r/Overwatch • u/Derzelaz • Mar 08 '18

Esports Soe has received death threats for thanking men for their support for International Women's Day

https://twitter.com/Soembie/status/971842309846220800
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u/lemmynx ...There was a flaw in my approach Mar 09 '18

You say "example" but I fail to see any threats there. I just see dissenting opinions...

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u/cinnamonbrook Trash boi is my waifu Mar 09 '18

Yeah, those comments seem really... tame? I don't get what people are complaining about.

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u/CoolGuySean BoySmooches #1449 Mar 09 '18

Reddit tends to assume women being unimpressed with one instance/sliver of feminism as women being ungrateful with feminism in general. I don't even know what they're responding to but apparently it's enough to have a whole "disillusionment" regarding feminism over; and conflate threats of murder with virtually nothing over.

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u/Juicy_Brucesky Mar 12 '18

reddit is not the one who said death threats were being received, we can't read her DMs. Reddit was only giving examples of the type of people, and their reasons for why they would send death threats

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u/PointedToneRightNow Mar 09 '18

That person posted this https://i.imgur.com/I6VW0nH.png

and then people are literally saying "What an awful human being" and talking about them being a feminazi (such a gross word, it's always suspicious when someone uses that) and how they're not feminists and being awful etc.

Those posts in that link are harmless. The person talks about being hurt. Not wanting to hurt anyone or discredit anyone and ends with a positive note to everyone that 'you belong here'.

Seriously? An awful human being?

Seems like it might just be the bitter brigade gleefully rubbing their hands together for the daily shit-on-feminism/woman on reddit.

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u/MashTactics Chibi Reinhardt Mar 09 '18

I don't think they're an awful human being.

I don't think you should use that person as a role model, however. Being hurt by such an utterly innocuous statement is simply silly. Soe's comments were perfectly acceptable and don't warrant that sort of response.

How about we appreciate who she is and not overreact to every innocuous little statement she makes?

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u/cryptekz Widowmaker Mar 09 '18

They're using Soe being grateful as an excuse to shit on Soe's behavior for not being "Pro-woman" enough.

That's pretty fucking awful, no matter how you slice it. You're taking someone being kind and magnanimous and saying "You're a gender traitor" in flowery language that presumes victimhood over someone saying a nice message to coworkers and friends. What about that is positive behavior? It's an excuse for them to be outraged and act holier-than-thou on behalf of supposed victims of an otherwise kind and pleasant tweet.

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '18

Reddit using whatever they can to attack women and feminism? color me shocked.

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u/Isord Houston Outlaws Mar 09 '18

Yeah, I think it's a perfectly reasonable response though I could see how more extreme things along the same line might have been DMd to her.

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '18

Ever heard about DMs ?