women. A movement fighting the inequality of a single sex is not
something I want to be seen supporting or anywhere near it and it
never leads to peaceful or just outcomes.

I'd like to request due reconsideration is given about being seen as a
supporter of feminism as this is not only a difference, but a negation
and mockery of the concept of equality, especially for those among us
who have campaigned for mens rights in other areas too. I'm already
aware several senior figures of Tor are involved in areas of Women's
Rights and this is to be applauded, but the distinction must be drawn
between a tool which enables people to express and protect their
rights versus supporting a movement based solely on the promotion of a
single direction of inequality they like to call "The Patriarchy".

- -T

Roger Dingledine:
> I'd like to draw your attention to 
> https://blog.torproject.org/blog/solidarity-against-online-harassment
>
> 
https://twitter.com/torproject/status/543154161236586496
> 
> One of our colleagues has been the target of a sustained campaign
> of harassment for the past several months. We have decided to
> publish this statement to publicly declare our support for her, for
> every member of our organization, and for every member of our
> community who experiences this harassment. She is not alone and her
> experience has catalyzed us to action. This statement is a start.
> 
> I'd love to get your feedback on this post, and your thoughts on
> how to turn it into something more. This is a bigger struggle than
> just Tor's piece of it.
> 
> And of course your signature on it too if you are interested. :)
> 
> Thanks! --Roger
> 
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