A 2006 University of Maryland study shows that women were the recipients of 25 more times sexual and violent messages than men. This came on the heels of 2005 Pew Internet & American Life survey that showed the population of Internet chat rooms dropped 11% in 2005 solely because there was a large exodus of women who were "sensitive to worrisome behavior in chat rooms."
A recent Washington Post article told of female bloggers receiving threats of rape and violence. One sawan image of her with a noose around her neck and a muzzle over her mouth. The article indicates that many women feel the harrasment exceeds anything they see in the real world.
There are obviously a number of factors at play here, but the prevalence of Internet pornography cannot be discounted as influencing such behavior. Pornography treats women as sexual objects, and sometimes depicts violence and abuse of women. The Internet is awash in such images - how can they not be influencing the disrespect and degradation of women online as well as in the real world?
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