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Monday, January 13, 2014

How 4Chan Discredited A Culture Of Outrage

From the Return of Kings Blog:
A new trend promoting the “bikini bridge” promises to follow closely in the footsteps of these predecessors. The “bikini bridge” trend focuses on “the graceful space created by a woman’s hip bones suspending bikini bottoms from their abdomens”, and promotes it with a host of images designed to inspire young women to obtain this physical ideal.

This new contender, however, is unique. Unlike its predecessors, it was not created or promoted by young women and has no basis in reality. The bikini bridge is, in fact, an elaborate prank designed by the creative male denizens of 4Chan:


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The feminist ideologues who drive this culture need to be careful of this development lest they cease to be taken seriously by a broader society whose acquiescence is needed in order to accomplish their political aims. Their privilege is already becoming obvious to many and receiving increasing scrutiny given their insistence of adopting the mantle of the oppressed victim. If these trends continue, expect the word “feminism” to become a dirty one sooner rather than later.
I hope they are right

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