[Chixla] tech blogger/speaker Kathy Sierra quits blogging over threats

[SMichelle]

Group think misogyny has some appalling results. 
Kathy Sierra is a respected tech blogger, speaker, and co-author of
"Head First Java." She cancelled her presentation at the eTech
conference due to some really vile blog posts which contained both
sexual and death threats. She writes about her experience in her
(possibly last) blog post here:
http://headrush.typepad.com/creating_passionate_users/2007/03/as_i_type_this_.html
I found this link on Slashdot, which is surprising supportive ...
with the exception of a few comments similar to the ones below.
http://slashdot.org/articles/07/03/27/174231.shtml
/Sharon
--- a few slashdot comments quotes
She calls it mysogyny because someone posts "fuck off you boring
slut... i hope someone slits your throat and cums down your gob" on a
couple of blogs? Is she new to the internet or something? 
Life is hard. A lot of people say a lot of shit and don't follow
through. Either grow a spine or go away. There's no sense being a big
baby about it because someone hates you.