To those who believe Bullying is protected by Free Speech... read this, dumbass (oops.. my bad)

Recently I reported on an on-line bullying episode regarding a young mom from my community. Luckily, we were able to have this fictitious Facebook account removed, but once that particular head was cut off, several others popped up in their pace and the cyber bulling - still anonymously - continues. At this time, the victim still has no idea who her attacker is, or why they are so actively pursuing her. 

Though the above image is directed at the young girls mother, the sentiments all attack the girl.

Recently, cyberbullies were slapped with a lawsuit in Texas. Seven teens are being sued for libel, and their parents for negligence, for publicly humiliating a 16-year old female in a very public and vulgar manner via Instagram. While discussing this case, and the above harassment by "Kelli Johnstone," during an online debate, I was told repeatedly that 1) calling cyberbulling "libel" is a stretch and 2) it is the assailants right to free speech. As a person with a Paralegal education, I beg to differ.

First of all, this is the definition of Libel:

So, by maliciously calling someone names that they are not, in an effort to PUBLICLY humiliate, shame or tarnish their reputation, is libel. With the case of the Texas teen suing her classmates, their Instagram account had over 900 followers. That is a PUBLIC shaming site specifically designed to tarnish the reputation of a single person. This is libelous.


Second, is the right to Free Speech.

Most everyone is familiar with the First Amendment right to their freedom of speech: the right to speak freely on any subject without government restriction or penalties. But does that mean you can say anything and anybody?  Actually… no.

First of all, the broad term “speech” applies to verbal, nonverbal, visual and symbolic expression. Our forefathers wanted us to be able to speak our mind without penalty, but over the years expectations have risen when the government has decided the speech could cause substantial harm to the public. In determining whether free speech in a particular manner is allowed, the courts weight the importance of one’s free speech against the potential dangers if the speech is allowed. 

For example, speech that is offensive or unpopular are not reasons alone to suppress it. Actually, these are the very rights that NEED protection by the First Amendment.  And as a society, we have the right to turn our heads and walk away, because though we may find what they are saying to be offensive, ignorant or even nasty, it is THEIR opinion, and they have the right to shout their opinion to the rooftops. We have the right to refuse them an audience.

Although most of speech is protected under the First Amendment, there ARE exceptions, mainly speech that is defaming (includes libel and slander), obscene, “fighting words” that immediately breach the peace, words that cause panic (yelling “Fire!” in a movie theater, for instance), speech that spurs someone to act criminally, and speech that advocates overthrowing the government. 

In the case of cyberbulling, what we see most are defamation, libel and slander. Defamation is a broad term – meaning it’s speech that harms one’s reputation. When it’s written down, it’s libel. When it’s spoken, it’s slander. It’s a tough call for the courts, because it has to weigh one’s right to voice their opinion against a person’s right NOT to have someone run around, spreading rumors about them, or causing harm to one’s profession, reputation or image. It’s a difficult issue because when something is expressed as an opinion it’s protected (usually, not always), but when it’s stated as a fact, it can be considered defamation.

Laws differ state to state, but generally the victim must prove a) the statement was spoken or printed, b) they are false, c) they injured the victim in some way (including their reputation), and d) the victim suffered some type of injury, which includes mental anguish. The victim must also be a private citizen, as there are different regulations involving people who live their life in the public eye.

For example, spreading false rumors that someone has a sexually transmitted disease could be considered defamation, although the defamation would be much harder to prove if that person was a celebrity because it would have to be shown that the speaker was acting maliciously. This is why there are so few celebrity lawsuits against tabloids.

What are some examples of defamation?
Telling someone that another person has a sexually transmitted disease, and they do not.
Telling a person that their partner is cheating on them, when they are not.
An employer saying that their employee stole something, when they did not.
Claiming flies are in your food at a restaurant, when there was not.
Accusing a person of stealing your property, when they did not.
Accusing a person of sleeping with ___, when they did not.
Claiming someone is gay when they are not.
A co-worker accusing someone of being incompetent at their job, when they are not.
Spreading a rumor in school that a student is sleeping with a teacher, when they are not.
Claiming someone had an abortion, when they did not.
Starting a rumor that a person in school tried to kill themselves, when they did not.

As for the other non-protected speech, if a person uses lies to outrage a group, then their words may not just be defamation, but they also might be considered non-protected “fighting words.” An example of this might be Girl A spreads a rumor in school to Girl B that Girl C, the victim, is having sex with Girl B’s boyfriend. Girl B then targets girl C in a bullying rampage that includes other friends who gang up verbally on Girl C, when she, in fact, did nothing wrong. If Girl B and her friends then commit crimes against Girl C, such as vandalizing her vehicle, harassing her on-line, physically fighting, then Girl A’s freedom of speech is NOT protected. She incited others to act criminally, thus causing Girl C to become a victim.

