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mufunyo
This is basically a twist on the Intellectual Builders sketch from Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse. https://youtu.be/jJa7VzfWJQg
Folamh3
*You go, WOMAN.
ImCoveredInBees
Intimidating and shouting at women on the street is still harassment, whatever the actual words. Mars done fucked up.
pianoflames
rattfink
The irony is of course that this only works if you employ gender based assumptions and expectations about men.
littleleopard
Except that at the end they add "You're not you without Snickers" implying that men are only decent when hungry. :/
piratefetus
great commercial, but I think these guys should stay hungry!
welcomestranger
This ad had a nice message until it said that they are only acting this way because they are hungry...
Eirenakmuay
The tag-line is 'You're not you when you're hungry!' The stereotype is that builders are loud and sexist, not that this behaviour is ok.
pianoflames
Pretty sure they're just saying that to get laid
Wardo
At least is way better than the usual lines...! :)
wererat2000
And people wonder why so many men refuse to be called "feminists" even when they have the same ideals.
shellshock3d
Ideas like piano's are why words 'mangina' and 'white knighting' exist. And it's gross. Sometimes men actually care about women's issues.
pianoflames
Sometimes they do...sometimes they don't. Don't shoot the messenger.
crowey92
i thought white knighting was arguing for a woman just because she is a woman, regardless of how wrong they are
shellshock3d
White knighting is supposedly when a man comes to a woman's defense because he wants to get laid.
pianoflames
Yep...sucks that some assholes use feminism just to impress females
zhukoz
Stunningly unlikely in Australia lol
CandyFlossHair
So buy a snickers. You wouldn't want to become a decent human being accidentally, would you?
Daggaroth
As a mobile user, What I would like to see is a world where gifs are all submitted as one gif!
IAmLobstronomous
I would take both of them at the same time... to a bar to discuss ideas of ways to change the world.
BabetteLinda
That still doesn't explain why, assuming all other variables are the same, a man should still make more than a woman.
venithebuff
Gender Neutrality is the worst new-age ideology that has been created so far.
angelandaddict
this is bad, how about instead of yelling shit at women you don't yell at women?
modernmythe
Very cool!
austinbrock
NOW SHOW US YER TITS!
hondajames12
As an Australian I can confirm I've said this on dozens, DOZENS of occasions
RichRamz
Why isn't there an nsfw link here?
515XIX
Typically heard from building sites in Australia..
uchiha44
*blush*
Rudimentary
I laughed so hard I pooped a little.
C8H10N4O2addict
Clench harder next time.
Clueis13
...PLEASE AND THANK YOU!
mburgerqvist
The "YER" made it ten times as funny
woozle
Leeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeroy
Friend, i was having a bad day until i saw your comment and laughed my ass off! Thank you, for real .
austinbrock
That's great :), I hope tomorrow is a better one for you.
saffyy
OI SHEILA FLASH US YA CLUNGE
RedHelmet
I think "clunge" may be the most unattractive word I have ever read. Clunge. CLUUUUUUUUUUNGE.
largefarva99
http://youtu.be/y02QYwDf3JM
tarataqa
http://thevagabondadventures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Goblin-Boobs-Lady-wearing-a-Band4Hope-wristband-at-Shambala-Festival-2012.jpg
austinbrock
Even I can't fap to this :(.
tarataqa
I know that feel. Try the real thing instead. NSFW: http://global3.memecdn.com/now-who-wants-boobs_o_1020089.jpg
austinbrock
That is just WRONG.
WilhelmvonSchlapphand
(.)(.)
lynx88
[ . | . ] flat :\
FloridaMcMan
I am slightly disappointed by the size for some reason.
WilhelmvonSchlapphand
( O Y O ) Better?
FloridaMcMan
Better.
BeardKhan
（ 。 ㅅ 。）
corl
( . Y . )
FloridaMcMan
Better.
bobbysinclair
Check and mate.
Thatusernamehasalreadybeenchosenandisnolongeractive
Yep, what Bobby said. Sigh, *zips up*
grycat
(OoO)
Dociousaliexpilisticfragicalirepus
+1 for Total Recall
Thatusernamehasalreadybeenchosenandisnolongeractive
( o ) ( o )
itsKevin
( O ) ( O ) :|
IamDad
Amen.
