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‘Balding nerd dysphoria’: Elon Musk’s alleged hair plugs resurface as he wonders why people get gender-affirming care

Hair implants and breast reconstructions are gender-affirming too.

On Jun 14, 2022 by Claire Goforth

Tech
tiktok woman hand up caption "My instacart delivery person is a man. I'm afraid for the apples and spinach I ordered. He's already failed to find the right cheese. All hope is lost for my dairy free butter." (l) Instacart app logo on black phone on yellow background (r)

‘I hate when my underpaid gig slave is a MAN’: Customer complains about her Instacart shopper’s gender, sparking debate

'He's already failed to find the right cheese.'

On May 5, 2022 by Gisselle Hernandez

Internet Culture IRL
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‘I think a woman having an Instagram is 100% cheating’: Male podcaster’s controversial opinion sparks backlash

'Go back to hell.'

On Apr 19, 2022 by Moises Mendez II

IRL
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‘I would have been extremely upset’: Father-to-be cheers with the boys before girlfriend at gender reveal party in viral TikTok, sparking debate

'He could've ignored them tho for a second.'

On Apr 7, 2022 by Kathleen Wong

IRL
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‘Stay out of my body’: Lizzo shreds ‘atrocious’ Texas abortion law and anti-trans policies at SXSW

'Why are men great till they gotta be great?'

On Mar 15, 2022 by Mariam Sharia

Internet Culture IRL
young man in home depot with caption "i still think about the time that i was attacked at work because of my nails" (l) elderly woman with caption "uh but i'm a guy and look i'm wearing them" (c) multicolored fake nails on hand with caption "and they're cute" (r)

‘Only women wear that mess’: Home Depot worker berated for wearing fake nails to work

‘But I’m a guy and look I’m wearing them. And they’re cute.’

On Feb 15, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

IRL
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She’s A Crowd wants to collect data to fight gender-based violence—and is leveraging TikTok to do it

She's A Crowd is leveraging TikTok to build a dataset that will help reduce gender-based violence.

On Feb 7, 2022 by Viola Stefanello

Tech

‘I’m actually not done speaking’: Woman shuts down man who kept interrupting her presentation in viral TikTok

'While I respect your ability to talk on and on, my ears actually do have a limit'

On Dec 12, 2021 by Stacy Fernandez

Internet Culture IRL

‘This sh*t is nuts’: 2 guys read their girlfriends’ birth control side effects in viral TikTok

'We got the map reader and the scroll hunter.'

On Dec 8, 2021 by Brooke Sjoberg

IRL

‘The insecurities are screaming’: Woman goes viral for calling men ‘short kings’ on TikTok

'The male ego is so fragile.'

On Oct 26, 2021 by Cecilia Lenzen

IRL
tiktoker's home destroyed by man

‘He thought of so many ways to be destructive’: Man trashes TikToker’s house after getting rejected by her friend

'I spoke to him about consent... and then he became very upset'

On Oct 4, 2021 by Kathryn Cardin

Internet Culture IRL
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‘We have to be careful’: Woman shares ‘scary experience’ with Bolt taxi driver amid recent U.K. murders (updated)

'It’s about catching these people before it’s too late.'

On Oct 3, 2021 by Tricia Crimmins

Crime IRL Tech
Tiktoker receives criticism for wearing a uterus necklace while she prays.

‘I also pray with my uterus inside me’: TikToker brilliantly shuts down troll who criticized her for wearing uterus necklace while praying

‘You're acting like this is some sort of evil symbol.’

On Aug 13, 2021 by Tricia Crimmins

Internet Culture IRL

White influencer under fire for appropriating Korean flag after getting plastic surgeries to ‘look Korean’

Oil London has had over 15 surgeries to 'look Korean.'

On Jun 21, 2021 by Laiken Neumann

IRL

Live action role-playing’s quest for diversity in a male-dominated community

Chatting with Garden of Destinies LARP.

On May 24, 2021 by Matt Silverman

IRL

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