A man named Bruce Ivins had a strange obsession with Kappa to the point he had mailed them Anthrax. Interestingly enough, I also found that Bruce Ivins would go on Wikipedia and edit Kappa Kappa Gamma's page, and change the article to say mean and derogatory things about the sorority. I found this article very strange, but informative, because it shows how women's organizations are attacked, and the power the male has to impact the reputation. This man was obsessed enough to mail a sorority anthrax, and sit there on his own free time and edit the pages to say things that were not true, which were constantly taken down.
I found editing this topic relevant, because not only does it directly attack the subject of Feminism, and how women are treated differently, and basically harassed in this situation, but also the impact of technology and how that directly contributes to Feminism. Technology is so powerful that it allows people the freedom to not only express their feelings, but also speak their mind to a mass audience instantaneously.
Enjoy!
username: Tbee2
Picture of Bruce Ivins section under the Kappa Kappa Gamma Wikipedia Page (pre-edit)
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I am very impressed that you contributed so much to the Bruce Ivins section -- particularly details about his particular patterns of harassment -- and that subsequent editors reviewed the entry and let your material stand. Given that Ivins himself was a Wikipedia editor who is oddly validated in the entry, your intervention refocuses attention appropriately on his problematic character flaws as a sexist and bully.
ReplyDeleteWow! Situations like this remind me of how we as women face harassment in so many aspects of life. The fact that even online resources like Wikipedia are used as tools to harass females is very disappointing. As part of a women's fraternity I know how empowering it is to be in an organization of strong female college women and Bruce's attack is very upsetting. Thank you for putting in work to create a more scholarly page and fight cyber bullies like Bruce!
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