BeardKhan
Now THIS i like
austinbrock
Oh yes!!! *unzips*
FistOfCuervo
( . )( . )
everyonesFavoriteNazi
{.}{.}
austinbrock
Round 2! *unzips!*
lakesidehunter
All builders ever shout at me is "please stop showing us your penis sir!"....
hahahahIWANTTODIEahahah
I have never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever ever heard a builder say sir
kallan0100
Well I was eating rice and a piece of it shot out of my nose because of your comment. Thought you should know.
MisterWho
Can you just let them play with their Legos? Sheesh.
devasto
I hear the same thing, only from others such as cops, grade school teachers, and postal workers
nightwolf12
"Stop showing us your penis, wanker!" *FTFY
GenetheCook
I'm very pleased to upvote this comment to 666 upvotes! Go team!
BurntRamen
They called you sir. They're obviously impressed, keep doing it.
naturesfool
My dad is a construction worker and I hate that people assume they are all pigs. My dad's crews are some of the best men I've ever known.
nothingontv
Your dad's crews and some others but growing up around the construction industry misogyny was a very common thing. I don't condone it.
iliketokeepitsimplestupid
Yea...I tell the others off when they start being rude or talking shit... It's just rude. You get paid to do a job not stare at pedestrians.
irishnovember
in the biblical sense
getawesome
In my experience, the construction crews are good dudes. Watch out for the painters though.
Onelesspossibleusername
Yeah it's almost like the stereotype is a sweeping label and not supposed to be taken as fact.
WhoTheHellDoYouThinkIAm
that comment gives me dirty thoughts.
davosonion
My dad has worked with this one guy, Eddy, for decades. Old. Short. Portuguese. LOUD AS FUCK. He's mildly embarrassing to work with.
Welshglish
I worked with Albanians, who were god damn animals. The Irish and Bulgarians were cool though.
Luminousfox
This is why all the feminism complaints are amusing me, its the construction workers that should be mad if anything.
monkeyonastring
i worked in construction in Australia. These men are saying the same things they normally say
jacopopeterman
good men can be dirty men too
zildjianvibes
I like to think I am a good man, but I'm fucking filthy.
hempfandango
Now this is a comment thread I can get in on.
AllWeAreIsDustinNguyen
In bed?
gopms
I have never been catcalled by a construction worker. It is usually just random dudes on their own or with friends.
Katrin931
I have once and it was so out of place and strange to me because they've always been so nice to me before and since...it was creepy :/
Sugarcrotch
ive only seen construction works do catcalls in movies or on tv... never in real life. because they are too busy working.
notsocrazy24
as a construction worker, who has the extra breath for catcalls?
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itsjayactually
My dad told me about Snap, Who I'm pretty sure was an iron worker he'd worked with. One day asked why people called him Snap. 1/2
itsjayactually
He took off his shirt to show the scar on his shoulder where his arm had been snapped off and reattached. CRAZY.
SeductiveBadger
One of the most sexist and discriminating commercials Ive ever seen...
WateryMind
That whistling noise is the joke going over your head.
anglophileproblems
I get the thought behind this but how about just not fucking yelling at women on the street at all? How about leaving us be? (1/2)
anglophileproblems
You are not entitled to my time or space when I'm minding my own business walking down the street. It's presumptuous and demeaning.
ImTheGoddamnBatwoman
Thank you so much for this.
maugriman
Here I am freely giving you my time and thoughts and you accuse me of wasting yours?
anglophileproblems
DON'T GIVE ME YOUR FUCKING TIME THEN. You wasted it by even commenting.
maugriman
Its my time to spend how I want
Onelesspossibleusername
That's fair, but this ad is hardly saying "shout nice things at people". It's just a funny take on a stereotype. Don't read too much into it
anglophileproblems
I don't think it's that funny because I don't get what Snickers is saying - are they saying that men are rude pigs w/o their product? (1)
anglophileproblems
That seems insulting. I get the idea behind the ad but it seems poorly executed. Also, I just really, really hate being catcalled. (2)
Onelesspossibleusername
Actually, from a marketing perspective it's amazingly executed. We're talking about an Australian ad on an American-dominant image board.
