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ismnotwasm

(41,967 posts)
Wed Aug 6, 2014, 07:01 PM Aug 2014

Woman Discovers Husband, Father of Her Unborn Child, Is A Disgusting Internet Troll

Good read. Some of you may know, we have a misogynist troll that usually hits HOF sooner rather than later. It may a sock, or a small group, or a single, determined person-- any number of options. Nonetheless, sooner or later they appear. MIRT is very aware of this troll, and usually finds them quickly.

So I thought this article very apropos



OOF. Awful. And any and all words connoting soul-crushing despair. In a post on Reddit, a woman who goes by the handle whatanasssss recounts how she found out her husband of six years is a “really fucking nasty” troll who preys on people on Reddit and Tumblr. And that’s just the start. Warning for some foul (troll-like) language below.

The revelation came about when Mr. Troll left his browser window open after going to work. “He leaves horribly mean comments to all kinds of people,” wrote the woman.

“They’re filled with racist slurs, awful insults, he tears into fat people, ugly people, etc. He loves to troll around places like /r/progresspics to discourage people, etc. He’s sent PMs to people to call them names, calls women who post on /r/gonewild sluts and whores and cunts, etc.

I was horrified. Completely horrified. My husband is a nice, gentle man who is supportive and kind. In our 9-year relationship, we’ve fought three times total. I never thought this is a behavior he would take part in.

But this is something else. It made me wonder what else he did on the internet, so I looked at the browser history to find him also harassing teenagers on tumblr. Telling them to kill themselves, calling cute girls ugly and fat and stupid, etc. It horrified me to think this was the man who could be raising our daughter with me in a few months.


http://www.themarysue.com/woman-discovers-husband-is-internet-troll/
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Woman Discovers Husband, Father of Her Unborn Child, Is A Disgusting Internet Troll (Original Post) ismnotwasm Aug 2014 OP
Uggh... better to find out now, I guess... hlthe2b Aug 2014 #1
I would be so disgusted, that I would divorce him. boston bean Aug 2014 #2
Right? ismnotwasm Aug 2014 #3
The people on the internet are not real...... boston bean Aug 2014 #4
I'm not sure if it's that he thinks people on the internet aren't real. JoeyT Aug 2014 #7
Well, Joey, according to the wife this was his response: boston bean Aug 2014 #16
More like an internet psychopath acting like Mr. Normal. Arkansas Granny Aug 2014 #5
Much better ismnotwasm Aug 2014 #6
The minute she or that child cross him, it'll be all over with. If she tries to leave, he'll make freshwest Aug 2014 #8
She needs to see a lawyer ASAP theHandpuppet Aug 2014 #9
I think he's deep into a fantasy world, he may begin to break down ismnotwasm Aug 2014 #10
I agree. It's weird and creepy behavior and is bound to spill over into his "real" life. mountain grammy Aug 2014 #11
How soul crushing BainsBane Aug 2014 #12
I think the opposite ismnotwasm Aug 2014 #18
A lot of people seem okay if you don't know them BainsBane Aug 2014 #19
I'll PM you ismnotwasm Aug 2014 #22
Can I get one too please? redqueen Aug 2014 #27
Sadly..... AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #13
BTK the serial killer BainsBane Aug 2014 #20
Griefer. Ed Suspicious Aug 2014 #14
Found his picture.... Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #15
LOL! ismnotwasm Aug 2014 #17
Women and men are so different.... ReRe Aug 2014 #21
Yes. What do you think? BainsBane Aug 2014 #23
The wife is a faithful sweet naive lady... ReRe Aug 2014 #24
Why is mercuryblues Aug 2014 #25
Glad she found out his true character early on. redqueen Aug 2014 #26

ismnotwasm

(41,967 posts)
3. Right?
Wed Aug 6, 2014, 07:27 PM
Aug 2014

Last edited Wed Aug 6, 2014, 08:41 PM - Edit history (1)

What gets me is his apparent "normalcy" Creeps me out. Mr. Normal acting like a internet psychopath

boston bean

(36,219 posts)
4. The people on the internet are not real......
Wed Aug 6, 2014, 07:30 PM
Aug 2014

Because he thinks he isn't acting as his real self, no one else is either.

Fucking creep the guy is and I would feel so disgusted and lose all respect for someone like that. I wouldn't be able to live with myself, knowingly having someone like that in my life.

I can see why it would be a crisis for their marriage.