So, in the below post that was publicly made and tagged so that it appeared on the victim's mothers Facebook page, what MIGHT be defamation?

"Hello. lol obviously she stresses spreading her legs over education." - can be perceived as libel, because it is stated as a fact.

The following sentence, "Be careful as these gals likely have a lot of diseases." is an opinion.

Now, since the cyberbulling has continued, though from another fake account, if it is proven to be the act of one single person (or one entity - meaning, the same group of girls), it could fall under yet another legal term and that is harassment: the act of systematic and/or continued unwanted and annoying actions of one party or a group, including threats and demands.

My point is, whenever a person is bullied and people chime in saying the bullies have the right to do what they want because it falls under their First Amendment Right of Free Speech, I will always beg to differ. Bullying is NOT a protected right. It is a crime.
Truth is, the VICTIM has more of a right to a life without hatred, false rumors, lies and aggressive harassment bombarding their daily lives. They shouldn't have to live with one person having power over their reputation, and they should be able to face their oppressor in a court of law.

So the next time someone says to you that a bully has the RIGHT to say what they want, and that it is a protected right, be sure to stand up and say that it's the VICTIM who has MORE of a right to NOT be bullied! That they need to read their Constitution. We may all have a right to say and do what we want, but there will still be consequences attached... as there should be.

As always, stay beautiful!

XXOO

Terri Jean is an Ohio writer, photographer, anti-bully activist, and Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of                        I Feel Delicious. She founded The Eye Candy Girls, a pinup model troupe, in 2008, encouraging -and empowering - women of all shapes, sizes, and styles "to feel delicious." Her 2003 book, 365 Days of Walking the Red Road, is available on Amazon.com.

Help me get this Facebook Hater off the Internet!

Just this week, I witnessed a vicious attack by a cyber-bully. It seems that the goal, from the very start, was to publicly humiliate this family. Luckily, it didn't take long for the victim to realize the Facebook page was a fake, but it was clear that someone was out to get them ... and they had no idea who it was.

This is how it went down:

First, the Bully made up a fake Facebook profile using photographs (of an incredibly beautiful woman) pulled from the internet.

S/he added a few photos:

Then the bully - who claims to be from Cleveland and lives in Columbus -  added people to create a friend list. Now since the victim lives the next town over, imagine my shock to see that a large number of the stalkers "friends" were people just outside of my social circle, meaning stalker and I had mutual friends in common -  45 of her 162 "friends", to be exact.


The next phase to this evil plan was for the stalker to start chatting-up some of these friends we have in common, strangers she said, and from a town she claimed to never heard of (even though she was following several from this small town, and were Facebook friends with 17 of them.)

I would say that this stalker bully is from Crooksville, or lives nearby.

So with that, she is conversing with a few folks on her friends list and then all of a sudden, what she's REALLY here to do comes to light:  It's all an attempt to bully someone - the stalker first starts with a broad, hateful comment that shows her ignorance and true intention:

 


 But that's not what she's REALLY here for. What this bully wants is to attack a specific person. And for the past month, all the lying and staging has her ready for her attack. And it's ugly.

The bully even shared a photo from the victims page of her and the baby, with the below comment.

Unfortunately, even though reported, the shared photo with the small child remains on the stalker bully's public Facebook page, as does the hateful comments obviously directed - and intended for - that one family. Facebook, as of yet, does not agree. I find this highly disturbing. Does Facebook even read the reports of harassment? And why isn't there more than a few boxes available for us to explain what the problem is? All they had to do was read the comments and see that a photo was used without permission and ridiculed!

I do wonder what Kara Tointon thinks about all of this. After all, it was her photographs that the bully used in their fake profile.

If the victim can't get them removed, and an anti-bully advocate (meaning me) can't get them removed, then perhaps Kara can.

Do me a favor friends and tweet this story over to Kara at    @ktointon

And if you have a moment, head over the this imposters FB page. If this crap is STILL on there, can you help me by reporting it? Maybe we need a mountain of them to get Facebooks attention.
https://www.facebook.com/kelli.johnstone.50?fref=ts&ref=br_tf

Let's get this crap off of Facebook and let them know that an act of stalking, cyber-bullying and theft of intellectual property has occurred - and we need justice for this family!

Stay strong friends. Together we can make a difference.

Love,

Terri Jean

Gabourey Sidibe Looks Fabulous - and Don't Tell Her Otherwise

By Caitlin Seida

Gabourey (Gabby) Sidibe is awesome. And I'm going to tell you why. When she was up for the title role in Precious, she got some flack from Joan Cusack. "Oh honey," she said "You should really quit the (acting) business. It's so image-conscious." And Joan was right on the money - Hollywood is an image-conscious place. But what Ms. Cusack didn't bank on was the fact that there are millions of Americans who want to see someone like them - in ethnicity, weight, or both - portraying kickass characters.

Sidibe got nominated for an Academy Award for her role as Precious, and has gone on to do more roles - most notably Andrea in "The Big C" and Queenie in season three of American Horror Story (American Horror Story: Coven).

So her name is out there, her image is out there - what don't people get? She's a big, black, beautiful woman. And this still seems to shock people - most recently regarding the dress she wore and her appearance at the 2014 Golden Globe Awards.

And wouldn't you know it? The nastiness started on social media. There were the usual fat jokes and the "is she pregnant?" comments, and some notable tweets using the hashtags "ImSurprisedSheCouldFitInTheFrame" and "IThinkSheAteTheGoldenGlobes."

In true I Feel Delicious style, Gabby Sidibe fired back at her critics, issuing this tweet:

To people making mean comments about my GG pics, I mos def cried about it on that private jet on my way to my dream job last night. #JK
— Gabourey Sidibe (@GabbySidibe) January 13, 2014

The Dress In Question

With her head held high and a little bit of humor (and a lot of dignity), Gabourey handled the situation well. Having been on the receiving end of the same type of criticisms that Gabby got (and I don't get paid nearly as much - need a writer, Gabs? Please?), that kind of stuff HURTS when hundreds of people - people whose opinions shouldn't matter in the first place - pile on about something that really shouldn't matter.

I mean, really, how many of the people taking potshots at her appearance are actually earning as much as she is, working a job they love and looking and feeling fabulous doing so? Her weight - or anyone else's - is between her and her doctor. Not her and you, or her and the Internet. So shove off.

For what my opinion is worth (not too much), I think she looked pretty darn good. Her dress emphasized her bust, and the embellishment in the center called attention up to her face - She didn't look trashy, didn't show too much skin (but still managed to up the sexy factor with well placed bust darts - yeowzah!) and her hair, clutch, and earrings evoked an Old Hollywood style that suits her well. Also? Her makeup was flawless. And while I'm not a fan of pointy-toed shoes personally, they went well with her dress and looked like they'd be pretty comfy  - always a plus in my eyes.

In true Sidibe style, she also got a lot of positive support for the way she handled the criticisms, and thanked her fans with a follow up tweet (for those wondering, no, she really doesn't have a private jet. She's not that fancy!). The humor and grace this actress shows are uncharacteristic of a rather big name Hollywood actress - I'd recommend following her on Twitter. She gained a follower in me after this incident.

Plus size or BBW actresses like Gabourey Sidibe, Nikki Blonsky, Cathrine Manheim, Rosie O'Donnell, Roseanne, and even retro Rikki Lake deserve mad props - they're going out there and pursuing their passion and earning money while doing so. And they're also inspiring other young women to not get down on themselves because of their size. Sure, Hollywood is image-conscious, but that image doesn't have to be the same cookie cutter mold for everyone.

Keep rocking on, Gabourey!

Sunday Roundup: This Week In the Blog-o-Sphere

By Caitlin Seida 

Did you miss what was going on this week in the world of the blog? Here's a roundup of some of our favorite stories from the past week. Topics range from delicious things to eat, reasons you should pick out a new frock at a consignment shop and the awesomeness that is Alyssa Milano. Give these stories a glance and enjoy!

Health, Fitness and Food

The Texas A&M University Extension Office brings us a little motivation in keeping our New Year's Resolutions with Walk Across Texas - 7 Reasons to Love Exercise.

Maria and Josh over at Two Peas and Their Pod bring us 31 Healthy Recipes to Start 2014 Right. The cranberry orange roasted Brussels sprouts make me want to get creative in the kitchen.

If you're sick of being healthy, head over to Purl Bee and make use of their glittering torrone recipe.  I can just taste the sticky sweet honey now.

Jen at EPBOT gives us some much needed counsel in her post "5 Ways to Help Your Loved One Through a Panic Attack." 