Pocc
Why didn't they just reverse it, and make them act like this AFTER they eat a snickers?
Wassamattauface
"gender-neutral interaction"? Yeah, or people could just not be sexist pigs. Maybe we don't have to become robots to be decent?
annehka
yeah, I mean, people have genders, but there is a difference between respectfully recognising that, and being a sexist arse.
ThatStickyFeelingJustBeforeYouStartSweating
This, this I like.
drejtehe
it's a snickers ad
blackandyellow
DrKipping
Yeah. This seems relevant and meaningful.
trendynamehere
This is GLORIOUS!
RIPSlurmsMckenzie
Lurv it
StaresAtYouWhileMasturbating
I'm gonna need this later
Elonth
just throwing it out there. i don't think a body slam equals 2 slaps to the back of the head. but... bitch did have it coming.
randomlex
It means don't start a physical fight unless you're ready to get some broken bones.
mcof
I think equality in this context means "body slam your assailant regardless of gender"
Knifemare
He stops the fight, instead of making it escalate! Plus teaches her a lesson "Only hit if you mean it"
turdferguson74
Teddy Roosevelt - "The unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be avoided, but never hit softly."
AnExpertInThisField
And I THREW HER ON THE GROUND!
thesnozzberrytaster
I'm not part of your system!
Lasmodoe
He didn't get slapped he got PUNCHED IN THE FUCKING FACE. TWICE.
Aelfinn
I believe your reply is as much an over-exaggeration as his was an under-exaggeration, if not more so.
pumperknickle
They should go hungry more often.
pumperknickle
Or are they saying hunger makes them jerks? If so, we really need to work on better feeding schedules.
Sugarcrotch
no they are saying they are hungry. tag lines people
JasonD
"gender-neutral interaction" sounds like a real barrel of monkeys
sowetoninja
Feminists are some of the biggest hypocrites in our modern society. I just don't get how people can't see this.
awesomazing89
Went to Denmark once. Gender-neutral interactions everywhere. Didn't get laid though :(
JasonD
If this is the obscure reference I think it is, then bravo.
DiglettDigDiglettDigTrioTrioTrio
yes.. Messing with essentially the driving force of life can't be good.
simonlawson95
saucy saucehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gjsoSY18kg
TheDukeOfAnkh
I always upvote source
ZoranKnight
Commenting to watch later
masonicmasonry
That is some saucy sauce.
msa011
Holy shit I had a hard time understanding what those guys were saying
BananaHammer
The top comment on the video: "Then they all eat a Snickers and transform back into Chris Brown. "
wellthatescalatedquickly
Snickers just won my fucking purchase. CLEVER BASTARDS
imemewhatimeme
That was a bad move on Snickers' part. Funny, to a point, but a bad marketing move.
devrelm
Yeah. Should've had them eating snickers while saying nicer and nicer things. Would've gotten the point across better. (1/2)
devrelm
All construction workers needed all along was a Snickers... (2/2)
imemewhatimeme
That would have been a super brilliant idea. That alone would have made me want to buy a Snickers.
FoolofCheese
and a few more up-votes elsewhere for good measure
BillNyeAndMagicSchoolBusWereMyFirstScienceTeachers
I liked where this was going, until snickers. ruined it.
BearForce1
holy shit it's a fucking snicker's commercial? here I thought it would be some feminist group. I just died laughing.
Njack33
THIS WAS A FUCKING SNICKERS COMMERCIAL
Sugarcrotch
EXACTLY! i dont understand why there are so many butthurt comments about it. its a fucking candy bar
drawsmepants
Just ask yourself. How often do you see a commercial that makes sense and relates to the product? They go for emotions and being remembered.
rebelshadowrider
tell me this was something someone stole and made into a fake snickers ad
AussieMuse
It was posted by the official Snickers account...
rebelshadowrider
og cnikers
rebelshadowrider
facepalm
IHaveTheWorstGaydar
... Wait, so is the idea that eating a Snickers would turn them back into sexist pigs?
denden90
No. The real them is nice, and when hungry, ie. without Snickers, they're not the real them (ie. sexist).
rawritee
With the message in the beginning this is what I also thought.. I think they may have meant that this is them not hungry tho. Just.. missed.
