These guys read sickening tweets aimed at two female sportswriters

It's no secret the Twitosphere is a veritable playground for trolls and keyboard warriors who gets their kicks from criticising and harassing others, with celebrities and high-profile figures often coming in for the most abuse.

In fact, the trend has become so prevalent in everyday life, we now consider Jimmy Kimmel's segment, Celebrities Read Mean Tweets, an actual form of entertainment.

But when does it go from harmless p*sstaking to something much more sinister? Something which encourages violence and incites hatred?

Investigating the frightening regularity with which two female sportswriter are harassed, derided and threatened online, the Not Just Sports podcast enlisted the help of a group of men who read the tweets which were targeted at Julie DeCaro and Sarah Spain.

The men became visibly distressed by the content and, at some points, struggled to articulate the sentiments contained with the 140-character posts.

And when you take a look at this video, you'll see why.