You’d have to be living under a proverbial rock not to know about memes.
These little captioned images and seemingly nonsensical GIFs represent all that’s quirky about internet humour.
The motif of feminism is a recent addition to the meme consciousness, and feminist memes are starting to appear in every little nook and cranny of the Internet. Here are some of the best and most relatable feminist memes on the net:
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20. Men Are Trash
The word ‘hypocrisy’ rings true in this marvellous meme about the reaction of many men to the declaration of “Men are trash.”
19. “Feminism Is Just Reverse Sexism”
For many a progressive uni girl, this meme hits a little too close to home. There’s always that dudebro in class who thinks that ‘feminism’ should just be called ‘egalitarianism’ and denies that toxic masculinity exists.
18. “No uterus, no opinion!”
Rachel’s legendary response to Ross might have been about epidurals and pregnancy contractions, but women all over the world have co-opted her words for everything from reproductive health to period cramps.
17. The Ryan Gosling “Hey Girl” Meme
Feminist Ryan Gosling memes are all the rage because they like to play with subversions of common masculine tropes. They’re also popular because their celebrity tie-in is an actual feminist dreamboat of a man who actually once said, “I think women are better than men. They are stronger, more evolved.”
16. Privilege
Sometimes ignorance is bliss. Other times ignorance is harmful and can lead to a flawed understanding of how women and minorities are disenfranchised.
15. Nice Guys
Almost every woman will have encountered a Nice Guy™. The term refers to those horrible sexist men who think that acts of service and ‘being nice’ (whatever THAT means) must be rewarded with dates or sexual favours. Let’s hope that the Nice Guys™ eventually realize that these memes are actually talking about them.
14. “Women Are So Hard To Read”
It’s the same crap day in and day out. “Women are so emotional.” “Women are so hard to understand.”
No, Kevin, you’re just not listening.
13. The Feminist Date
Some feminist women might be tempted to ‘tone it down’ a little when meeting men for dates. Screw that! If a guy shies away from the notion of fighting for his female partner’s rights, then he ain’t worth it sweetie.
12. Opinions
Freedom of speech is a two-way street. You can certainly have a terrible opinion, and other people can call you out for it.
11. Stereotypical Masculinity
As long as everyone’s cool about it, we can occasionally joke about how sexy a man can be when he’s fixing the kitchen sink.
10. Friendzone Memes
One thing’s for certain – where there’s a Nice Guy™, the ‘friendzone’ is sure to follow!
9. Victim Blaming Memes
This meme distils every woman’s feelings about victim-blaming and consent when it comes to the sensitive topic of rape.
8. Feminist Father
Ultra-protective fathers might have been celebrated once upon a time, but they represented a violent, toxic side of masculinity that also failed to acknowledge women’s agency. This shirt meme flips the narrative around and demonstrates an appreciation of women being in control of themselves.
7. Feminism Definition
This meme shows off a tongue-in-cheek definition of feminism that challenges the ‘man-hating’ definition that many men (and sadly, some women) have of the movement.
6. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
More than three decades ago, Cyndi Lauper sang, “Girls just want to have fun…”, and today it’s been co-opted for some really funny feminist quotes and women’s rights memes.
5. The Lisa Simpson Presentation
Lisa Simpson has long been a feminist icon, so it was only a matter of time before 2018’s Lisa Simpson’s Presentation meme was used for feminist declarations.
4. Mansplaining Memes
Not all feminist memes will be explicitly female memes. Mansplaining is one of the great woes of women today.
3. Rihanna Scissors
Many of us have been told, growing up, that different ideologies shouldn’t separate us. But when the ‘difference’ in ideologies means that they aren’t a feminist, then that’s definitely grounds for cutting them out of your life.
2. Fight Like A Girl
“You fight like a girl.” This sentence once alluded to women’s physical weakness. But in an era of powerful female role models, it just doesn’t fly.
1. We Can Do It!
This 1943 poster vastly predates meme culture. It’s one of the most iconic and empowering memes ever made and holds our top spot for its timelessness.
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