That’s disturbing how many women are passionate about hating other women.

Even though many men hate Amber Heard and said horrible things about her, most of her biggest haters—the ones who continue to insult and defame her day and night to this day—are women, often referred to as “Deppford Wives.” Clearly, these women are fans of Depp, but I don’t understand how fanaticism can lead to such hatred toward another woman, to the point of lying to defame her in order to protect the reputation of their favorite actor, and to use more energy hating her than hating any actual rapist.

However, other cases show us that fanaticism toward a man is not the only explanation for women hating other women. Take, for example, the Baldoni/Lively case. Baldoni doesn’t have many fans, yet on TikTok, most of the comments supporting him and insulting Blake come from women, often young women.

A study revealed that the majority of Meghan Markle’s haters are middle-aged women. The subreddit “Saint Meghan Markle” is one of the most horrifying illustrations of internalized misogyny. These women truly see her as the devil and seem to have made hating Markle their main passion. Every day, they dissect her every move. They believe she doesn’t actually love Harry but only seeks fame, that her secret goal is to destroy the royal family, that she’s jealous of Kate, along with plenty of other absurd conspiracy theories. There are also many insults about her appearance, which is shocking, not only because she’s a beautiful woman, but also because these critiques are coming from women. They expend more energy hating an innocent woman, just because they accuse her of loving attention, than they do hating the royal family’s predator, Andrew.

I am French, and yesterday I was reading the comments under a Facebook post about a new statement made by Gisèle Pelicot. I was horrified and disgusted, and I am not exaggerating when I say this. Nearly all the comments accused her of seeking attention, lying, being complicit with her husband, pretending to be unaware, and claimed they were tired of hearing about her. Shockingly, 90% of these comments came from old women.

Amber, Blake, and Meghan have received more hatred than rapists, and women are participating in this dynamic. I can’t understand how women can actively engage in this misogynistic harassment—often even more than men.