I'm Brianna Wu, and I'm Risking My Life Standing Up to Gamergate

This post originally appeared on Bustle. This weekend, a man wearing a skull mask posted a video on YouTube outlining his plans to murder me. I know his real name. I documented it and sent it to law enforcement, praying something is finally done.



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Why must women runners put up with verbal abuse?

Fat ass. That's what he called me. A complete stranger, who I just happened to pass while out running this week. Actually, I think he said, "Whoa, fat ass" - but, to be honest, it's those two words that rang loud as I sped off, too shocked, angry and insulted to retort.



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Andrea Mitchell Recalls Senators 'You'd Not Get In An Elevator With'

MSNBC anchor Andrea Mitchell is less than surprised by the revelations of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) about being subjected to sexual harassment by her congressional colleagues, sharing her own experiences reporting on "the oldest white male club in the world."



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Why Senator Kristen Gillibrand should not have to name names

We can perhaps count it as progress when a powerful woman says she was sexually harassed at work and no one with any kind of platform says the harassment was okay. But that is a pretty low bar. And there are other ways to undermine a woman who talks publicly about such behavior, as Sen.



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