Trolling

It is upsetting to me that when it comes to trolling or harassment on the Internet, the victim is at fault and told to ignore it.  Not only that, but they are told that the harassment they receive comes with whatever they are doing online, like when Lindy West was basically told that she's "asking for it". The type of trolling that West was subjected to, in which they attacked her with misogyny, sexism, and even rape comments, goes beyond the boundaries of what trolling initially was; which was only something done by others to have fun on the Internet and annoy others.  The type of trolling West sees daily is pretty scary because it is extremely aggressive and comes from real people which means real opinions and social views on women, rape, race, gender and everything else. Some say that paying attention to these trolls is useless because after all the person is behind a computer screen and has no "real" effect on your life, which I partly agree with.  I agree that when you are subjected to the type of trolling that is really annoying or just trying to provoke you with pretty rude things you should ignore it, because that person is probably just really bored.  But, i think people should pay attention to comments that are full of ignorant views and disgusting things because things are still real problems in society (for example rape is still a huge problem and these rape "jokes" and comments only contribute to rape culture which is still strongly present).
No one seems to take these types of aggressions seriously and some may even find it funny, which highlights how ignorant and flawed our society is.  It's also weird to see and hear how normal and okay it is for a "comedian" to make racist or rape jokes for other people to laugh at, like Lindy West also mentioned in her article, to the point where people who don't laugh at these jokes are labeled "too sensitive". I mean how hard is it to not make these jokes? Trolling isn't new,  but it has changed drastically into something mean and ugly.