Remember when it was a thing on Twitter to only retweet women on the day Hillary Clinton’s memoir, “What Happened,” was released? Then there was this from TIME editor Ryan Teague Beckwith:
Not tweeting tomorrow. Just retweeting women. Men: Join me.
— ryan teague beckwith (@ryanbeckwith) November 21, 2017
A few days ago, Acadamy Award-nominated director Lexi Alexander noted the men of Twitter not retweeting women, and it spoke volumes.
Men of Twitter, we can see you not retweeting women and it speaks volumes about you.
— الكسندرا ميراي (@Lexialex) June 6, 2021
Well, her tweet did inspire more than 1,100 replies, but only 216 retweets. That’s quite a ratio but blame the incels.
This tweet somehow ended up in incel territory and it’s cracking me up how much they are hurt by it. Why would they ever think this was meant for them? We don’t follow you, as a matter of fact we work hard to avoid you, so this statement can’t possibly be about you.
— الكسندرا ميراي (@Lexialex) June 7, 2021
Many such cases… pic.twitter.com/vyTsEycOwo
— YN (@SubjectJohn) June 11, 2021
I don't really care who you are. If you post something funny or cool, I might retweet it.
— Ursa Doom 🇸🇪 (@Ursa_Doom) June 11, 2021
half the time I've got no clue the sex of the person tweeting
— jelyfish woman good (@Lornaah1) June 11, 2021
It's just you
— Duchess of Shut Up About my Carpet (@AnnaDsays) June 13, 2021
March for Equal RTs
— I Hate My Favourite Teams 🏴 (@CarcelMousineau) June 7, 2021
— Grumpty Dumpty (@OnlyBloodyDavid) June 11, 2021
Make something worth retweeting 🤧
— Skyler Reece (@SkylerReece1) June 11, 2021
Let's not connect dots that may or may not be there.
— A Man Named Matt (@Irate_Customer) June 12, 2021
Can you see me not retweeting you? What does that tell you?
— Demonscythe Swapshop (@demonscythsynth) June 11, 2021
https://twitter.com/PPPowerLifts/status/1403544989108428800
How bout tweeting something that would catch my attention… 😐 pic.twitter.com/DlgiDpPzSX
— KrispyNoKen (@krispynoken) June 11, 2021
99% of the time people don’t check the gender of the person they retweet. Cause if they always did that it would be creepy AF.
— hitori (@hitorii_sensei) June 11, 2021
I retweeted a woman once but she got suuuper clingy about it.
— Corporate Studio Corporation (@CorporateStudi2) June 12, 2021
Start posting bangers, then we’ll talk
— Jackmerius Tacktheratrix Michigan st university (@KokomoSal) June 10, 2021
You consistently have the shittiest takes on Twitter.
— FatMac (@FatassMac) June 11, 2021
— Saturday's Warrior (@CoachCrazy) June 12, 2021
I'm so sorry
— 𝕺𝖓𝖊𝕸𝖎𝖑𝖑𝖞 (@OnemillYuk) June 11, 2021
That's nice. I don't care.
— Ray Kooyenga (@RayKTweets) June 12, 2021
— Steve the Bookwyrm- Openly Puerto Rican (@Sandman_Slim101) June 11, 2021
I'm glad your life is so peachy keen that THIS is something you have the privilege to sit around and complain about.
— The Shameless Fujoshi, Queen of Yaoi (@GyakutennoMeg) June 10, 2021
Yeah definitely not retweeting
Thank you
— Angy🦝Raccoon☕ (@Addictedraccoon) June 11, 2021
I'm here to support this well deserved ratio, on this stolen and recycled tweet from a couple years ago.
— Voluntari Elle (@jess_bbg) June 12, 2021
This is an entirely new level unlocked in the powers of the victim/women card….I bow to the evolution of entitlement.
— RedPill&Curry (@RedPillandCurry) June 12, 2021
step your game up, buttercup.
— trespassers wilma (@thebadtiger2) June 12, 2021
Yup, we're knocking down women one RT at a time 🤦♂️… This is just embarassing for you… I'd tell you to do yourself a favour and remove it, but by the looks of it the ship has def sailed already. Good luck with this one.. You're getting those RTs you want so badly at least 👍🤣
— Stephen Moriarity (@3v3nMoR) June 11, 2021
If only more women posted funny/interesting things so i would have a reason to interact with their posts
— yiusa (@_yiusa) June 10, 2021
Does it count if their profile pic is a really hot anime woman.
— Vaughn Weber (@vaweber765) June 12, 2021
— GraymatterGrey (@GraymatterGrey) June 11, 2021
Wow. You literally beg for attention but at the same time sound really condescending.
That's impressive.— DeeVee 🇨🇿 (@WittyDeeVee) June 12, 2021
And it speaks volumes about you that you get so easily offended by something so insignificant like a retweet
— Cristhian (@symbiotics) June 11, 2021
It’s Twitter, not a psych evaluation. 🙄
— ✨Amber ✨🍷🍫 (@H_E_L_V_A) June 12, 2021
*tweet gets dunked on
"aha, I will now assume everyone's gender and sexual activity for the sake of an imaginary own"
— Trevor (@trevorzero) June 11, 2021
I just hope your day gets better..sounds like you've got a lot of things bugging you.
— Reine (@RenDuLuxe) June 12, 2021
— Rishi Bhakta (@rishi_bhakta) June 11, 2021
— Sort Thyself (@sort_thyself) June 11, 2021
so it’s about men who aren’t incels but don’t retweet women enough? like who are we scolding here
— fatty pinner (@fattypinner) June 12, 2021
— Arkanrais (@0Arkanrais) June 11, 2021
Are these incels in the room with us right now?
— Derrick's Johnson (@StolenVCR) June 12, 2021
Who even ARE you?
— Problem Being 🇭🇰🇮🇱 (@BeingProblem) June 11, 2021
That’s the question.
Related:
Dudes, will you join in honoring Hillary’s book release by retweeting only women Tuesday? https://t.co/RiXER31aih
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 12, 2017
