It seems to be that the only logical response to straw man, modern feminism is a movement that works to further the equality of the highest social class in the world, the white man. In mid November of 2014 an anonymous twitter account was created-- the name, Meninism. It started and mostly continued to post sarcastic,witty, and mostly funny jabs at feminism and the female stereotypes.
I will admit I have been following the account since I first saw it. At the beginning it was because the tweets were funny. They made me laugh out loud and became some of my favorites. I took them as sarcasm and humor, but the same cannot be said for some of the population. In two short months meninism has taken off. While some tweets with the hashtag are still full or sarcasm, some people, mostly white male teens, are taking it as the truth.
The tweets aim to point out the unfair standards women hold men to, such as having to be over 6 feet tall and being put into the friend zone. Other tweets make absurd rape jokes and have moved from chuckle worthy to downright tasteless. In addition to the growing following, the twitter account has started selling t-shirts and hoodie with “Meninism” in bold letters across the front. An anonymous account made to be sarcastic has turned into a mini revolution among white male teens that feel the need to be included into a social movement.
Here's a video BBC made right when meninism was gaining speed among the population:
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