David Futrelle
Author Background
Author of We Hunted The Mammoth and Bane of MRAs Everywhere
- Lives in Chicago
- Writing for twenty years (gender, culture, money, technology)
- Owns two cats
- Featured in Salon, time.com, The Washington Post, and more
- Also runs Confused Cats Against Feminism and Misogyny Theater
The Actual Blog
We Hunted The Mammoth
Content
- Blog designed to track misogynistic people on the internet and make fun of them.
- Generally internet based pieces
- Heavily moderated comment section, off topic threads.
Piece Analysis
Look For...
- Shifts in diction and tone.
- Syntax changes
- Consistent structure
- Relevant media design
- Any other stylistic choices you notice
- *Bonus points for mentioning cats!!!
Terminology
- MRAs: Men's Rights Activists, members of a reactionary antifeminist movement.
- MGTOW: Men Going Their Own Way, more extreme MRAs that avoid women.
- The Manosphere: Collection of MRA and MGTOW blogs on the internet
- Doxxing: Posting one's personal information online
WHTM Styled Piece
WHTM Piece
- Concise piece
- Short Paragraphs
- Quote analysis
- Syntax Changes
- Mix of diction and tone
- Manosphere vocabulary
- Hyperlinks and picture
- Quoted phrases (informative and sarcastic)
- No mention of cats :(
- Concise piece
- Short Paragraphs
- Anaphora
- Syntax Changes
- Mix of diction and tone
- Manosphere vocabulary
- Hyperlinks and picture
- Parenthetical and hyphenated phrases
- Mention of cats!!!
Stylistic Decisions
Structure and Media Design
- Concise pieces with short paragraphs
- OREO Method-esque quote analysis
- Use of hyperlinks and images when relevant
Tone and Diction
- Mix of informative, journalistic, sarcastic, and humorous (amount changes based on subject)
Syntax
- Range from long, in depth informative sentences to short witty one liners (compliments tone)
Timothy Etter
Audience
- Feminists, Anti MRAs, etc