Alex Fisher
@alex-fisher.bsky.social
Society for Applied Philosophy Postdoc at @clsrleeds.bsky.social
I research the aesthetics and ethics of video games, virtual reality, and dating apps.
https://alex--fisher.weebly.com/
I research the aesthetics and ethics of video games, virtual reality, and dating apps.
https://alex--fisher.weebly.com/
Yes, I agree. Though this does also remind me a little of @katemanne.bsky.social’s argument in Down Girl about how we shouldn’t think of misogyny just as internal feelings of hate for women, which are impossible to verify, but in terms of actions that police and punish women.
November 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Yes, I agree. Though this does also remind me a little of @katemanne.bsky.social’s argument in Down Girl about how we shouldn’t think of misogyny just as internal feelings of hate for women, which are impossible to verify, but in terms of actions that police and punish women.
Interesting! Look forward to reading this when out
November 14, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Interesting! Look forward to reading this when out
November 14, 2025 at 11:25 AM
@claremcglynn.bsky.social, also involved in the new laws on image-based sexual abuse, has shown how we might criminalise these actions within existing legislation, and/or introduce a new wider offence of *intimate intrusions* that captures new forms of tech-aided misogyny.
doi.org/10.1093/ojls...
doi.org/10.1093/ojls...
From Virtual Rape to Meta-rape: Sexual Violence, Criminal Law and the Metaverse
Abstract. As the metaverse blurs the lines between physical and virtual realms, enhanced by haptic devices providing sensory feedback, it is poised to beco
doi.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:36 PM
@claremcglynn.bsky.social, also involved in the new laws on image-based sexual abuse, has shown how we might criminalise these actions within existing legislation, and/or introduce a new wider offence of *intimate intrusions* that captures new forms of tech-aided misogyny.
doi.org/10.1093/ojls...
doi.org/10.1093/ojls...
A next area that warrants new legislation is the widespread sexual harassment/assault of women in virtual worlds.
My research and work in psychology shows how these experiences can be as distressing and traumatic as real events - but no legal protections exist.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
My research and work in psychology shows how these experiences can be as distressing and traumatic as real events - but no legal protections exist.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
November 11, 2025 at 12:36 PM
A next area that warrants new legislation is the widespread sexual harassment/assault of women in virtual worlds.
My research and work in psychology shows how these experiences can be as distressing and traumatic as real events - but no legal protections exist.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
My research and work in psychology shows how these experiences can be as distressing and traumatic as real events - but no legal protections exist.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
November 5, 2025 at 10:32 PM