Fashion, Beauty and Self Image

Zachary Valenti shows us that body image issues don't just affect women - he bravely shares his story of coming to terms with his body over at Salon.com in "Man Boobs and My Decade of Shame"

Sally at Already Pretty brings us a rundown of consignment shopping vs. thrift shopping. If you've ever wondered which is a better bet for which clothing items, this post is a must read.

Ms. Misantropia brings us some fun fashion trends for spring 2014. I'm enjoying the embroidery

The Lancashire Evening Post brings us a story of 12 real military wives of all shapes and sizes channeling their inner pinup vamps for a spicy calendar to benefit a chairty supporting current and former military personnel and their families.

The Cyberbullying Research Center lets us know what we, collectively, have learned about cyberbullying in 2013.

Feminism

Versha Sharma and Hanna Sender point out what we already know over at Vocativ - Hollywood Movies with Strong Female Leads Make More Money!

Rebecca Fernandez and The Women Take Over offer a look inside the brain of the media powerhouse Jezebel in an interview with founder Anna Holmes.

Liz over at Hello Ladies offers up a list of inspiring moments for women that happened in 2013.

Things That'll Make You Smile

Mashable brings us the story of a really neat dad who packs AWESOME notes with his kids' lunches. You can follow his adventures over at And I'm the Dad. 

Liz Acosta of Dogster brings us to tears with the story of Grammy Faith, a puppy mill dog who was kept in a rabbit cage for 12 years and is finally free.

And here's the story of a rockin' grandma who hand knits character from The Hobbit in intricate detail. If your New Year's Resolution was to be more crafty, here's your kick in the ass.

And if you need a smile, Alyssa Milano holds her own against radio host and "comedian" Jay Mohr after he calls her fat. Keep it classy, Alyssa and show 'em how it's done!
Update: Jay Mohr has apologized and with humor, grace and aplomb, Alyssa accepts. Read her response at the LA Times for a chuckle!

Do you have a neat link, blog post or interesting story to share? Let us know in the comments below or visit us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/ifeeldelicious. Share the love, ladies!

Another camera crew in the living room!

 Today was an absolute hoot! A film crew who shoots for the Investigation Discovery Channel (ID) was in my house and we had a blast with them. Not only did I learn a lot about filming, but it was a real treat to have this crew in my house. Caitlin and I had a marvelous time.

They were filming for a show called Karma's a Bitch and it will air in April 2014. Of course, we'll post a reminder when we know what day it will air.

This story has honestly taken on a life of its own and we could not be more amazed, proud, dumbfounded and shocked.

When this started, it was just me and Caitlin trying to figure out how to handle the on-line cyber-bullies  hating on her just because of one photo, from one night, from one moment in her life. We weren't sure if we could actually make a difference, or change people's minds, or get these hate websites to take down an image that so many people were chuckling over. But we WERE able to make a difference. We WERE able to get many of the images removed. And we WERE able to change some people's minds.

It's easy to sit behind a screen and laugh at all the meme's that float around the internet. But just remember, every one of those photos is a real person, with real feelings... and that photo represents just one tiny little micro-fraction of who they truly are. Don't be mean. Don't judge. And don't be an asshole about it.

Karma really is a bitch, folks. You laugh at them... someone might in turn post a photo of you just to show you how it feels. Wouldn't be so funny then, huh?

Take care and stay beautiful!

~ Terri Jean

 

For the second time in 2 months, there's a film crew in my living room and
Caitlin and I are under the lights.  What a crazy, crazy trip this has been.
Thank you, everyone! Really. Thank you for supporting us!

A King and His Fools Take Court

It started November 19^th at 12:44AM with the forum headline All Hell's Broken Loose on Return of Kings

The Forum Moderator, who calls himself Tuthmosis, had just received a lot of press for an article he wrote for an on-line women-hating website. His article was snarky, controversial, and shock-jocking for attention from the mainstream. It mocked women with eating disorders. It was idiotic.

I was inside the forum, reading the notes passed back and forth in this all-male virtual locker room. It was pretty much what I expected. This conversation took place over the span of 4 days and contained more than 500 comments. Here are the highlights from these low-lifes. My comments will be in red. Additional info in blue.

It begins. 

Nov 19, 13    12:44 AM  Early Tuesday Morning From Tuthmosis

I'm sure a lot of you guys saw my piece on ROK titled 5 Reasons to Date a Girl With An Eating Disorder. When it hit last Wednesday, people in the comments immediately predicted a shitstorm. I figured I'd get some reaction, especially since I went after upper-middle-class white girls--who aren't accustomed to being attacked in any way--but wasn't that surprised when things remained relatively quiet. That silence held until today.

