A woman who receives obscene images and messages on social media from men - including pictures of their genitals - is dealing with the problembluntly.EmilySears, an Australian model based in Los Angeles, has taken to sending the inappropriate messages and images to the men's girlfriends and female family members. Sears has more than 2.3 million followers across her social media profiles, and she said it was not uncommon to receive at least two to three 'd*** pics' a day, Buzzfeed reported.
'It’s just been consistently happening for so long. I became absolutely fed up with these kinds of disturbing and disgusting messages and comments online,' she said, Now, she and friend, DJ Laura Lux, who receives similar messages, are dealing with the messages in their own way.
If they receive an inappropriate image or message, they access the man's profile and see if they have apartner.Oftenthey will then take a screen grab of that profile - or of family members of the men - and send it to the harasser.
Sometimes they will message the man's partner to let them know what sort of behaviour the men are engaging in.
They will also post the pictures - with identities hidden - on their social media profiles to warn others what will happen.
'We send the photos as a reminder for them to have respect for women,' Ms Sears told Buzzfeed.
It also served to remind them of accountability which was often lost online due to perceived anonymity, she said.
Despite often getting apologies, they did not seem sincere, the women said.
'I don’t believe they’re sorry so much as they’re sorry you’re putting them on blast,' Ms Sears said.
Although they had support from many women - sometimes including those who they had alerted to the behaviour of their partners - often they received abuse from men.
They said it was not just models being harassed, but that it could happen to any woman online, which was unacceptable. 'I actually find it really absurd that men are still sending unsolicited dikk pics to women considering how much dialogue there has been about how much we don’t like it and how inappropriate it is,' Ms Lux told Buzzfeed. 'I’ve never heard a woman say, ‘Really? I love opening my inbox to d*** pics from random guys. It totally makes me want to have sex with them.'
But their approach seems to be working. Ms Sears told Buzzfeed since posting her responses, the number of offensive messages had been 'significantly lower'. And they intend to keep going. 'We have to keep telling the guys why what they’re doing is wrong.'
'It’s just been consistently happening for so long. I became absolutely fed up with these kinds of disturbing and disgusting messages and comments online,' she said, Now, she and friend, DJ Laura Lux, who receives similar messages, are dealing with the messages in their own way.
If they receive an inappropriate image or message, they access the man's profile and see if they have apartner.Oftenthey will then take a screen grab of that profile - or of family members of the men - and send it to the harasser.
Sometimes they will message the man's partner to let them know what sort of behaviour the men are engaging in.
They will also post the pictures - with identities hidden - on their social media profiles to warn others what will happen.
'We send the photos as a reminder for them to have respect for women,' Ms Sears told Buzzfeed.
It also served to remind them of accountability which was often lost online due to perceived anonymity, she said.
Despite often getting apologies, they did not seem sincere, the women said.
'I don’t believe they’re sorry so much as they’re sorry you’re putting them on blast,' Ms Sears said.
Although they had support from many women - sometimes including those who they had alerted to the behaviour of their partners - often they received abuse from men.
They said it was not just models being harassed, but that it could happen to any woman online, which was unacceptable. 'I actually find it really absurd that men are still sending unsolicited dikk pics to women considering how much dialogue there has been about how much we don’t like it and how inappropriate it is,' Ms Lux told Buzzfeed. 'I’ve never heard a woman say, ‘Really? I love opening my inbox to d*** pics from random guys. It totally makes me want to have sex with them.'
But their approach seems to be working. Ms Sears told Buzzfeed since posting her responses, the number of offensive messages had been 'significantly lower'. And they intend to keep going. 'We have to keep telling the guys why what they’re doing is wrong.'
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