"'Himbo' Is Ableist" Tweet

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"'Himbo Is Ableist" Tweet refers to a tweet posted by @fangirlJeanne which argued that the term "Himbo," defined as a muscular, kind-hearted but dumb man, is "ableist" because fetishizing a lack of intelligence is "predatory" and akin to preying on "underage kids." The tweet was widely mocked on Twitter for being an outlandish, galaxy brain hot take.

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On June 21st, 2020, Twitter user @fangirlJeanne^[1] tweeted, "'Himbo' is ableist. I find fetishizing someone’s supposed lack of intelligence to be predatory. Why would you desire someone who seemingly has less power than you? Why is that sexy? Why is that different from praying on underage kids? It’s not," gaining over 2,700 retweets and 240 likes, a ratio which indicates most of the retweets were from people sharing the tweet with commentary.

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Many Twitter users were astounded by the tweet, expressing awe at the outlandishness of the take. User @allamaraine4^[2] compared it to a type of post one might find on Tumblr, noting that Tumblr's decline in popularity led to Himbo tweet (shown below, left). User @brandyljensen^[3] wrote, "i understand why “himbo is ableist” (an incendiary claim in its own right!) is getting most of the attention but what truly sets it apart is she builds from there to: fucking dumb guys makes you a pedophile," gaining over 240 retweets and 2,600 likes (shown below, right).

Others anointed it one of the best tweets to have appeared on the site, akin to Stop Appropriating Daddy and "Suckin dick while my man plays 2k". User @imbobswaget^[4] wrote, "god that himbo tweet is truly joining the pantheon of greats tweets like don’t appropriate daddy and it’s good that small boy was eaten by an aligator" (shown below, left). User @Boringstein^[5] wrote, "himbo tweet the best tweet on this website in nearly half a decade," gaining over 80 retweets and 1,100 likes (shown below, right).

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