Men Used to Go to War
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Type: Catchphrase, Snowclone,
Tags: men used to go to war, now they, masculinity, men used to go to war meme, catchphrases, snowclones, phrasal templates, twitter, men used to hunt mammoths,
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About • Origin • Spread • Various Examples • Search Interest • External References • |
About
Men Used to Go to War, also Men Used to Hunt Mammoths, refers to a phrasal template prevalent on X / Twitter in which the setup is continued by describing something men are doing today instead of going to war. First popularized by a viral post in July 2022, the format has been used to make jokes and memes about masculinity or lack thereof on the platform since.
Origin
On February 6th, 2022, X[1] / Twitter user @travworldpeace wrote, "men live tweeting euphoria. we used to hunt mammoths." The post, a precursor to "men used to go to war" format, gained over 720 reposts and 4,200 likes in two years (shown below).
![men live tweeting euphoria. we used to hunt mammoths. trav @travworldpeace men live tweeting euphoria. we used to hunt mammoths. 9:35 PM Feb 6, 2022](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/823/960/775.jpg)
On July 31st, X[2] user @httpdenali wrote, "men used to go to war. now they order a vodka cran." The post (shown below) gained over 7,400 reposts and 65,000 likes in two years.
![men used to go to war. now they order a vodka cran +DENALI+ @httpdenali men used to go to war. now they order a vodka cran 1:01 PM Jul 31, 2022](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/823/922/9d6.jpg)
Spread
On August 7th, 2022, X[3] user @cutemadarchod made a similar post, writing that men now "buy blueberry flavoured vape." The post (shown below) received over 12,000 reposts and 106,000 likes in two years.
![men used to go to war now they buy blueberry flavoured vape ÷ mrs solo dolo @cutemadarchod men used to go to war now they buy blueberry flavoured vape 4:00 AM - Aug 7, 2022](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/823/925/b79.jpg)
Following the post, the phrasal format achieved virality on X / Twitter, with multiple users making jokes based on the format. For example, posts made by X[4][5] users @najpie and @heavenbrat on August 9th and August 11th, received over 3,300 reposts and 29,000 likes, and 24,000 reposts and 199,000 likes, respectively, in two years (shown below, left and right).
![Men used to go to war, now they go off sis Bon Ivermectin @najpie Men used to go to war, now they go off sis 9:32 AM Aug 9, 2022](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/823/936/2ca.jpg)
![men used to go to war now they want to be the little spoon sarah @heavenbrat men used to go to war now they want to be the little spoon 12:47 AM • Aug 11, 2022](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/823/940/390.jpg)
On August 9th, 2022, BuzzFeed[6] posted a collection of "Men Used to Go War" memes.
The format, along with the "men used to hunt mammoths" setup, maintained a presence on X / Twitter in 2023 and 2024, typically being used to make jokes about masculinity, often ironically.
Various Examples
![men used to go to war now they watch Andrew Tate on tiktok مینو @yourfavjonobi men used to go to war now they watch Andrew Tate on tiktok • 8:22 AM ⚫ Aug 10, 2022](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/823/941/9c9.jpg)
![Men used to go to war and now they sell b2b SaaS Jake @JustJake Men used to go to war and now they sell b2b SaaS 3:00 PM Sep 26, 2022 Fe](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/823/943/9cd.jpg)
![Just saw a guy make a strained face while tearing a croissant in half. Men used to go to war Daniel @growing_daniel Just saw a guy make a strained face while tearing a croissant in half. Men used to go to war 3:41 PM Oct 16, 2022 •](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/823/945/08d.jpg)
![men used to go to war. now their balls are filled with microplastics. Tiffany Fong ✔ @TiffanyFong men used to go to war. now their balls are filled with microplastics. • 9:23 PM ⚫ May 20, 2024 1M Views](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/823/954/a85.jpg)
![we used to hunt mammoths now our men are calling girls mommy on twitter nik @702nik we used to hunt mammoths now our men are calling girls mommy on twitter 10:03 AM Feb 10, 2022 •](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/823/962/d00.jpg)
![Men used to go to war and now they post weekend photo dumps on Instagram Molly ✔ @FSUmollz Men used to go to war and now they post weekend photo dumps on Instagram 8:46 PM ⚫ Aug 7, 2022 from Atlanta, GA](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/823/934/50c.jpg)
Search Interest
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