Online experiences are somewhat the same as experiences in real life. Girls get hit on and boys do not, for the most part. When I am walking down the street, with my roommate, if we walk in front of a frat house we will get hit on; guys will yell out to us. Online females get hit on a great deal more than males, I observed this when I went online as both a male and a female.

Online is very different, though, because you cannot see the person you are talking to. Therefore, a person can impersonate anyone they want. This could be a positive outlet for som

For the most part the Internet is a place where people can do what they want and say what they want and not suffer any repercussions for their actions. Some of this is liberating, while some of this is oppressive. The liberating part is being able to talk to many different cultures and being able to say what I please. The oppressive part is the fact that anyone can put me down whenever they want, and it does happen. I encountered many different comments as a female and as a male.

As a male online I was not treated nearly the same way. I was asked by only one girl to cyber, and was never asked my size or anything like that. I was asked more about music and sports teams than anything else.

Disch, Estelle (1997) Reconstructing Gender: A Multicultural Anthology. Mountain View, CA: Mayfield Publishing

As a female in the various chat rooms I entered I encountered many negative stereotypes that seem to come along with being a female online. I was asked if I was "loose", my bra size, my weight, measurements et-cetera. I was ask

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