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Feminist Derides Female Twitter Trolls As "Manipulative, Snide"

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Mark Melin
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Journalist and feminist Natasha Devon has found a great rule for handling Twitter spats: think like a man.

Feminist Derides Female Twitter Trolls As "Manipulative, Snide"

Devon takes on Twitter for not supporting a particular feminist issue

Devon recently took to Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR) and, when not supporting a particular feminist issue, found herself subject to sustained harassment from Twitter “trolls,” individuals who obsess with someone and send unwanted and often obscene public messages over Twitter.  Devon’s episode ended with police involvement, which happens much more than is known. In London, for instance, police handle 1,500 crimes per year linked to harassment or bullying...

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.