Predictable vitriol

IN Media Watch Briefs | 17/02/2015

During the India-Pakistan cricket match on Feb. 15, Buzzfeed India editor Rega Jha found herself on the receiving end of nationalist and sexist attacks when she tweeted, “it's so sad that no matter who wins, Pakistanis will continue to be way hotter than us and we'll continue to be their ugly neighbours”. Soon after, Jha also tweeted samples from the torrent of abuse-tweets directed at her.

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