A skank discussion: Privacy, anonymity, and misogyny

24.08.2009

Apparently my major crimes are a) not directly labeling the blogger who called a "skank," a "ho," and an "old hag" as a misogynist; and b) being callous, lighthearted, and cheeky in my treatment of the story.

Actually, it turns out that the author of Skanks in NYC is a 29-year-old hostess who has met her target on a few occasions. Per :

The woman behind the 'Skanks of New York' catfight has been outed as Rosemary Port, an unemployed 29 year old night club hostess.

But far from being apologetic for describing Canadian model Liskula Cohen as a ho, hag and skank, Port said she didn't regret penning the blog, but she did regret the court's decision to name her.

So we know she's a potty mouth. But does creating that nasty blog make her a misogynist? We don't really know. Hating one woman isn't the same as hating all women.