This thing's gone viral, mainly though Facebook, it seems. It took down the ROK server for a while, and has kept it running sluggishly since. Twitter is sizzling with hate tweets, outrage, and general female hysteria (and the attendant white knighting) over the whole thing. It's gotten something like 11,000 likes just today. The rage comments are piling up. I'm getting hate emails in a variety of tones, ranging from pity to rage.

Some little articles and Internet mentions are starting to pop up, but I expect more in the coming days.

I know the forum enjoys this kind of popcorn drama with the outside world, so I thought I'd share my moment of lulz and humblebrag with you all. If you go over to ROK, try not to crash the server again.

(At this point there were lots of virtual high five’s and ass slaps.Tuthmosis, who is rated and scored by his fellow macho bro’s, receives more cool points. Since joining in January 2011, he has posts 6,872 times to the forum – averaging 6.53 posts per day or 1.21 percent of total posts. His reputation is 130 – which, I assume, is stellar.)

11-19-2013 01:07 AM - Some older classics like 24 Slut signs are getting more traffic too.

11-19-2013 01:11 AM - The 'war' has just begun...

1:46AM - I'm reading the comments right now, pure fuckin gold man. What these dumb bitches don't realize is the angrier they get more popular we get and the larger our ranks will grow and substantial change will soon follow because reasonable men will find our site and forums and agree with our message.

2:34AM - there's no such thing as bad publicity. I wouldn't be surprised if Roosh makes it really big, 8 figures big.  (This is the first comment about money. The moderators want me to donate money. This is, in my opinion, part of the main directive of this group... to squeeze a one-time donation or a MONTHLY donation from the readers. They talk about it quite a lot.)

2:46AM - Over a 1,000 now. Even actresses like the young ChloeGMoretz are tweeting about this. Golden.

2:48AM  (they post image of her tweet)  - She has 800,000 + followers. Thank you, Chloe.

3:25AM - holy shit... you guys are mastering the art of viral content marketing  (this is another common theme. Those horrid articles are marketing gimmicks to pull in traffic. So every time you share one of them, go to the site, or make a comment - you are making these assholes money.)

6:37AM - The Internet rage machine is a funny thing. It is not like someone put a billboard in the middle of every city in America. It's a web site. I cannot think of anything easier to ignore than a web site. And yet, these people cannot help but to spread te very thing that outrages them so much. There is simply no logic at work here... well, other than hamster logic.

ROOSH V, founder of the website and forum, finally steps in at 7:44AM. Reputation from Members: 143 He labels himself an “Innovative Casanova”
I've been in the internet game for a long time, but I've never seen anger like this. Tuth's article has created a black hole of rage. I have personally escorted Tuthmosis to the ROK safehouse where he can moderate the forum without interruption.

8:07AM - Someone started a petition to get it removed:

8:27AM - I knew this would go viral. Congrats Tuthmosis!

9:22AM - Aaaandd....... RoK is down. You guys need to buy up more server capabilities to handle these shitstorms you're inciting.

9:54AM - This is awesome. Were just becoming more popular by the day.

2:33PM - here is a list of triggers. an article for each would bring all the girls to the yard
[A member posts a list of Trigger Warnings that cause outrage on the internet. List includes: animal abuse, eating disorders, incest, porn, breastfeeding, self injury, rape, blaming and shaming others, suicide, racism, sexism, talking, victim blaming, phobias, stalking, humiliation, slut shaming, rape play, etc ]

3:21PM - [in reference to one of the girls with the video response] Can anyone verify her age before I start trolling her? [They ping back and forth – some say 16 and others say 18]

4:03PM - A suggestion for stage 2 trolling/inflammation would be to pretend to respond to requests that the article be taken down Tuth be 'fired' etc and post something like "The board of directors of ROK takes the feedback on this article very seriously and will be presenting an official press release on the matter at XX:00pm central time". Then post such a press release essentially saying "go fuck yourself, private ownership, free speech..if you don't like it for god's sake stop retweeting it..."  (They apparently have the trolling and flaming down to an art form... stages and all)

5:55PM - Approaching 7000 comments, not bad.

6:42PM - Well it's obvious the articles are written in such a way so as to get a rise out of people and thus drive traffic. …

6:54PM - I am doing some twitter hit and runs now. I am doing some reverse trolling and telling them that they are idiots for giving the site more traffic and that it's the truth haha.

6:55PM - Do a google search on "eating disorder." The rage over this article is at the very top of the news.

