A woman has set up an Instagram account to call out the harassment women receive online.
Mia Matsumiya from Los Angeles set up the perv_magnet account and is reposting racist, sexist and sexually explicit comments she, and other women, have received while simply existing on the internet.
Ms Matsumiya, a violinist, has archived more than 1,000 messages from people she labels “creeps, weirdos and fetishists” on the Instagram account and has over 6,700 followers.
Speaking to the Huffington Post, Ms Matsumiya said: "Pretty much most of my life now, I've encountered Asian fetishists, pedophiles, stalkers, racists, and who-knows-how-many unsolicited sexual comments. It had gotten to the point where someone would send the most scathing, racist, violent thing to me -- like rape or death threats -- and I would barely have a reaction."
She added: "I became really angry. It's absolutely unacceptable to treat anyone this way. People often deny the existence racism or sexism, but I'm pelted with it almost daily and here's my proof."
Of the messages Ms Matsumiya has posted, most involved racist and sexist abuse, as well as sexually explicit content.
Here are a few examples of what she’s had to endure on the internet over the past ten years - be warned they are NSFW:
Ms Matsumiya wants to spread her project further, for other women who have received abuse on the internet. She shared her email address in a post in the hopes that others will share their stories.
