The Instagram page Misandrist Memes, as the name suggests, is dedicated to sharing memes that do just that. So if you’re looking for a good chuckle or a way to poke fun at the patriarchy while learning a thing or two, you’ve come to the right place. We’ve gathered some of their best posts below. Check them out and upvote your favorites! At the same time, the internet can divide just as much as it connects. The world is still far from equal, and for every empowering platform, there is a misogynistic podcast promoting ‘traditional values’ and urging women to revert to their roles as housewives and caretakers. Trends show that each younger generation, for the most part, strives to be more equal and inclusive, which makes the growing hostility of young Gen Z men towards women particularly troubling. “These old-fashioned, regressive ideas are having a renaissance, through your masculinity influencers—your grifters, like Andrew Tate,” says Mike Nicholson, who holds workshops on ‘Progressive Masculinity’ for teenage boys. “As soon as I mention feminism, you can feel the shift in the room; they’re shuffling in their seats. I can see them look at me, like, ‘I used to like you.’” Experts argue that men are harboring a lot of resentment. Many are falling behind in education, facing economic issues, enduring a loneliness crisis, and struggling to express their emotions, leading to increased suicide risks in the past decade. As a result, they find solace in the ‘manosphere,’ an online space described by researchers Eva Bujalka and Ben Rich as an overlapping collection of men’s support communities that have emerged in response to feminism, female empowerment, and the alienating forces of neoliberalism. “The major problem lies in its diagnosis of the cause of male disenfranchisement, which fixates on the impacts of feminism. Here it contrasts the growing challenges faced by men with the increasing social, economic and political success experienced by women.” At first, the content matched the interests of each archetype. But after five days, the algorithm began showing four times more misogynistic content, including objectification and sexual harassment, increasing from 13% to 56% of the recommended videos. “Our gender, our race, disability, class, sexuality, and more—all of these pieces of ourselves generate different lived experiences and also help us understand that no one of us is just one thing,” says Diana Duarte, feminist group MADRE’s Director of Policy and Strategic Engagement. “This inclusive vision is a powerful and integral part of feminism.” Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Please use high-res photos without watermarks Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB.