JoeyT

(6,785 posts)
7. I'm not sure if it's that he thinks people on the internet aren't real.
Wed Aug 6, 2014, 07:41 PM
Aug 2014

He may just be doing it because people on the internet can't do anything back to him. Which doesn't bode well for his wife.

boston bean

(36,219 posts)
16. Well, Joey, according to the wife this was his response:
Wed Aug 6, 2014, 09:57 PM
Aug 2014
When he finally gave me his answer, I was disappointed. He said he trolled/bullied people because it was an outlet for him to relieve stress. He said he didn’t view the people as real, or what he was doing as anything other than a joke, and if it hurt feelings, “those people have bigger problems and it’s not my fault.”

But I will agree with your larger point that his wife is in trouble being married to him. But my point stands.

freshwest

(53,661 posts)
8. The minute she or that child cross him, it'll be all over with. If she tries to leave, he'll make
Wed Aug 6, 2014, 08:05 PM
Aug 2014

Last edited Wed Aug 6, 2014, 09:03 PM - Edit history (1)

her pay for it dearly. She's in hell now. Hope she can get away.

That type of troll cannot be repaired. It will come out in real life. The rest of what she believed were the scams of a sociopath.

Hope she's not financially dependent on him, as it is the very first weapon of choice for abusers with their wives and children. And he will insist on visitation rights, you can be sure of that.

theHandpuppet

(19,964 posts)
9. She needs to see a lawyer ASAP
Wed Aug 6, 2014, 08:38 PM
Aug 2014

I agree with everything you've said.

Also, one thing my wife pointed out -- now that she knows about this activity and does nothing to stop it, she could be considered an accessory if his trolling leads to a crime that could be prosecuted.

ismnotwasm

(41,967 posts)
10. I think he's deep into a fantasy world, he may begin to break down
Wed Aug 6, 2014, 08:40 PM
Aug 2014

And I agree, his duplicitous nature will come out, or perhaps, his real nature.

BainsBane

(53,016 posts)
12. How soul crushing
Wed Aug 6, 2014, 09:07 PM
Aug 2014

It begs the question of what is the real person: their online or internet persona? In this group we deal a lot with misogyny, but you never know how people are in real life. I've sometimes wondered if people we think are great online might not be offline.

ismnotwasm

(41,967 posts)
18. I think the opposite
Wed Aug 6, 2014, 10:18 PM
Aug 2014

I wonder how many people I think are disgusting creeps on-line are probably ok off-line

With currently one glaring exception:doubt I'd change my mind about that one.

BainsBane

(53,016 posts)
19. A lot of people seem okay if you don't know them
Wed Aug 6, 2014, 10:21 PM
Aug 2014

or what they think. (I'm dying to know who the one is. )

 

AverageJoe90

(10,745 posts)
13. Sadly.....
Wed Aug 6, 2014, 09:42 PM
Aug 2014

There are a few guys like that, who manage to create a *perfect* cover of the supposedly loving and honorable father, husband, boyfriend, etc.....but if you catch them at just the right moment, it turns out they've got some skeletons in the closet.

And even if this guy may be genuinely decent towards his loved ones, it still doesn't make up for all the people he's hurt. One can only hope that he could someday turn over a new leaf.....

BainsBane

(53,016 posts)
20. BTK the serial killer
Wed Aug 6, 2014, 10:23 PM
Aug 2014

People thought he was a great guy when in fact he was as stone-cold sociopath.

Now Joe, if you post in here you can't go around trashing HOF in the main forums.

ReRe

(10,597 posts)
21. Women and men are so different....
Wed Aug 6, 2014, 10:28 PM
Aug 2014

.... I don't know how marriages last until children can even be born, much less raised and off on their own as well-adjusted adults.

Do you all really want to know what I surmise is going on in that relationship?

ReRe

(10,597 posts)
24. The wife is a faithful sweet naive lady...
Wed Aug 6, 2014, 11:55 PM
Aug 2014

... the hubby is a either a full-blown or closet sadist (because we have no idea what he does away from home.) Let's just assume he's the closet sadist.
He gets off (sexually) on talking to others like that, probably mostly women. The end.

mercuryblues

(14,525 posts)
25. Why is
Thu Aug 7, 2014, 07:45 AM
Aug 2014

she complaining? In America somewhere a husband is beating he wife to death. But even that is not worth complaining about, because somewhere a husband is and killing his wife in front of their children.

I mean why should she be taken seriously over her "minor" brush with an asshole when there are much worse assholes out there. Some in other countries. Women in the US have no right to complain because women in other countries have it so much worse.



To the ones that use this line of thinking as a way to justify your minimization of woman's issues - you sound as stupid and ridiculous as what I posted above.

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