Tag: gender discourse

This image is a screenshot of two consecutive public tweets from the same Twitter user @heysegs. The first original tweet, posted at 11:24 PM on 27 December 2019 via Twitter for iPhone, reads: 'sleeping around in your 20's has consequences later on in life, don't let society fool you.' It received 348 retweets and 1,124 likes. The second follow-up tweet from the same user, posted 17 hours later, reads: 'I wanna know how women got triggered by this tweet when this wasn't gender specific. I am confusion.' This follow-up received 8 comments, 14 retweets, and 112 likes. The comedic core of the meme comes from highlighting the implicit gendered assumption readers made: the original statement was not targeted at any specific gender, but many women interpreted it as a criticism aimed at them, leading to offended reactions. The user expresses confusion at this unintended targeted interpretation of their general statement.

Triggered by non-gender specific tweet about casual sex in your 20s

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This is a two-panel variant of the viral "Woman Yelling at Cat" meme. The left panel, captioned "women:", features a scene from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills where cast member Taylor Armstrong is visibly angry, yelling, and pointing aggressively while being held back by fellow cast member Kyle Richards. The right panel, captioned "Me who said regretting a consent given in the past does not make it void:", features the popular Smudge the Cat sitting at a dinner table with a confused, unbothered expression. The meme humorously depicts the poster being angrily confronted by women for stating the opinion that consent given in the past cannot be retroactively invalidated solely because someone later regrets the interaction.

Don't shoot the messenger: Consent regret debate meme

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The image is split into two parts: the upper section shows a partial view of a blonde woman's face with heavy makeup and a stud earring in the background, overlaid with white text that modifies negative words to isolate 'he' or 'men' in parentheses, implying men are the root cause of these negative states: (He)adache, (Men)ace, C(he)ater, (Men)tally Ill, Inhu(man)e. The lower section is a screenshot of a social media comment section with 1,193 total comments. The top visible comment from user user4078464316342 flips the original wordplay format to target women, reading 'Sl(she)ut who(her)re' with 260 likes. A reply to this comment from user Mia reads 'Good lord' paired with an alien emoji, earning 1,642 likes as a reaction to the blunt, equal-opposite clapback.

Gendered wordplay meme gets perfect reverse clapback comment

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This is an edited version of the popular highway car swerve meme format. A road sign above a highway presents two path options: the straight-ahead path is labeled "Actually do something to help stop the male loneliness epidemic and male suicide rates", while the right off-ramp is labeled "Bring it up only to shit on women". A car sharply swerving to take the right exit is labeled "'alpha' males", satirizing how self-identified alpha males and misogynistic groups frequently reference the male loneliness epidemic and high male suicide rates in bad faith, not to push for solutions to these issues, but as an excuse to attack women in arguments.

'But what about the male loneliness epidemic bro'

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This is a 3-row multi-panel meme documenting an absurd protest after female esports hosts received online criticism. The top row shows two different female esports hosts sitting cross-legged at a professional esports broadcast desk, with overlaid text explaining they were "CRITICIZED BECAUSE SHE'S SEEN AS DRESSING FOR THE MALE GAZE" after online attacks over their outfits. The middle row shows an all-male cast where the original female host's seat is now occupied by a person fully covered in black holding the exact same cross-legged pose, with overlaid text reading "PROVE IT, IT WAS HER OWN DECISION BY BECOME BLACK", showing the team's protest against the unfair criticism arguing outfit choice is personal. The bottom row shows both male casters have changed into elaborate feminine dresses (one floral lolita, one traditional Chinese feminine style), while the third seat remains the all-black protest figure, with text "EVERYONE JOINING" showing all casters participating. The meme uses this absurd escalation to mock unfair criticism of women's clothing choices.

Well Well Well: Protest Over Female Esports Host Outfit Criticism

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This three-panel satirical meme comments on a public controversy surrounding the battle royale game *Naraka: Bladepoint*. The top panel shows a female esports caster in professional attire sitting cross-legged, alongside text explaining that some feminists criticized the game's character Zha Zha for wearing a short skirt and sitting in a 'ladylike' position; when Zha Zha stated that both choices were her own, critics called her a 'traitor to women'. The middle panel edits the caster to be fully covered in a full-body black suit, still sitting in a ladylike pose, with the bold text 'THIS IS WHAT SHE CHOSE TO WEAR MATCH'. The bottom panel further edits the fully-covered caster into an awkward, strange spread-out pose, mocking the absurdity of overriding a woman's own personal choices with external criticism. The meme satirizes overbearing ideological criticism that ignores the autonomy of the person involved.

What She Chose To Wear Match Naraka Controversy Meme

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