A white-haired lady with delicate scarf draping her neck boasts membership in Soldiers for Christ on her Facebook page. A bald man quotes the Dalai Lama and Carl Sagan on his. And Matt of the UK is muscular, tattooed, and kind of cute.
What do these diverse characters have in common? They’re cyberbullies. They brazenly wish cancer, slaughter and suicide upon others.
Among their targets are young women who pursue organic, free-range meat.
Olivia Opre is the daughter-in-law of former Detroit Free Press outdoor writer Tom Opre. She is the host of “Extreme Huntress,” a web program showcasing women who pursue their own food.
Recently she allowed me access to the surge in her hate mail. I watch as 107 messages appear before my eyes, dripping vitriol. “Your sons should die slow painful deaths.” “Drown in your own blood.” Full of religious fervor, many threaten afterlife consequences — ranting of hell, damnation — and advise suicide.
Reading Olivia’s messages brought back unpleasant memories. As national television’s first huntress, the sheer volume of psychotic ramblings directed at me as well as my young children left me dumb-founded and shaking.
Source: Detroit Free Press
When Bois d’Arc Lake in Fannin County officially opened for use in April, Texas got…
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is seeking public comment until May 22 on proposed…
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Inland Fisheries Division Corpus Christi District recently launched…
What do great white sharks eat in the Gulf of Mexico? It's a question researchers…
Texas State Parks continues to recover from flood impacts and encourages visitors to check park…
Seven tails. Seven beautiful bronze tails with a dot in the middle. That’s how many…