Buzz·Posted on May 5, 2015Feminists Are Taking Over The #HowToSpotAFeminist Hashtag"We carry around bottles of man tears to stay hydrated and radiant."by Ema O'ConnorBuzzFeed News ReporterLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail Recently, a hashtag emerged on Twitter intended to mock internet feminism. danielle @daniellesandler Optimist- The glass is half full. Pessimist- The glass is half empty. Feminist- The glass is being raped. #HowToSpotAFeminist 02:50 PM - 05 May 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite The hashtag started picking up steam on May 4, according to Twitter analytics site Topsy. Though the hashtag has been around for years, this bout seems to have been kicked off by a tweet from The Blaze talk-show host Doc Thompson. Doc Thompson @DocThompsonShow Any tips on #HowToSpotAFeminist??? We'll discuss tomorrow http://t.co/MlSI2zGap3 #WhatILearnedToday 11:34 PM - 03 May 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Which parented quips like: And led to the hashtag breaking off and trending among antifeminists: Paul Joseph Watson @PrisonPlanet #HowToSpotAFeminist - Usually fat & ugly, always inherently unlikeable, supremely hypocritical, snarky, annoying, deluded, intransigent. 03:02 PM - 05 May 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite But men and women who identify as feminists quickly took notice and cleverly turned the hashtag on its head. kitty @howdyitskitty #HowToSpotAFeminist We carry around water bottles of man tears to stay hydrated and radiant. 04:18 PM - 05 May 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite gray @adnqt #HowToSpotAFeminist follow the same rules for spotting during weightlifting that you would for anyone else 05:25 PM - 05 May 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Some actually gave real advice on how to "spot a feminist." Ponta @typicalfeminist "Do you want equality?" "Yes." GOTCHA. #HowToSpotAFeminist 04:43 PM - 05 May 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite STDcheck.com @STDcheck Ask yourself if men and women should be considered equals? Did you say yes? Then look in a mirror. #HowToSpotAFeminist 05:34 PM - 05 May 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Other skilled Twitter users employed the ancient art of sarcasm. ItMightGetWeird @PattyKellison #HowToSpotAFeminist She won't sleep with you, even though you're awesome, dudebro!Or is that how to spot a lesbian--MUST be; you're so hot! 05:38 PM - 05 May 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Chris Connelly @nirvana454 He/she will be the 1 who supports the insane notion that men & women deserve equality under the law. Madness, I know. #HowToSpotAFeminist 05:33 PM - 05 May 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite ashley @JumpedOverDrama #HowToSpotAFeminist surrounded by non-feminists using tired old jokes about women's studies and armpit hair who are weirdly obsessed w them 05:35 PM - 05 May 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite And a few just straight-up burned. EricMM76 @EricMM76 Look for a man who's grown up, not just grown older #HowToSpotAFeminist 05:37 PM - 05 May 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Lauren Modery @Hipstercrite #HowtoSpotaMisogynist: search for the hashtag #HowToSpotAFeminist 05:38 PM - 05 May 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Still more took a slightly absurdist angle. hell baby @heterophobe #HowToSpotAFeminist elongated snouts equipped with a thin tongue that can be extended and large, curved foreclaws to tear open ant mounds 05:14 PM - 05 May 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Joseph #Antiwhite @FunkyreFresh A dark shape crosses your path, the ambient temp drops by 10 degrees. All men cry out in fear, though they know not why. #HowToSpotAFeminist 05:30 PM - 05 May 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite And these guys were just plain profound. Alissa @_al_man #HowToSpotAFeminist: Someone who fights for the rights you might not need right now, but you might one day. #1in3 05:34 PM - 05 May 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite JRehling @JRehling #HowToSpotAFeminist Someone who walked out of the imaginary cage you tried to build around them. 05:41 PM - 05 May 2015 Reply Retweet Favorite Carry on, Twitter feminists. 👏👏👏 Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF