The environmental group at the French National Assembly publishes on Instagram the worst hateful, racist, and sexist threats that women MPs regularly receive. The account entitled “Balance ton intimidation” denounces an avalanche of these outrageous remarks that are made with complete impunity.
Ecologists in the National Assembly reveal on an Instagram account entitled ” Balance your intimidation » threats and insults, which women MPs constantly receive on social networks.
For Marion Nadaud, employee of the group, at the origin of this online initiative, this account is a “ whistleblower tool “useful because” social networks do not protect women from violent messages “. She also denounces the inaction of the public authorities. ” As long as justice is not adapted, it will be overtaken by the speed of the networks, and nothing can be expected to happen “.
Fourteen of these particularly virulent messages were highlighted in the stories of the social platform by displaying the pseudonyms used by the individuals who posted these hate missives.
Sexist insults accompanied by physical threats
Sabrina Sebaihi, MP for Hauts-de-Seine in the Paris region, born to Algerian parents, regularly receives this type of message.
The deputy of Vienne, Lisa Belluco, is also the victim of this violent harassment.
Another victim of these attacks, Marie-Charlotte Garin, ecologist deputy of Lyon. She campaigns for women’s rights, social and climate justice, and has also become the target of rabid “masculinists”.
A reporting tool
The account ” Balance your intimidation highlights the anonymous nature of these filthy comments, written most of the time by individuals acting in packs.
Sandrine Rousseau, Ecologist MP for Paris, believes that it is important to show these messages in order to better combat them. According to her, nothing is done to protect women politicians from these messages which invade their accounts on social networks each time they speak in the National Assembly. ” Every second message I get is to submit through sex “, she comments to the French media.
The moderation systems put in place by the Web giants on their respective platforms have so far proved to be totally ineffective in combating this hatred of women which is constantly breaking out and with impunity on all social networks.
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