{"id":30807,"date":"2025-05-30T14:54:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T12:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/?p=30807"},"modified":"2025-05-30T14:54:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T12:54:14","slug":"social-media-has-emboldened-misogynists-expert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/2025\/05\/30\/social-media-has-emboldened-misogynists-expert\/","title":{"rendered":"Social media has emboldened misogynists: Expert"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Feminist and human rights activist, Lebogang Ramafoko, says the jokes French President, Emmanuel Macron, is currently being subjected to is an extension of the disrespect his marriage and wife have been exposed to.<\/p>\n

Ramafoko\u2019s comments come at the back of dozens of memes ,which have surfaced on social media depicting the president as a domestic violence victim and the first lady, Brigitte, as the abuser.<\/p>\n

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French President Emmanuel Macron slap memes just broke the internet\ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n

A combined collection of the 25 funniest memes in one thread \ud83e\uddf5<\/p>\n

Enjoy and share Max \ud83d\ude04 pic.twitter.com\/B9iII1RhO8<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Saffron Sniper (@Saffron_Sniper1) May 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

These memes come after a video showed Brigitte shoving the French President in the face as they touched down in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Sunday evening\u00a0for a diplomatic visit. While Macron dismissed the incident as a joke, some social media users believe he is just in denial.<\/p>\n

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French President Emmanuel Macron’s office downplayed an incident in which his wife, Brigitte, appeared to push his face away as he arrived in Vietnam to begin a Southeast Asian tour. “It was a moment of closeness,” the Elysee Palace official said.\u2060
\n\u2060https:\/\/t.co\/v8W7Cd9rFU<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Wm4XGnHe9T<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Sky News (@SkyNews) May 26, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

According to Ramafoko, the reaction to the incident has escalated the abuse Brigitte has been subjected to over the years, which she describes as layered. Many have been ridiculing her marriage because of the age gap between her and Macron. Her physic has also been an object of scorn.<\/p>\n

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Want to understand why there were so many trans people in Paris Olympics:<\/p>\n

Look at the president\u2019s wife, what do you notice? pic.twitter.com\/e31qTN5YBP<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 E (@ElijahSchaffer) July 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Emmanuel Macron’s IS married to a MAN!!!<\/p>\n

“They have pictures down to the year where Brigitte got the Adam’s apple surgery & just wore a scarf for 8 months as a teacher.”\ud83d\udc47\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23 pic.twitter.com\/ZAq6ENU4r2<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Michelle #AmericaFirst (@MichelleRM68) July 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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It\u2019s all very shocking to believe Emmanuel Macron got away with lying to France about his wife\u2019s gender. Until Xavier Poussard shows this photo. I was blown away. Bridgette Macron is a man. #XavierPoussard<\/a> #CandaceOwens<\/a> #becomebrigitte<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/GLcvRolyoA<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Purple Unicorns (@Purple_Unicornz) February 18, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Ramafoko believes that the saga speaks to a broader question on how some, even here in South Africa, perceive rape, Gender-Based Violence (GBV), among others, as well as which women should or shouldn’t be subjected to it.<\/p>\n

She says the reaction to Olorato Mongale\u2019s murder has laid bare some of society\u2019s prejudice towards victims of GBV.<\/p>\n

According to the feminist and human rights activist remarks that she was a slay queen by some South Africans on social media, after it emerged that she was killed while on a date with a potential suitor, shows how society believes that certain people deserve sympathy while others don\u2019t \u2013 something she feels is a deterrent to eradicating the scourge of GBV in the country<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ramafoko says society\u2019s warped thinking is one of the reasons that men who also experience violence hardly speak up.<\/p>\n

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Ramafoko\u2019s believes social media has emboldened misogynists.<\/p>\n

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