Teen Vogue writer receives threats after Fox News interview

[inanna]

DAVID BAUDER
Associated Press
December 27, 2016

NEW YORK (AP) — A woman involved in a heated debate with Fox News Channel's Tucker Carlson over Ivanka Trump said Tuesday she's received thousands of angry responses, including being threatened with rape on Christmas Day.

The reaction to Lauren Duca, a writer for Teen Vogue magazine, is the latest example of how ugliness in political discourse didn't end with the election. Duca has been sharing several of the responses to her television appearance on social media.

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The two went toe-to-toe in what became gripping television, with Duca at one point calling Carlson a "partisan hack" intent on not allowing her to speak. Carlson, making reference to pop culture stories Duca had also written, ended the segment by saying Duca should "stick to the thigh-high boots. You're better at that."

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Then the online attacks began, many too lewd to repeat. She saw an online discussion board created to encourage people "to harass me until I have a mental breakdown or go into porn."

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https://www.yahoo.com/tv/teen-vogue-writer-receives-threats-fox-news-interview-215807225.html

This disgusting behavior is becoming far too common. WTF is the matter with these fools?

[Else You Are Mad]

1. The problem is...

The right supports these assholes and the police don't think it is worth their time.

[gratuitous]

2. Or course she received threats

This is all of a piece with silencing people. If you see what happened to Lauren Duca or Sandra Fluke or Lena Dunham and think, "Damn! I better watch what I say; I don't want these crazies coming after me," you unintentionally become part of the problem, self-censoring so the anonymous chickenshits won't target you.

What's the matter with these fools? Nothing, they're fools; that's what they do. What's the matter with Tucker Carlson that he doesn't denounce these attacks? Nothing, because he's pretty sure they'll never be turned against him. But when he catches some fire from these quarters, he'll be the first to holler for help. Who will be there to speak up for him?

[mopinko]

8. what's the matter w these fools? nothing. they are

very good at being fools. and goons. and knuckle draggers.
it's what they do. and they do it so convincingly. not.

[Dustlawyer]

18. Don't forget the lady who was the alleged victim of child rape by Trump

who backed out of the prosecution before the scheduled December trial due to the death threats.

[inanna]

3. Yes.

If you see what happened to Lauren Duca or Sandra Fluke or Lena Dunham and think, "Damn! I better watch what I say; I don't want these crazies coming after me," you unintentionally become part of the problem, self-censoring so the anonymous chickenshits won't target you.

You certainly have a valid point there.

I'm glad she's calling these assholes out and posting their remarks, I just hope it doesn't cause one of these maniacs to physically harm her IRL.

[smirkymonkey]

4. Fuck them. Just fuck them.

n/t

[Mister Ed]

5. And that'a what this brave young woman is fighting in the first place.

Everybody had better make damn sure that she, and others like her, are not alone in the fight.

[Mc Mike]

6. Repug nazi cowards.

It'd be a real shame if fuckhead carlson started having troubles like Ms. Duca.

[Nwgirl503]

7. If any kind of national registry or database were to occur

It should be a list of people like those threatening her.

[heaven05]

9. 21st century

fascism, sexism aka trumpfuhrerism. We have our very own brownshirts in ameriKKKa and it is going to get a lot worse. Generations of pent up hate based in fear of all not white male, female and racist. Now they can operate in virtual freedom having been given the green light by trumpfuhrers campaign and racist promises. How fucked up this country is now and since Pandora's Box cannot be closed again for at least 4 years......americans and trumpfuhrers ameriKKKans are going to be at each others throats.

[Binkie The Clown]

10. The power of the Internet to magnify the very worst of human traits is staggering. n/t

[colsohlibgal]

11. Right Wing Thuggery Is No Surprise

Trump Has SS types in his ranks, no doubt. Seig Heil.

Combine that with Kellyane Conway saying people should watch what they say.....this is getting more Third Reich way daily.

I would hope non crazy republicans will rebel against this crap.

[inanna]

13. ...

Combine that with Kellyane Conway saying people should watch what they say.....this is getting more Third Reich way daily.

How'd I miss this? She actually said that?

When?



I recall Ari Fleischer saying something similar after 9/11.

[niyad]

14. she has said it several times, most recently last week, I believe.

[niyad]

16. this one is about harry reid

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/11/conway-says-reid-should-be-very-careful-criticizing-trump.html

[inanna]

19. Thanks for the link.

Love Reid's response from your link:

It only took five days for President-elect Trump to try and silence his critics with the threat of legal action. This should shock and concern all Americans. Trump has always used threats of intimidation to silence his critics. Now he wants to silence a discussion of the acts of hate and threats of violence being committed in his name across the country. Silencing this discussion normalizes hate and intimidates the victims. […] Instead of rising to responsibility of his office, Trump is hiding behind his Twitter account and sending his staff on TV to threaten his critics.

[bdamomma]

17. fuck kellyanne

this is our country.

[TuxedoKat]

23. Last week

Kellyanne was on Rachel Maddow's show last week and before the conversation got started she asked Rachel, "Do you agree that he's your President?" I thought that was disturbing.

[muntrv]

12. Cyberterrorism at work.

[niyad]

15. the veneer of humanity was very thin on these "people", and has clearly been removed.

[Jimbo S]

20. Where's Melania?

Time to get to work on that cyberbullying!

[UTUSN]

21. R & K

[dreamland]

22. Stay strong, Lauren

I hope she reports each and every threat against her. Cyber bullying is not a joke and every one of them should be investigated. We shouldn't have to live in fear of speaking out. Where's the respect for the 1st Amendment?