This dose of misogynistic vitriol comes on the heels of activist Kavita Krishnan’s mother’s take-down of a troll who wanted to know if she had “free sex”.

As women who choose to work in the public eye and who have the audacity to hold opinions, Krishnan and Dutt are vulnerable to the attack of anyone with opposable thumbs and access to the internet. In an ideal world, this would contribute to a healthy democratic debate where everyone went home with their horizons expanded.

However, in the sordid reality we have to make do with, internet anonymity and mob mentality combine to birth monstrosities such as these:

