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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
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