By Vivian Kane | Miscellaneous | July 27, 2015 |
By Vivian Kane | Miscellaneous | July 27, 2015 |
Over the weekend a bunch of shriveled ballweasels from 4Chan (the natural habitat of shriveled ballweasels) decided to get those feminazis good. Their plan was to publicize a fake feminist convention, let the money roll in, and send everyone who bought a ticket the address of a gay bar. (Becasue GAY = HILARIOUS, RIGHT GUYS? *HIFIVES*)
Their only obstacles were having no idea what they were doing and learning to spell “feminism” correctly.
#FemCon2015 - in which chanboys with names like "DrHitler" cluelessly attempt to promote a fake feminist conference: http://t.co/WFTBjYYbSD
— Mike Booth (@somegreybloke) July 27, 2015
In terms of convincing the world of their legitimacy, their methods were… lacking. I mean, where to even start with this shit? Maybe the fact that conferences don’t pop up three weeks before they start? Or that anyone who wanted to attend would most definitely do a Google Maps search to find out where the conference was located and oh hey that’s weird, why is this feminist conference at a bar? Actually, let’s start with their truly pathetic strawman puppet accounts created all on the same day? Because as Daily Dot points out, “What could be more convincing than a day-old account with “I <3 FEMINIST FREQUENCY” as its bio?”
DEFINITELY a person, right?
I'm so proud pic.twitter.com/Lk5Tk1cvje
— Roslyn Ques (@Roslyn_Xx) July 26, 2015
All of these are DEFINITELY REAL PEOPLE.
FemCon2015: what if two kids standing on each others' shoulders inside a trenchcoat were a convention
— Christopher Sebela (@xtop) July 27, 2015
How successful was #FemCon2015 at making money? pic.twitter.com/4SMa5RIOij
— Adam Smith (@adamndsmith) July 27, 2015
4chan be like #femcon2015 pic.twitter.com/UBAHUgDgoI
— ♡ JULISSA ♡ (@QueenIdle) July 27, 2015
Amazingly, despite their terrible spelling, cut and pasted conference rules, and easily recognizable fake poster girls, people somehow managed to see through the ruse pretty much immediately.
brb, someone from definitely not 4chan needs to know if my refrigerator is running #FemCon2015
— Dave Lartigue (@daveexmachina) July 27, 2015
Sounds legit to me. #FemCon2015 pic.twitter.com/ApIILVOXQh
— Future Ashley Lynch (@ashleylynch) July 27, 2015
Of course, as more than a few people realized, filling a bar with feminists doesn’t actually sound like a terrible idea.
OMG
YOU GUYS
WE COULD JUST RENT GROUND KONTROL IN PORTLAND FOR $1K AND HAVE OUR OWN #FemCon2015 THERE.
— Kiva Bay (@KivaBay) July 27, 2015
We’ve already got some f*cking phenomenal panel ideas:
My panel for #femcon2015: The Power of Graphic Design and its role in the credibility of your sad little scam.
— Tiara.L.A. (@tiarala) July 27, 2015
Punching Down: The Art of Hating Men in an Age of Male Oppression #femconpanels
— Bae O'Wolf (@catiemonster) July 27, 2015
.@Femcon2015 Will you have a workshop on how to capture males&force them to work in the tampon mines this year? #femcon2015
— The Notorious S.J.W. (@InnerPartisan) July 27, 2015
Hey everyone I'll be at #FemCon2015 moderating a panel called "A Safe Space for Real Men: Please Come Alone" at the garbage dump
— Ken Lowery (@kenlowery) July 27, 2015
Via Daily Dot.