You may have thought that conservatives would be sick of bashing feminists by now. But it seems that every day is a new opportunity for trolls to harass women who have the audacity to believe they should have the same rights as men.
Doc Thompson, host of The Morning Blaze on The Blaze Radio, is the incredibly imaginative mastermind behind the hashtag #HowToSpotAFeminist, which he first tweeted last Sunday.
Any tips on #HowToSpotAFeminist???
— The Daily Mojo (@RealDailyMojo) May 3, 2015
We’ll discuss tomorrow http://t.co/MlSI2zGap3#WhatILearnedToday
The responses were predictably stereotypical and offensive. But for the sake of education, here’s a sampling of a few.
#HowToSpotAFeminist Overly PC people who believe that everything is sexist.
— Edward Howard #KBF (@EdwardHoward11) May 5, 2015
https://twitter.com/R_Optimist/status/595662435983425536
https://twitter.com/magicalfuntime/status/595662365636612099
https://twitter.com/M__Game/status/595662091824058368
Once people who self-identified as feminists caught wind of the hashtag, they decided to get in on the fun.
#HowToSpotAFeminist Check for ripples in the water, they often appear to be logs from a distance. Wait sorry, that’s alligators.
— John Keefe (@JohnKeefe13) May 5, 2015
Feminists are masters of camouflage. Use your peripheral vision to spot movement. #HowToSpotAFeminist
— Therajill (@Therajill) May 5, 2015
https://twitter.com/EBOYCEYY/status/595663455979491329
https://twitter.com/judecomputer/status/595663443870515200
But it turns out that not only is Thompson a misogynist, he’s also a total troll. Now he’s retweeting and replying to outlets that are writing about the outrage over his hashtag. He’s also asking his fans to pile on.
.@Cosmopolitan
— The Daily Mojo (@RealDailyMojo) May 5, 2015
Any thoughts for “Cosmo” on their post about us???
.@Refinery29
— The Daily Mojo (@RealDailyMojo) May 5, 2015
Really?!? I thought the comments were quite heartening!#HowToSpotAFeminist – “they think TRUE equality is ‘Disheartening'”
#HowToSpotAFeminist
— The Daily Mojo (@RealDailyMojo) May 5, 2015
no sense of humor & very sensitive #WhatILearnedToday @Cosmopolitan @CosmopolitanUK
In light of Thompson’s movement, we’ve compiled a few pointers on #HowToSpotAnIdiot:
- Thinks that a vast group of people can be summed up in one tweet.
- Believes there’s a direct correlation between hair style and feminism.
- Uses a national platform to unleash a legion of trolls on people simply standing up for human rights.
- Reinforces tired, unoriginal stereotypes about women.
- Says heinous things about you and then expects you to laugh about it.
Thanks, Doc Thompson. We all learned a lot today.
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