#MensRightsMovies
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Overview
#MensRightsMovies is a Twitter hashtag associated with parodies of famous movie titles that are intended to poke fun at the Mens Rights Movement, an online social phenomenon which can be seen as a backlash against feminism.
Background
On October 22nd, 2013, Australian college student Aaminah Khan[1] tweeted a sarcastic jab at the Brony fandom using the hashtag #mensrightsmovies.
my little ho-ny: friendship is worthless #mensrightsmovies
— jay, white-hater (@jaythenerdkid) October 22, 2013
Notable Developments
Khan's friends quickly chimed in on the jokey hashtag and within hours of Khan's tweet, #mensrightsmovies[3] began spreading across the rest of Twitter. In the following 24 hours, the hashtag garnered more than 6,300 mentions, according to Topsy.[6]
Eternal Sunshine of the Misandrist Mind #mensrightsmovies
— Jessica Valenti (@JessicaValenti) October 22, 2013
You've Got Male Privilege #mensrightsmovies
— Karen Pickering (@ThatPickering) October 22, 2013
Fifty First Dates, No Second Dates #mensrightsmovies
— Ann Boobus (@a_girl_irl) October 22, 2013
Girl, Interrupted By A Man Who Knows Better. #mensrightsmovies
— Drew Bowie (@Drew_Bowie) October 22, 2013
Indiana Jones and the Last Fedora #mensrightsmovies
— Jessica Valenti (@JessicaValenti) October 22, 2013
Les Misandry. #MensRightsMovies
— Mike Nicholson (@Mikey_Nicholson) October 22, 2013
News Media Coverage
That same day, The Daily Dot[2] reported on the trending hashtag in an article titled "#MensRightsMovies are coming soon to a friendzone near you," followed by similar round-up compilations on The Huffington Post[5], Slate[7], Jezebel[8] and The Frisky.[9]
External References
[1] Twitter – Aaminah Khan's tweet
[2] The Daily Dot – #MensRightsMovies are coming soon to a friendzone near you
[3] Twitter – Search results for #mensrightsmovies
[4] Daily Life – When #mensrightsmovies took over Twitter
[5] Huffington Post – The 19 Best 'Men's Rights Movies,' Courtesy Of Twitter
[6] Tospy – Tweets per day for #mensrightsmovies
[7] Slate – The 12 most amazing “men’s rights movies” on Twitter
[8] Jezebel – Men's Rights Movies Twitter Hashtag
[9] The Frisky – The Best Of The #MensRightsMovies Twitter Hashtag
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