Happy Monday! Are you ready for a new week of cringe? 'Cause there's a whole lot of it on the internet today. Our new favorite facepalm-worthy thread comes from @alpharivelino, an account run by a sexist dude with way too many followers. The thread, which was shared on May 2, suggests that men who lean into their partner during photo ops are weak. Using photos of Hafthor Bjornssen (one of the world's strongest men), Jason Statham, and Kevin Hart, @alpharivelino tries to make his case that posturing determines whether you're a strong, powerful man, or basically a needy simp. Needless to say, people on Twitter did not take kindly to the ridiculous thread, and were very vocal about it.
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Many women involved in the gaming community have suffered at the hands of male gamers and enthusiasts. GameSpot game reviewer Kallie Plagge is just the latest woman to be assaulted by an immature prick with nothing better to do. But she took matters into her own hands and decided to fight back - by finding and snitching on him to his mother. We normally advise against snitching (you don't want to risk getting stitches) but this exchange was particularly satisfying. Plagge shared the conversation to Twitter, and pretty much everyone had a fiery roast or enthused congratulations for the writer. She deserves all props.
You don't need to be a feminist to understand that these dating standards for women from the 1930s were incredibly harsh and sexist. Women were clearly held to much higher standards than men were! My how the times have changed...
Check out some super sexist vintage ads here!
Ladies, do you get horrible period cramps? That sucks, but think about how your poor husband feels when you're not there to cook and clean for him because you're "in too much pain." He's waiting for his dinner and he doesn't know how to boil his own water for pasta, dammit.
In all seriousness, clearly this narrative wouldn't fly today, but the mid-twentieth century and before was a completely different story. Scroll down and see for yourself.
On a day when "Ok Boomer" is one of the biggest memes, it's funny that another trending meme could be seen as its greatest enemy. "I Found A Picture Of Your Grandfather" memes roast recent generations, using cringey photos to make a point about kids these days. While a few of them are sexist and homophobic, the meme is now being used in an ironic shitposting fashion - and we hope it stays in that zone. There's enough hateful garbage on the internet to last at least a millenia.
Iranian music streaming site Melovaz has recently come under fire for doing something, uh, strange - they've erased all female music artists from album art on their site while leaving their male counterparts untouched. The double standards here are likely due to Iran's strict rules about Muslim women not being seen uncovered, which Melovaz apparently has also extended to non-Muslim women in the media.
The following are some examples of such that will probably make you laugh and then immediately feel sad for humanity.
In this day and age, women in the Western world have the freedom to pursue almost anything they want. Unfortunately, there are some people who feel the need to broadcast their regressive views from the 1950s over social media. We're totally all for women doing whatever they want - housewifery included - but this Twitter user made her husband sound like a straight-up manchild who can't take care of himself.
With the cost of living constantly skyrocketing, being a housewife without a full-time job isn't really an option for most women anymore, and these Twitter users masterfully parodied this woman's tweet with all of that in mind!
Who knew the answer to huge problems in our society were actually so simple! This meme, known as "Well Boys, We Did It" which features the penguins from the movie Madagascar, sarcastically offers solutions to big cultural problems like racism, sexism and bullying with ideas that'll make you yell out, gee why didn't I think of that!
And as always, head over to Know Your Meme to keep updated on all things memes!
If only Nate Silver could've known that his electoral map tweets would inspire the latest hilarious meme movement. Silver was attempting to illustrate how the election would turn out if only men, or only women turned out to vote based on a polls-only forecast. The blue map showed Hillary winning big time, while the red shows Trump with the easy victory. Shortly after all this, Eric Trump pushed the men-only electoral map as a 'hint' momentum was on their side. Let the hilarity ensue.
