Twitter ‘report abuse’ button calls after rape threats

Keith Moore writes for BBC News: “A petition calling on Twitter to add a ‘report abuse’ button has received thousands of signatures. It follows a deluge of abuse and rape threats received by Caroline Criado-Perez, who successfully campaigned for women to…

Fired for Being Beautiful

Michael Kimmel writes in an op-ed for The New York Times: “MOST everyone knows by now about “lookism” — the preferential treatment given to those who conform to social standards of beauty. Research suggests that people who are judged physically attractive are seen as more competent and more socially graceful than those who aren’t; they Read more …