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Topic: Advocacy - March 16 2026
Moderate the Hate In Women’s Sports

Misogyny and hatred fill the comments on women’s sports content online, left untouched by the accounts who post. It's time to moderate the hate. We spoke with VIS Mentor and Indiana Fever forward, Brianna Turner, about the toll online hate takes on women athletes and what should be done to combat it.

By Mallory Dupuis

VIS Creator

Brianna Turner

VIS Mentor

Topic: Advocacy

March 16 2026

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The comment section under a women’s sports social media page shouldn’t feel like a battlefield. It should feel like an empowering space for them to express themselves. But too often, comments are flooded with misogyny, racism, homophobia, and abuse directed not just at the players, but at the very idea that women deserve space in sports.  What’s even more alarming is that much of this hate remains visible under posts from the very organizations that claim to uplift women athl...
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