collections
16 Posts From Instagram's 'Blocked Girlfriend' For A Glimpse Into The Alt Community


The Instagram account @blockedgirlfriend has always been a meme page, but since September 2020, the account's begun to define its own aesthetic of blurry text-posts that follow the long tradition of Instagram quotes. In the monotone feed of the profile, each quote stabs at different flaws of the alt-left social media sphere. E-girls and e-boys beware.
Some of these images might strike you in your Zoomer core. These are the sort of things that one quiet friend of yours posts on their social media stories, expecting you to send them a message to show your support (and sometimes threatening to block people who don't), but no one ever listens. And if you've ever had a blocked ex-girlfriend, you know that these posts feel way too real sometimes, and you've probably seen a handful in the wild. They're not exactly the healthiest musings online, but they sure are entertaining. Here are 16 image macros from @blockedgirlfriend that are redefining the Instagram text-post.