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July 29, 2016

Jessica Valenti Quits Social Media After Rape Threat to Her Child
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Best-selling author and feminist writer Jessica Valenti has quit using
social media indefinitely, after she received a rape threat aimed at her
child. Valenti has long received violent threats online as a result of
her feminist writing. But on Wednesday she tweeted, "This morning I woke
up to a rape and death threat directed at my 5 year old daughter. That
this is part of my work life is unacceptable." In another tweet, she
added, "I can't live like this."


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