Time to Vote–Who's the Bitch Media Fall Seasonal Douchebag?

Our Douchebag Decree can be such a double-edged sword. On one hand, harnessing the vitriol of some of the folks we profile and funneling that energy into a Decree can be soothing and incredibly satisfying. On the other hand, actually choosing our weekly winner means trudging through the muckiest muck.

Thanks to the notoriety of this season's douchebags (or maybe just thanks to the idea that this could get really, really fun), we're asking readers to join in and declare an official Fall Seasonal Douchebag: Andrew Goldman, the Reddit defenders, a disgusting Facebook page, or Ann Coulter or (but really, and) Richard Mourdock?

You won't have to worry about the electoral college devaluing your vote at Bitch Media, even if you do live in Vermont, Oregon, North Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, Maine, or any state that doesn't start with an "O" and end with "hio."

So what do you say? It's fast, easy, and who doesn't want to know who will rise to the top (or sink to the bottom...)? Voting ends promptly at 6PM PST on October 31, so cast your vote today!

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Andrew Goldman and the Tippi Point for Social-Media Jerkery We're with New York Times Public Editor Margaret Sullivan: It's never acceptable for a journalist to ask a successful woman if she slept her way to the top (or anywhere). And it's never okay for a journalist to respond to criticism by telling his female critic that she's unfuckable. Shouldn't this all go without saying?

Facebook, [Controversial Humor], and "12-Year-Old Sluts" Who's worse: The 19-year-old dudes who created a Facebook page to shame, blame, and bully young girls for having an online presence—or Facebook, who, despite calls for action, have refused to remove the page?

Ann Coulter vs. Richard Mourdock—It's a Douche-Off! In one corner, we have Ann "R-word tweeter" Coulter, an awful person if there ever was one. In the other corner we have Richard "God intended rape pregnancies" Mourdock, who is also terrible.

What We Talk About When We Talk About Free Speech Hey, here's what free speech isn't: The right to say whatever ugly, hateful, sexist, racist stuff you want without having to be accountable for it. Lesson learned, creeps on the Internet?

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