Toxic Fandom or Harassment for Profit?

Photo by Terje Sollie

What do Meghan Markle, Olivia Wilde, and Amber Heard have in common? They’ve all recently received an overwhelming amount of sexist and, in Markle’s case, racist media coverage resulting in colossal amounts of online harassment. The sustained abuse has resulted in career damage, trauma, mental health struggles, and arguably losing a lawsuit. What else do these women have in common? Far-right media outlets and influencers…