Recommended: “Ugly Violet”

Quoted from the piece:

I just write and talk about sex. But every woman on the Internet gets called slutty and ugly and fat (to put it lightly) no matter what; all we have to be is female. In dinner conversation, my friend Lori reminded me of the Oscar Wilde quote, “Give a man a mask, and he’ll tell you the truth.” I restated it for the Internet, replying, “Give a man a mask, and he’ll slit your throat.” The application here is, “Give a man (or a woman) an anonymous account, and he’ll eviscerate your self-esteem.”

Sad but true: if you’re a woman who blogs about politics or culture, at some point someone will make a disagreement with you into a problem with your looks, relationship status, and/or sexual orientation. Men can just be stupid. Women are invariably stupid, ugly, man-less bitches. Whether straight or gay, we’re always ‘lesbos’ who should be hate-fucked.* And yeah, the critic is ALMOST ALWAYS male — <hypocrite>and probably one who is at least as unattractive and offensive as he accuses us of being, but I digress.</hypocrite>

*Yes, there were two incidents in the last couple of years directed at women that used those exact words.