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Re:Ellen Pao Is Stepping Down as Reddit’s Chief by donw on Friday July 10, 2015 @09:42PM (#9868117)
That really is the case. Completely asinine, but if you are a public figure, the masses can be shockingly awful. There is an interesting article where Penn and Teller compare their rather large influx of death threats with Richard Dawkins[1], and from what I know, pretty much anybody in the public eye has to deal with this.

[1] http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/10836833/Penn-and...

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Re:Ellen Pao Is Stepping Down as Reddit’s Chief by comrh on Friday July 10, 2015 @10:58PM (#9868322)
Just because it is true doesn't mean we need to take it as the new normal.
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