7:32PM - Tuth, strike when the iron is hot. You need to release another article fast to keep the momentum going.  ROOSH responded: With a crippled server?

7:53PM (ROOSH) - We use caching, but not a CDN. It's too expensive for the bandwidth we move. (No worries! His followers start discussing how much money he will need to keep the site up and offer to start donating money!!)

9:07PM    187 Comments on the forum - Over 7,000 comments...wow. That's some Yahoo level shit. Great job Tut.

10:18PM - I, for one, am looking forward to Tuth's next ROK article entitled "Relationship Game: Domestic Violence = Domestic Bliss"

10:50PM - The comments include some malware threats against Tuthmosis. He should definitely be careful to make sure that nobody finds his identity.  (They start getting paranoid about being found out. This conversation continues on and off throughout the thread. Lots of tips on how NOT to be found out.)

11:08PM - Yeah, this is a big deal. This amount of exposure is unprecedented and it comes at a good time. There will be some problems but it's all worth it.

11:14PM - Earlier today the comments were at 1200 or so. Pretty epic traffic spike. I'll assume most came from the huffpo article?

11:22PM - The 5 reasons article now has its own Reddit.

11:26pm - Social herd instinct. Once it's obvious it's a thing that girls are getting offended by, every girl will have to jump in and say her piece, because everyone else is doing it, especially if celebrities are involved.

I'm starting to realise just how much social media has changed things in terms of just how damn easy it is now to manipulate the media and public opinion. The possibilities for the scope of trolling are now enormous, given the voracious demand for online content to fuel advertising dollars at media institutions staffed by lazy journalists who won't challenge their biased-preconception ony any topic by actually researching it, and the near-hysterical emotional fragility being generated by educational institutions and a life of middle class comfort, whom forget to moderate their public face due to their supercilious arrogance that everything they believe must be correct. (I put the interesting stuff in bold. They really look at this as a social media marketing win)

11:49PM - After 5,000 comments, I'm amazed that 2,000 more people decided to also comment. Who do these people think are reading their drivel? Do they really think the first 5,000 didn't already cover it?

NOVEMBER 20^th, 2013  (Wednesday)

12:26AM - A lot of Traffic also came from Tumblr:

1:26AM - Holy shit, look at the ROK forum here on RVF. The number of views for Tuth's article are at 9,000+ compared to just a few hundred views for other articles. RVF seems to be getting a lot of spillover from the article. Expect a tidal wave of trolls on the 1st. Might even be a good idea to suspend new signups till Jan 1st.

1:44AM - Times of Israel OPED now, 

1:57AM (Tuthmosis) - … Without even intending to, I may have pulled off one of the greatest quote-unquote "negs" of all time. If #fatshamingweek put the eyes of every fatty in the West on us, Tuthmosis brought the talent to the party.

4:37AM (ROOSH) - The massive deluge of commenting on one article broke the wordpress database. It racked up 7,000 comments but I had to delete 5,000 of them and shut down the comment thread just to get the post loading again. Yesterday we served 575,000 page views. I expect today things will simmer a bit. So far there hasn't been any coordinated attack, just mob anger. If things do get serious I will report it here. Tuth's article has been the viral thing to come out of the manosphere... ever. It's completely unprecedented, and may god have mercy on all of our souls.

5:54AM - Make sure that any PMs that contain anything linking to your identity are deleted from the forum messaging system. It would only take either the recipients account, sender's account or the forum software itself to be compromised for that to be uncovered. Same goes for all forum members who value their privacy: delete PMs that contain identifiable info from the forum messaging system.

7:36AM - Roosh and Tuth, do you guys have any plans or protocol for the upcoming troll invasion? Not asking for you guys to announce any specific tactics here.  8:03AM ROOSH - Yeah... not worrying about it. This happens every time something goes viral, where people here say "The trolls are coming on the 1st." And guess what, it never happens. We have our dedicated trolls and that's it.  And if they do come we ban them. It really isn't a big deal.

8:13AM - Let's be honest. Most girls would be extremely intimidated from posting here.

9:21AM (ROOSH) - Scorpion is quoted on a Washington Post blog

9:38AM - Oh no!!! Maybe the women will get mad and stop buying the products advertised on RoK.  ......oh wait.   Seriously though, I think the funniest part is that they think their outrage will have any impact on a site by men, for men, that only advertises products for men.

10:24AM - "Guys! Don't share the article! Btw here is our article on it..."  The USA media is a complete joke.

10:25AM - This is actually a great Social Media Marketing Case Study.

