Misogynistic Hate Speech and its Chilling Effect on Women's Free Expression during the 2016 U.S. Presidential Campaign

This essay argues that the proliferation of misogynistic hate speech during the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign had a dangerous chilling effect on womens free expression. The gendered slurs aimed at women candidates and journalists, both online and in-person, created a hostile political environment,...

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Main Author: Caitlin R. Carlson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Gonzaga Library Publishing 2019-02-01
Series:Journal of Hate Studies
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Online Access:https://jhs.press.gonzaga.edu/articles/126