They whittled the tens of thousands of responses down to 68 first-hand accounts of rape and found many commonalities. The Georgia State University researchers saw the thread as a unique opportunity to view rape through “the interpretive lens perpetrators use to justify their actions.” The Redditors were extremely candid in their descriptions of sexual assault of women. It’s that anonymity that gives the rape thread its value: with no chance of their real identities being discovered and speaking in a forum of like-minded people, rapists and would-be rapists let their guards down.Ī study published in the Psychology of Violence academic journal used the thread as the basis for an article titled Justifying Sexual Assault: Anonymous Perpetrators Speak Out Online. The original poster asked other redditors: “Reddit’s had a few threads about sexual assault victims, but are there any redditors from the other side of the story? What were your motivations? Do you regret it?”įor those who are unfamiliar, Reddit is a social news site, where anyone can sign up with any username they like and start forums. It’s where internet trolls go to be among their people.Īnd that’s why it’s come as a surprise to many that a Reddit thread is now being used for a research on violence against women. Reddit is a cesspool of misogyny and racism, peopled predominantly by “redditors” with a very loose grasp on morality.
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