EarthTourist
right, that seemed to be the implication there...
NOTsoOrderlyConduct
That was my favorite part! Men!
zenunchucks
I think they leave it open to interpretation, thereby satisfying both sides of society that would see it either way.
AwakenMustakrakish
The whole point of it really could turn one of 2 ways at the end. They should have really finished it a bit better.
Jiggawatt
I choose to believe that eating a snickers made them realize the error of their cat calling ways. I CHOOSE TO BELIEVE THIS. Dammit.
greenwatersiren
Yeah, that's what I got out of it too....
Tyriam
No, it's that they recently ate Snickers so their blood sugar isn't low, which makes them less unpleasant.
Tyriam
Actually, I just reread the ending and damn you're right. I'm wrong. That IS the idea they're suggesting. Wtf.
shadykit
Yeah... it's not well done... with the whole "if builders weren't themselves" and "you're not you when you're hungry"...
xkr73
Because stereotypes exist goddamnit. Builders cat-call at women, women are obsessed with shoes, etc etc.
NSAgent
You do know that stereotypes and jokes can be sexist, right?
simonlawson95
what other reason is there to eat a snickers ?
potn00dle
I don't like snickers, does that mean I'm not sexist?
simonlawson95
unless you like yorkie my friend ...
potn00dle
not really, I'm more or a milky way type of guy
owiseone
The actual commercial seems to suggest that this is not normal and by eating a snickers they return to their old sexist selves.
ScubaSnacks
Aw poop.
denden90
I think it was the other way around - they're sexist when hungry. Even as a feminist I didn't like the ad. It's classist.
RobotCosmonaut
Can you explain why it's classist? Honest question :)
denden90
It reinforced a stereotype that working class men (as opposed to upper class men) are sexist. Why didn't they include rich bosses who (1/2)
tipples
The implicit joke is that blue-collar workers are all rude, hateful douches by nature, rather than that there are bad ones and nice ones.
denden90
(2/2) are also known to be misogynists? Advertisers thought it was easy to pick on and piss off blue collar men.
micksy
More tradies eat snickers? Dunno, market research? Aussie society identifying with the blue collar worker more than the suited yuppie?
iontha
commercial, but I guess that's just my take. (2/2)
iontha
I didn't really get that message. I feel like your view would've made more sense if there were a comparison between them both in the (1/2)
dexvd
yeah the fact that they are suggesting that they need Snickers to get back to normal which is misogynistic pisses me off
Wolffkran
Isn't it more sexist to assume that all male construction workers waste time on catcalls?
SomeReallyBoredGuy
Well, that's what you get for venturing outside the kitchen.
Trumptrolll
A little late but I thought that was funny
dexvd
I am a dude, I've worked construction for 10 years, never seen a co-worker cat call a women or act misogynistic. The stereotype bothers me
Sugarcrotch
hey eat a snickers dexvd you turn into an angry feminazi when your hungry
dexvd
I am a dude, I've worked construction for 10 years, never seen a co-worker cat call a women or act misogynistic. The stereotype bothers me
Sugarcrotch
well its a commercial for a candy bar. i think its ok to not take it too seriously
tipples
Then YOU don't have to take it seriously. No reason to be obnoxious to a guy who objects to you hating on him.
tipples
Good on you. Some d-bag workers shouted obscene, scary things at me, so I called the construction company they worked for. Mostly new (1)
tipples
guys the next time I walked past, and not a peep out of them. Hope all those fuckers got the lesson they deserved (2).
WowWhatAWhore
It's a joke, not a dick, etc etc.
Sugarcrotch
idk why you where downvoted i found your comment funny and dexvd just needs a snickers im sure
Pocc
I agree, though they could have easily reversed it, and kept the humor in tact while also making the message positive.
WowWhatAWhore
The joke doesn't work the other way around. Since the stereotype is that women cook the food.
Pocc
What? It's a snickers commercial though. Women don't cook snickers
luckyflavor23
:[ i had such hope for a split second...
peppergurl12
SHUT UP YOU'RE RUINING THE MOMENT!!!
