Meet 4 Women Who Refused to Be Bullied by Online Trolls and Fought Back

In the past few days, the one topic that has seemed inescapable on social media, especially Twitter, is the online abuse that has been heaped upon 20-year-old student, Gurmehar Kaur from Delhi.

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Whether they agreed with the politics of her statement or not, most people were taken aback with the kind of rape and death threats that were sent to her by thousands of her detractors. While she has spoken up against online abuse, she has also had to leave Delhi for her hometown when she feared for her own safety.

Gurmehar now joins a long line of women who regularly end up receiving threats or abuse in online spaces. Some have found ways to stand up against their trolls. Here are a few women in the recent past who decided to fight back against online bullies:

Disha Patani stands up to slut shaming

Actress Disha Patani was recently trolled and slut shamed for a dress she wore for an awards ceremony in India.

She took to Instagram to broadly discuss the harms that slut shaming imposes on all women and called on people to be more open minded.

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