 10:45AM - I wonder if we'll break mainstream US media. The more people see our antics, the more guys will discover us.

10:59AM - I'm actually considering writing an article titled something along the lines of '5 reasons every man should be a rapist'. Ha, I'm serious. Of course, it wouldn't be actual rape, but feminist rape. So, telling men some very basic caveman-game principles, like not zipping your pants back up and putting your tshirt on just because a girl shows mild resistance during sexual escalation, not asking permission to initiate etc - all packaged nicely with an incendiary headline to ensure the march to the point where RoK becomes incredibly well known continues!

11:04AM - I'm still laughing now. In fact, I think I may donate. So funny seeing that tweet standing alone amidst a sea of outrage.  (mentioning money - again)

11:32AM - We talk about the trolls arriving on the 1st—but don't forget about the converts.

12:26PM (Roosh) - Iceland media. Site looks small but it's sending more traffic than Huff Post.

This is where they mentioned my little article... (I put all mentions of our article in pink, plus facebook responses and so forth down the road.)

12:32PM - I found this link about the "king of mean" roosh. http://ifeeldelicious.blogspot.com/2013/...mment-form. I don't have time to do a proper ribbing but anybody who writes on the top of there webpage. That they should "feel" delicious is probably a landwhale with multiple anti-psychotic prescriptions. I don't know if it's a feminist blog or a cannibals' with a tag line like " because every women should FEEL delicious".

12:41
Trying to push them back into the ignore phase I see. This forum and RoK helps to improve the members' lives, we've been at it for far longer than they've been pissed off at us, but ignoring us will definitely make us go away.

12:41PM
Were not the landwhale owner of that blog the world infamous "Fridge Raider"?  <with Caitlin’s photo)

ROOSH Posts the article to his personal Facebook page, not to the ROK page

I've been called the king of mean :( http://ow.ly/r05Tf

1:02PM - Twitter will immensely help the movement…. Everyone needs to go make a twitter and follow tuth and Roosh it's a fireworks show.

1:26PM - I'm upset nobody has taken me up on my rape article.   I'm back on twitter giving our opponents hell. Oh and I'm also now a proud supporter of RoK via monthly donation. Do it fellas, it feels masculine. (Mentions money again... and it makes him feel masculine! lol!


Now ladies, do you want to know what these men look like? I've gathered some facebook photos of those who made comments pertaining to the link that Roosh shared on HIS PUBLIC AND OPEN site of MY article. I feel these men are fair game.

Pete McKenna

Alex HLamarche

1:33 Steven Bennett Long live the King!   (FB) 

Steven Bennett

1:37pm Pete McKenna Three cheers for for our king! All hail Roosh V!  (FB)

2:19PM Alex HLamarche I see you've refine your pickup tactic: "This guy here sits next to you and start throwing insults. He thinks that since you're a woman, you're beneath him..."   FB

Ryan G

4:33pm Ryan G Hate is love in the antifragile realm. Long live the king!   (FB)

James Wasser

5:07pm James Wasser OK you need a makeover, shave and haircut to look less Charles Manson-ish. That would take some of the wind out of their sails.  (FB) (This is by far my FAVORITE of the Facebook comments. One bro telling another bro to give himself a makeover to knock the sails out of.. women? The critics? Me? Not sure... but this has me laughing every time I see it.)

(Back in the virtual locker room... we have this) 

7:39PM -     How much of the rage is actually coming from "feminists" anyway?

Roosh responds with:  Good point. They have been eerily silent.

8:04PM - This made Alternet. The article there is titled "Disgusting Article Recommending Dating Girls with Eating Disorders Triggers Massive Social Media Backlash" and mostly addresses Roosh's response to the controversy.

8:28PM    So personally I think the ROK is a bit too far on the hating-women side, but instead of complaining, I just don't read it and stick to RVF. But.. what I really dislike is anyone trying to trample on freedom of speech, as these haters seem to be doing.   Roosh: How much money do you need to keep your server up and running with all this new traffic? Post a link so we can anonymously donate to it. I may not agree with all you write (especially the anti-American stuff), but I do believe in your right to do so. (Just so you know, there was a little bit of "You may have done too far" and "I hope this is just for laughs" chit chat going on inside this forum, plus online with comments and such. So, I think it was pretty smart to include one of these fellas into their cry for donation strategy. I honestly doubt there was really a guy who said this.Honestly, it's just too much of a coincidence. I believe it was more likely that the moderators started to see a little bit of a backlash from those who are on the site for a laugh (several compared it to The Onion and their satire comedy articles) .. and so to address those who are questioning the piece, they brought in a new donation sales tactic - which is IF YOU DON'T LIKE ALL THE HATE STUFF WE'RE SAYING, PLEASE STILL DONATE TO US BECAUSE THESE PETITIONS ARE TRYING TO SUPPRESS OUR FREE SPEECH! SO DONATE MONEY IF YOU'RE ANTI-FEMINISM, IF YOU THINK WE'RE FUNNY OR IF YOU BELIEVE IN FREE SPEECH.) Well played, Kings, well played. You keep trying to pull in money from all your little supporters... no matter what.

