#TellAFeministThankYou is trending on Twitter today, and in a sad testament to the hashtag, it seems it’s inviting more misogyny than actual feminist love.
The hashtag #TellAFeministThankYou doesn’t seem to have a clear precipitate — not linked to any specific day or event we can root out — but it’s sparking Twitter speculation and conversation all the same. There are a few good, pro-feminism posts (sadly most from feminism-specific tweeters), but the top results seem to be tired, misogynistic jokes predictably centered upon making sandwiches.
For feminists, the #TellAFeministThankYou hashtag is a good reminder of how far we’ve come … but also brings to mind how far we still need to go. Some positive contributions to the #TellAFeministThankYou meme include:
#TellAFeministThankYou For all the hard work done by people fighting for gender equality worldwide, thank you!
— Upworthy (@Upworthy) February 12, 2013
#TellAFeministThankYou Thx to male feminists who don’t let sexism slide @harikondabolu @jamiekilstein @jamilsmith @wkamaubell @chrislhayes
— Jessica Valenti (@JessicaValenti) February 12, 2013
Still others are supportive, but reference the ambient anti-feminism:
It’s so wonderful how all the “jokes” on #TellAFeministThankYou are about “making a sandwich.” Originality and misogyny don’t mix, I guess.
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) February 12, 2013
#TellaFeministthankyou because judging by the trolls on this hashtag, we still need feminism badly.
— Sara (@smamela) February 12, 2013
And then, of course, the #TellaFeministthankyou tag also has this:
#TellAFeministThankYou No. They’re all about women coming first until the ship is sinking and there’s only one raft.
— The Funny Sexist™ (@TheFunnySexist) February 12, 2013
#TellAFeministThankYou for keeping the govt out of our bedrooms, except when we want someone else to pay for our birth control and abortions
— John Durant (@johndurant) February 12, 2013
#TellAFeministThankYou is trending. I would thank one, but mine’s in the kitchen where she belongs.
— The Funny Sexist™ (@TheFunnySexist) February 12, 2013
Have you gone over to Twitter to tell a feminist “thank you” today?
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