Posted by KaraS on February 16, 2005, at 19:11:53
In reply to What Happened? Gender and the Perception of Threat, posted by Mark H. on February 16, 2005, at 17:23:41
> "It would feel really good to kill XXX today :)"
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> What if the message above, sent via Babblemail, had been initiated by a man and directed towards a woman, instead of the other way around? Would anyone predict that the person who wrote the message would be comforted and the person receiving it would be blocked for a week?
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> Mark H.Hi Mark,
I'm not sure that gender is the issue here. If I didn't have any other facts but what Rod initially posted, then I would have reacted with complete support for him and against the poster who made that remark - regardless of the sex of either of them. I think that people have responded with support for Gabbi because they know her, trust her and believe her when she says that there is more to the story and that it wasn't meant as a threat nor was it ever intended that Rod read the remark. That is the only explanation that is consistent with her character.That being said, I do feel for Rod because that had to be a very disturbing message to read (particularly if he didn't realize that it was a figure of speech rather than a threat). I hope, for his sake, that in time he can accept that the message in question was not meant to scare or hurt him. I do feel bad that he has ended up being blocked.
K
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