Philogelos
I thought you were kidding… then I saw the video and it made me sad
AussieMuse
If an addition was made to make this seem like the 'normal' is the nice guy, they should've started with them finishing smoko
pinkcris
I can be a bit of a equality-nazi sometimes, but this is hilarious.
whateverwhocaresanyway
Truly disappointed to hear that. :-/
Efreeti
I like you. You read into stuff the same way I do.
tonchandailvert
!
TheGreatHuman
Sad face.
ducky69247
Where they belong
pumperknickle
That's what I thought. Took me forever to realize they meant the other way around.
BevanWalling
that;s exactly the conclusion i drew from it to, btw as an ex construction worker, we would wolf whistle and leer when any hot girl walked p
LordTyranius
That is what is suggests (the 'this is not normal' part) because, as the beginning states, it evidently ISN'T normal. Cat-calling is the
LordTyranius
'norm', but as the builders state..it shouldn't be.
twinkieandnibbles
I know!!! I was trying to explain this to my roommate and her eyes sort of glazed over, not understanding what I was trying to say :-(
ExaltedFemShep
Agree I totally think this is a horrible and misleading ad, not to mention they ate still harassing women & making them 1/2
ExaltedFemShep
2/2 uncomfortable which is not ok. Plus they are still catcalling inly eomen which makes it incredibly sexist still.
Onlyhereforthelaughs
Way to ruin things with your truth and your facts...
jesalr
I saw it as 'builders are assholes because they're hungry.' Could entirely be wrong though.
jlh905
Ooooh, a different perspective. Interesting!
Veit
It's actually kind of the opposite; the guy eats, gets less hungry, and becomes misogynist again. It's confusing and kind of fucked up.
partykiller
*Very fucked up.
bubblehearth
Here Bob, have a Snickers. "Why?" You get a little tolerant when you're hungry. There, better? "Fuckin' A."
jesalr
The add posted in the comments ends before anyone eats anything. Is there another version?
warick
Finding attractive women sexually appealing is misogyny?
BedraggledGoof
No but yelling sexual demands across the street at strangers is.
warick
I don't follow.
JM1911A1
I think this was just a very poorly formulated ad. Or Snickers is just a pile of misogynistic assholes advertising/appealing to the same.
Wankley
God this is so fucking stupid. It's not the most clever ad but playing off a stereotype doesn't equate to actually hating women.
JM1911A1
doesn't also mean that it doesn't have some sexist undertones - and I don't just mean against women but against men as well. Misogyny is (2
JM1911A1
I'm not saying that's the answer - I'm saying it's a badly made and thought out advertisement, I think that is what's happened, but that (1
JM1911A1
bad for men as well as women, and having that kind of tone to the work does not bode well for the company if that is what /was/ intended.
Wankley
If anyone is being negatively stereotyped here it's construction workers because it's insinuating that they all catcall.
JM1911A1
That is exactly what I saying that its bad for /men/ as well as women! This advertisement is /not/ good. In any interpretation of it.
hushaboomtechnology
They mean having it mean that they are hungry and therefore nice makes no sense considering the content.
Wankley
The snickers ads show people not being themselves when they are hungry. They are stereotyping construction workers, not women.
hushaboomtechnology
I actually didn't say anything about stereotyping, and neither did the other person. They said the commercial does not make SENSE.
BeezelPony
The objectification of women falls under misogyny. Hating women isn't just about yelling "LOL BEHEAD THE FEMALES"
Wolffkran
EVERYONE is objectified. Especially men.
startrekpotato
Hahahaha omg thank you for that.
Wankley
Yes. The entirety of Snickers hates women. And they want to sell to woman haters too. They made this ad to show how much they HATE WOMEN.
JM1911A1
Given prior this scene gif'd above the ad asks that they wanted to see what happened when people 'aren't themselves'? It's poorly crafted.
Wankley
Okay it's poorly crafted. It's just based on a stereotype. I don't understand how this shows a hatred for women. At all.
