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ismnotwasm

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Thu Jun 19, 2014, 08:46 PM Jun 2014

#YourSlipIsShowing Busts Men Who Are Pretending to Be Feminists to Attack Black Women

After it was revealed that the divisive hashtag #EndFathersDay was an orchestrated attack by 4chan members pretending to be feminist of color, several outspoken Twitter users fought back, outing perpetrators who seem fueled by their hatred toward Black women.

According to Buzzfeed, the #EndFathersDay tag was just one piece of a larger movement, dubbed “Operation: Lollipop,” which was aimed at embarrassing Black women by hoping to cause division among feminists of color.

These fake users, comprised mostly of Men’s Rights Activists, assumed the identity of women of color to co-opt the conversations about feminism, racism, and sexism that Black women have been engaging in online.


From a now defunct Operation: Lollipop Tumblr account. Photo: Buzzfeed
Once Operation: Lollipop was exposed, Black Twitter users (and their allies) began outing possible trolls under the hashtag #YourSlipIsShowing.


zellie @zellieimani
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The 4chan trolls shouldn't be dismissed as a prank or simple trolling but viewed as a violent act of anti-Black misogyny #YourSlipIsShowing
6:59 AM - 19 Jun 2014

Shelby Knox @ShelbyKnox
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Black feminists were the targets of the plot because racism. And Black feminists fought it off handily: #YourSlipisShowing:
2:57 PM - 17 Jun 2014
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#YourSlipIsShowing Busts Men Who Are Pretending to Be Feminists to Attack Black Women (Original Post) ismnotwasm Jun 2014 OP
I need a flowchart. Smarmie Doofus Jun 2014 #1
Anyone we know? Scootaloo Jun 2014 #2
Good push back. They'll be back, though. Discrimination pays those with privilege very well. freshwest Jun 2014 #3
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