Comments on: Wagatwe Wanjuki http://blog.iwhc.org/2010/01/wagatwe-wanjuki/ Standing Strong for a Woman's Right to a Just and Healthy Life Thu, 16 May 2013 13:50:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Wes http://blog.iwhc.org/2010/01/wagatwe-wanjuki/comment-page-1/#comment-2143 Wes Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:20:41 +0000 http://blog.iwhc.org/?p=2779#comment-2143 I started voting for random people cuz twe was beating them so badly :(

]]> By: Natasha http://blog.iwhc.org/2010/01/wagatwe-wanjuki/comment-page-1/#comment-1730 Natasha Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:11:37 +0000 http://blog.iwhc.org/?p=2779#comment-1730 Twe has suffered through much and, as the comments that were deleted clearly show, has faced adversity in so many forms. Despite this, she still puts her best foot forward and is working hard to benefit other women in her generation, and those in future generations. No matter how many negative comments or actions are directed towards her, she perseveres and is making a positive difference. She certainly has been a source of inspiration for me, and I really hope that she receives the grant because I can't think of anyone who deserves it more, or who would be more dedicated to making sure the money is spent wisely and for a wonderful cause.

]]> By: Sarah http://blog.iwhc.org/2010/01/wagatwe-wanjuki/comment-page-1/#comment-1728 Sarah Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:25:25 +0000 http://blog.iwhc.org/?p=2779#comment-1728 Twe is one one of the most promising, fearless, badass young women I have ever met. Beyond committed to her work, there are amazing things coming from this girl and I can think of no one I would rather support.

]]> By: Megan http://blog.iwhc.org/2010/01/wagatwe-wanjuki/comment-page-1/#comment-1727 Megan Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:06:09 +0000 http://blog.iwhc.org/?p=2779#comment-1727 Nice try. :)

]]> By: Katie http://blog.iwhc.org/2010/01/wagatwe-wanjuki/comment-page-1/#comment-1724 Katie Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:29:31 +0000 http://blog.iwhc.org/?p=2779#comment-1724 I think the fact that there are apparently all these people saying negative things just demonstrates more why Twe so deserves this grant. She has been incredibly strong and persevered throughout an unbelievable amount of opposition. She is absolutely committed to her projects, and is dedicated, hardworking enough to make a real change.

]]> By: audaciaray http://blog.iwhc.org/2010/01/wagatwe-wanjuki/comment-page-1/#comment-1723 audaciaray Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:49:08 +0000 http://blog.iwhc.org/?p=2779#comment-1723 Hey all — I'm the program officer for online communications and campaigns at IWHC, which means that community management of Akimbo and Young Visionaries falls under my domain. I just deleted several abusive comments aimed at Wagatwe.

Here is our comment policy:

"We aim to create a blog that fosters open discussion about the health and rights of women and girls throughout the world, and welcome comments that both support and challenge our work and perspectives. Thoughtful and respectful comments are welcome, while hate speech, personal attacks, offensive language, or off-topic comments to other sites will be deleted.

Comments are moderated by the communications team, though at the moment comments are not held for approval, they are posted when submitted. If we begin to have a problem with abusive or hate-speech comments we will switch to fully moderated comments and a blog administrator will have to approve all comments before they appear on the blog. We retain the right to moderate, edit, delete, and block comments as we see fit."

I am happy to discuss any issues people have with this policy or my choices in enacting it. You can respond here or email me at aray [at] iwhc.org if you like. The abusive comments have not been completely deleted – they are unpublished, and I am tracking the URLs of commenters on this and all other posts.

]]> By: audaciaray http://blog.iwhc.org/2010/01/wagatwe-wanjuki/comment-page-1/#comment-1722 audaciaray Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:43:10 +0000 http://blog.iwhc.org/?p=2779#comment-1722 You can totally vote for yourself – and as many other people as you want. But you can only vote for each person once.

]]> By: Fin http://blog.iwhc.org/2010/01/wagatwe-wanjuki/comment-page-1/#comment-1719 Fin Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:26:24 +0000 http://blog.iwhc.org/?p=2779#comment-1719 It doesn't let you vote multiple times, no. There's a button you can click to vote that disappears after you do so.

]]> By: Fin http://blog.iwhc.org/2010/01/wagatwe-wanjuki/comment-page-/#comment-1718 Fin Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:25:18 +0000 http://blog.iwhc.org/?p=2779#comment-1718 Actually, calling her a liar isn't the truth. Implying that multiple commenters might be the same person is obviously an attempt to discredit people who've called you out. Attacking Twe and claiming that her work isn't really work (by using quotation marks), or that her work is meaningless because you don't like her, are inappropriate actions to engage in. Clearly, you're out of the loop when it comes to the realities of sexual assault on campus, including Tufts' campus.

What Twe stands for is justice for victims and survivors, and accountability for college administrations. It's not that hard to see.

]]> By: Trey http://blog.iwhc.org/2010/01/wagatwe-wanjuki/comment-page-1/#comment-1715 Trey Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:49:42 +0000 http://blog.iwhc.org/?p=2779#comment-1715 I wonder if someone could just vote for themselves on these things…I'd be voting for myself a million times. Or…170 times.

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