Well, it is quite disheartening to know that women from all around the world face harassment on daily basis. From unwanted comments or gestures in public spaces to receiving inappropriate comments on social media, women deal with this type of creepiness which seems to have no end at all.
And it is quite obvious that these instances of harassment lead to feelings of discomfort, fear, and even trauma for the lady involved. Even though a lot of help and assistance is provided, still many women feel that they are not taken seriously when they report incidents of harassment, and their experiences are frequently blamed on their behavior or outfits.
Moreover, due to the emergence of easy accessibility to the Internet in India, harassment against a woman took a digitalized form such as online stalking, hate remarks, doxing, and numerous other types of cyberbullying.
A recent viral incident on the internet has sparked outrage.
Recently, a 21-Year-old influencer received a disturbing email from a man who inquired about her “charges.”This email went viral in an instant and got widely criticized on social media. The whole incident is an example of the kind of online harassment women face regularly.
The influencer gets a creepy email from a man inquiring about her charges
Dhruvi Parmar, a digital content creator, revealed on Twitter that a follower’s email lately left her infuriated, and why not?.
She tweeted,
“How characterless you must be to email someone this. I’M SO DONE.”
How characterless you must be to email someone this. I'M SO DONE. pic.twitter.com/0duz1ScXoO
— dhruviii (@dhruviiiparmar) February 9, 2023
With over 300K views, the email’s screenshot has since gone viral on Twitter. The guy fan’s behavior infuriated a lot of netizens as well.
Have a look at some of the comments
bhai aise log kaise jeete hain apni zindagi??
Kyu hain ye log??
— Arjun Kohli ارجن (@ecstaticarjun) February 9, 2023
Yuck man this is so disturbing
— Jush ( Tibbs Frankie Version) (@tubeeerhai) February 9, 2023
I'm so sorry you had to go through this.
Just wanted to let you know that this is a punishable offence and you can file an online complaint at https://t.co/qjj6SPPvNn .The complaint will be forwarded to your nearest police station for further action.
Please take care.— Gautam S. Mengle (@NotMengele) February 10, 2023
Notice how he says “any other SERVICES apart from Instagram and reels. They think we post photos & videos as a “service” to them. How self obsessed you have to be to think this way.
Men ask these kind of outrageous questions simply because they just cannot ask a girl out.
— Morni (@JangalonKiMorni) February 11, 2023
The email, which was sent by a so called follower, is just one of many instances of how women are targeted online, particularly those who are quite popular or are public figures. There’s an urgent need to address and combat the issue of online harassment and abuse against women.