4Channers Attempt to Scam Feminists With “FemCon2015,” Fail Miserably
Coooooonnnnnnnnnn!
What if #FemCon2015 backfires on the channers and it helps open up a proper discussion on sexism and harassment oh wait it already has
— JAPSPEPORJ FENWAY (@SidizenKane) July 27, 2015
Yesterday we received several emails from concerned readers asking us to sound the alarm about “FemCon,” a nonexistent “Feminist Convention” devised by some 4Channers to swindle the women of the Internet out of their money and expose feminism for the misandrist sham that it is (or something).
Fortunately, unlike the organizers’ insipid fake Twitter accounts, Internet feminists weren’t born yesterday:
Illegally conspiring to commit fraud on a public message board. This is a good idea. #Femcon2015 pic.twitter.com/HFuyQHv00x
— Filthy Water Vagrant (@Sif_Muna) July 27, 2015
After screenshots of 4chan’s /b/ message board and a related chat room began circulating, FemCon’s day-old Twitter account and Sellfy Crowdfunding page were quickly deleted, but not before the organizers’ ineptitude (and basic misunderstanding of feminism) was captured for posterity:
Probably the best part of those Femcon tinychat screenshots. #femcon2015 pic.twitter.com/TdYq5rn8Q0
— Hope (@hopedonut) July 27, 2015
Just catching up on the #FemCon2015 obvious scam. I find their web page particularly hilarious. First, a txt file? pic.twitter.com/EoHVTzxhX6
— Mooseplaining Max (@Mooseplainer) July 27, 2015
The FemCon2015 Tumblr (complete with a #DownWithMales tag and the Con’s harrasment policy) still remains, as does the Internet’s undying scorn:
brb, someone from definitely not 4chan needs to know if my refrigerator is running #FemCon2015
— Dave Lartigue (@daveexmachina) July 27, 2015
#femcon2015 Will we be destroying games? My male tears collection is low and I need more for the Femismismnit Illuminati.
— Charloppe Squid Now (@Nibelsnarfabarf) July 27, 2015
4chan be like #femcon2015 pic.twitter.com/UBAHUgDgoI
— JULISSA (@QueenIdle) July 27, 2015
FemCon2015: what if two kids standing on each others’ shoulders inside a trenchcoat were a convention
— Christopher Sebela (@xtop) July 27, 2015
(via Daily Dot, image via @QueenIdle on Twitter)
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