The news is pretty meta, these days

[Cain]

Thought Catalog:

http://thoughtcatalog.com/anne-gus/2014/03/5-things-women-need-to-do-in-their-20s-or-else-the-suffragists-died-for-nothing/

You're young, you're free and you're empowered. Nothing is stopping you from espousing a carefree attitude and and embarking on fun adventures!

 As young women in 21st century, the world is truly our fragrant oyster.

Don't get me wrong, women are still oppressed to a monumental degree. The patriarchy is still an omnipresent overlord, endorsing cultural structures that keep women from realizing their full potential and contribute to a harrowing loss of self-esteem, especially to women who don't fit into society's straightjacket-like norms of what a woman should be like. However, we must remember and celebrate the fact that, thanks to the brave endeavors of so many strong and independent women, from the fierce suffragettes in early 20th century to the fearless women of the fat acceptance movement today, young women have it better than our mothers and grandmothers did in their youth. 

Here are 5 things every 20's woman should do to truly bask in the glory of empowerment

Gawker:

http://gawker.com/gym-bro-successfully-gets-fake-feminist-thought-catalog-1545530204

Faithful readers (like us) of 20-something compost heap Thought Catalog may know the feeling of wondering, upon a reading a Thought Catalog essay, "Is this shit real?" Funny you should ask.

Here you will find a March 15 thread on a Bodybuilding.com forum in which (shirtless gym bro) user AryanofValhalla writes:
   

I can't believe my eyes misc, I was bored one evening a week ago and so I wrote a satire article from the perspective of a twenty something feminist woman and sent it in to Thought Catalog,
    A few minutes ago I got an email saying they published the article
    My penname is Anne Gus , as an homage to the misc
    It's happening

And here it is: "5 Things Women Need to Do in Their 20's (Or Else the Suffragists Died For Nothing)." Shirtless gym bro AryanofValhalla, a.k.a. Thought Catalog author Anne Gus ("I'm a feminist. I'm a woman. I'm strong. I'm in my twenties. I'm beautiful. I deserve love. Give me it.") adds, "HAHA look at the phucking comments I can't breathe right now, I didn't ever think they'd publish it !"

TIME Magazine

http://time.com/28641/thought-catalog-accidentally-publishes-fake-feminist-essay-jokingly-penned-by-gym-bro/

On Saturday, Thought Catalog published a "feminist" essay called 5 Things Women Need to Do in Their 20′s (Or Else the Suffragists Died For Nothing) that wasn't written by a feminist at all. In fact, it was reportedly written by a poster on the Bodybuilding.com forum as a total joke. Using the pen name Anne Gus, the user described himself (herself?) thusly: "I'm a feminist. I'm a woman. I'm strong. I'm in my twenties. I'm beautiful. I deserve love. Give me it."

Thought Catalog:

http://thoughtcatalog.com/nicole-mullen/2014/03/time-accidentally-publishes-article-about-thought-catalog/

What both Gawker and Time don't know however, is that the fake article, is a fake.

There is no AryanofValhalla.

The account on BodyBuilding.com was set up by our dear administrative assistant Wendy Les a while ago as a work of satire. A quick look at "his" other posts indicate that it is clearly a parody of the typical Gym Bro.

I geniunely LOL'd.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Whoaaaaa

so meta!

[Cain]

New twist: it turns out there is no Thought Catalog.  It's really a fake site run by bodybuilding Aryan bros.

[LMNO]

Waiting for the Buzzfeed post: "You Won't Believe What This Feminist Did When Posting As a Gym Bro!"

[Reginald Ret]

  Thats genius!

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

Waiting for the Buzzfeed post: "You Won't Believe What This Feminist Did When Posting As a Gym Bro!"

[Faust]

Mysticwicks News:  Here is what the principiadiscordia had to say about this feminist article.

http://www.principiadiscordia.com/forum/index.php?action=post;topic=36328.0;last_msg=1334850

[Aucoq]

That's awesome. 

[Reginald Ret]

Mysticwicks News:  Here is what the principiadiscordia had to say about this feminist article.

http://www.principiadiscordia.com/forum/index.php?action=post;topic=36328.0;last_msg=1334850

I can't believe i clicked that link.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

 

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Excellent technique.