In his article “Comment Sections are Poison: Handle With Care or Remove Them”, Moosa is stating that he believes comment sections are not beneficial to society and should be heavily monitored or even deleted. While I agree with Moosa’s belief that comment sections are often filled with hate and bigotry, I cannot agree that this should cause them to  be monitored or deleted. By focusing on the negative comments and hate, Moosa overlooks the ways that comment sections can benefit society by enabling us to collaborate and debate.

One way Moosa overlooks positive aspects of comment sections is by making sweeping generalizations.

• “it doesnt even matter which woman or what context[…]women are not welcome–especially on the internet.”

 

• “it seems to happen every time a woman writes something that somehow defends some aspect of women’s autonomy.”

Yes, there is an abundant amount of misogyny on the internet. However, this corresponds with the real world. Not everybody is a feminist and not everybody respects women. Is this right? Not in MY opinion. Is it reality? Yes. Moosa is overlooking positive aspects of comment  sections by saying that no women, ever, is welcomed. This is completely un-true. For example, an account on my Instagram feed is run by a group of women who share stories, give advice, ect. (all in a positive, empowering light.)

• “The goddess gang is a project in the pursuit of happiness. We spread positivity, social awareness, beauty tips, and advice. Join the wave.”

Comments on posts of this account read:

• “I can relate to this so much.” , “Goals”, and “Preach dat, so much love.”

This shows that women are not only welcomed, but encouraged to speak up on this particular comment section. However, this is not specific to only this account. One of the most hated (or loved) women in the media, Kim Kardashian/West, even has positive comments under her most revealing photos. While there also is hate, there are many comments similar to this one:

• “She is so BEAUTIFUL I could only wish I looked like her GODBLESS them both.” (referring to Kanye also.)

 

Besides the fact that there are positive comments and love going on in some comment sections, even the nasty ones are okay. Not everyone has the same opinion and upbringing. Moosa questions:

• “Why should we accept this?” (referring to the hate and misogyny involved in comment sections.)

I don’t believe you need to agree with every nasty comment you read, but accepting the fact that people come from multiple religious, political, and cultural backgrounds is a mature aspect of communication. Therefore, comment sections should not monitored, neither deleted.