9:22PM - Is this thread is only visible if I'm logged in to the forum? If true. Awesome. (Nope, I got in and I'm not on the forum.)

 9:37 PM  - http://www.returnofkings.com/tip-jar   is linked to the forum thread  (A link to the "tip jar" so morons can donate some cash.)

10:34PM - I notice the ROK twitter tag repeatedly comes up from women saying "ugh! I can't believe this site exists!" It's like they don't know how the internet works - you reblog it to your twitter audience, you drive traffic to it, and you encourage more of it. What you give your attention to you get more of.

Mark Infiniti

NOVEMBER 21^{st (Thursday)}  

2:00AM  - Tuthmosis is a god-tier puppetmaster. All the dumb bitches who commented on his article are just dancing to his song, just like he expected them to. He's pulling their strings and they can't help but bounce around, like the mindless little marionettes that they are.

5:50am    Mark Infiniti      Roosh is not a king. He is a fucking GOD.   (FB)

12:22PM - The one good thing about all this, aside from the awesome entertainment value in watching these chicks go nuts, is that some guys out there have stumbled across this site and ROK and, it is safe to say, at least one dude's life got changed for the positive because of Tuth's article …

1:58PM - I for one do think the article was in poor taste. It's not that I'm offended, it just seems mostly irrelevant to guys learning game or advocating for men on substantive issues. That said, ROK is a great site so I don't mind this kind of thing from time to time. And the female blogger patrol really fell for this one hook, line, and sinker — they have no one but themselves to blame. I donated $5.00 and I suggest everyone donate something since I'm sure their costs have gone up with all this traffic. (And yet ANOTHER mention of donations. Geesh! This one goes after the fellas who think the article was in poor taste... and still suggests everyone to donate $5. Like I said, I will assume these are the moderators using a fake name to pull in more dontations and tell the participants what they want to hear. It's too coincidental for me.)

3:50PM - Be careful out there man. That's why I have scaled back my twitter trolling. Instead of getting into prolonged discussions, I now usually just engage in hit and runs. Tweet once or twice and get out of the conversation. I had a couple of people tell me too that it would be nice if I wasn't hiding behind my twitter handle and they wanted to find out who I really was. I doubt most people will be able to do anything but it only takes one white knight to bring you down.

5:23PM - Maybe I'm one of the only guys who doesn't give two shits about this returnofkings drama, I guess some of you guys really love that stuff though.

5:25PM (ROOSH) - Yesterday we served 950,000 page views. Over half a million people (543,000) hit the site.

5:31PM (Joined Oct 2013) - I'm 45 and married. Women usually look at me like I ought to be institutionalized. Watching the femocracy get carpet bombed may be near the last of my remaining great pleasures (and it could last 30 years).  I plan to savor every moment.

5:36PM (ROOSH) - What you see as drama is the biggest viral event in manosphere history.

6:45PM - Cosmopolitan Magazine took a bite also. They have 700k followers on Twitter.

NOVEMBER 23, 2013 (Saturday)

 

10:18PM (referring to stats) - haha average page view is under 2 minutes. Looks like everyone who is angry just read the title and looked at the pretty pictures

4:02AM - Tuthomosis   (insert photos of his teweets and responses)
At this point, I've taken to periodically roasting a twitter hater a little bit. They don't realize they're fucking with one the great shit talkers on the Internet.

 # The End

So ladies, as  you can see, this whole thing has 3 basic goals:

1. Get women enraged so media attention is brought to the website.

2. Get the men to join up for one of three reasons 1) entertainment & satire 2) true anti-feminist views or 3) freedom of speech

3. Get me to donate money and buy their pathetic pick-up books.

And every time you share an article, comment on it, express your outrage or go to their website - you are benefiting them! You are giving them what they want!

So please, please... just ignore them. If you see a friend sharing or commenting, direct them back to this website.

The only way to bring an end to this game is to refuse to play it.

Stay beautiful!

~ Terri Jean