JM1911A1
Its based off a stereotype that builders are assholes who cat call women and are expected to treat women like their objects. That aint good.
xkr73
Before the feminist brigade turns up: This is playing on STEREOTYPES. Such as; Builders cat-call at women, women like shoes etc(1/2)
suddenlyrelevant
Playing on stereotypes perpetuates stereotypes. Go buy your Daughter a pink kitchen while you're calling her pretty instead of clever.
littleleopard
Except they marketed it as an empowering ad for gender equality. :/
eatingketchupchips
can people stop referring to feminism in a negative connotation, like we're just waiting to 'complain and bicker' it's pretty fucking sexist
suddenlyrelevant
Err... nope. Male feminists exist too. But I see what you did there.
Wolffkran
I'll stop referring to feminism in a negative light when they can give me a decent conversation about why patriarchy exists that isn't bull.
JaneyLane
Pick up a goddamn history book, son. You think women having to fight for the right of self determination was an accident?
Wolffkran
Men have women outrageously beat when it comes to sob stories in history books.
tipples
They can, but they choose not to, because "they" in this sitch are mostly boy-men who think they deserve unquestioned complacency.
Wolffkran
I too, can't make arguments without throwing in nothing but insults and no points to argue by.
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eatingketchupchips
It's for FEMALES to be treated as equals to men, to not be oppressed by men, or do you not understand feminism?
OnyZ
Yea no shit sherlock, but given the commonality of this kind of confusion and the admittedly tainted name, why NOT change it?
xkr73
In the UK, it is a sackable offence at any reputable company to cat-call. Don't go fucking mental, it's just a harmless joke.
piggypiglet
I am SO glad I left the UK...
ThatPeskyReptileGuy
http://ft2.fckitupload.com/Rn/Give_that_man_a_cookie.jpg
tipples
In the US, a bunch of d-bag workers DID yell scary, obscene things at me, and I called the company to complain. Next time I walked past, (1)
tipples
new workers who didn't bother me. It's not so hilarious when you actually get harassed just walking down the street. (2)
AnExpert
shame on you. cases of builders who cat-call TEENAGE GIRLS happened, and the teenage girls brushed it off as a joke. the builders (1/2)
AnExpert
thought it was alright then, so they repeatedly raped a 14 (i think it was 14) year old girl over the course of a year. still a joke? (2/2)
swizec
That escalated quickly O.o
fustmasta
can you maybe link what you're referring to..
caroteater779955
lol.
startrekpotato
Perhaps in familiar company, but jokes like this - in advertising - are NOT harmless. This reinforces objectification and ignorance.
Eirenakmuay
Oh my GOD just laugh and stop being so fucking preachy over a joke.
punner
It seems you have had a run in with the feminazi's. take this +1 salve.
WowWhatAWhore
Welcome to rapeculture, here is your information booklet. Enjoy your stay ( seriously people, it's a joke )
ilikepieilikecake
It's not harmless if cat calling and street harassment are things that women face every day. It's not harmless if this is someone's life.
ireallylikekittens
truuuuuueeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
GirlWithCuriousHair
THANK YOU
WooeeooIlookjustlikebuddyholly
I went to Greece with 5 female friends and they complained about that constantly. Didn't realise until then this was such a big problem.
WowWhatAWhore
Wtf you on about? You don't even go outside.
TheChinamanIsNotTheIssue
Those things aren't harmless. The joke is what is harmless.
startrekpotato
Again, jokes made in this manner are not harmless. Without a context for intelligent discussion, jokes about objectification are malignant.
ilikepieilikecake
The joke reinforces the behaviour. The joke says the harassment irl is okay.
Graphically
I like how melodramatic you're being. It's cute.
hoboindenial
dude if it bugs someone why should they have to put up with it?
ilikepieilikecake
I dislike how condescending you're being. It's rude and dismissive. Don't trivialize harassment.
Morebunnies
(I swear to GOD I'm not a feminist, I promise) but IMO, being catcalled makes me feel like shit. Not a wonderful, let alone "jokey" feeling.
Wankley
I got catcalled by a girl one time. It was awesome.
TheMsEvans
Congratulations, you're a human being.
rachiechilipepper
I hate being objectified but I like that I turn heads. It's love/hate for me I guess.
thegissilent
Why so against being a feminist? Negative connotations make me sad
Morebunnies
Mainly because of the negative connotations :-( they make me sad too. I'm all for being a woman!
SomeoneNotFromTheNSA
Kinda like how the bronies ruined the mlp fandom, the radical feminists gave feminism a really really bad name.