If you've ever scrolled through TikTok, then you've likely come across Drew Afualo, a creator whose following skyrocketed from 1.5 million to its current 7.8 million status in less than 10 months. And why is she so popular? Well, because Drew makes it her business to call out misogynistic men on the platform.
That's right. Drew has become a "crusader for women" by responding to men online who toss out unsolicited comments about people's bodies, archaic views about gender, or generally spread problematic opinions about marginalized groups of people.
In a video that has now been viewed over 6.2 million times, Drew blatantly said, "Whenever I drag the fucking hairline – or what's left of it – off of a terrible dude who attacked a marginalized group for no fucking reason, everything I say is intentional and on purpose. Everything I say to them specifically is meant to be mean."
"The difference between myself and the men I fucking drag is at least I'm honest about being mean. Mine's for a reason. Yours was for fun."
She went on to describe a time in her life when she was overly polite to men who abused her in one form or another, saying, "One time when I was in a gym, I was being sexually harassed by an old man. He followed me around the gym...and he was taking pictures of me from afar. I did everything within my power so I didn't have to be mean. I moved. I stood behind people. I fucking cut my workout short."
"One time I had a man who would not ever leave me alone...even when I told him I lived with my boyfriend, he followed me out to my car and tried to follow me home," she continued. "The saddest part is that is not the only two times that has happened to me, and I'm not the only person that's happened to."
"Violence against women is tangible and prevalent in every single aspect of life outside of the fucking internet," she continued. "The difference is that when you come on here and you're fucking misogynistic, you get to log off and never think about it anymore. The rest of us don't have that luxury."
"So I made a promise to myself a long fucking time ago, that I'm never going to waste time being nice to a man who doesn't deserve it — especially when I'm alone, and especially when I'm in public. Because you know what the stories I have all have in common? There were hundreds of men standing around, watching it happen," she concluded. "And that's why I decided long ago that if you're not going to fucking do anything, then I will," she concluded.
BuzzFeed reached out to Drew for comment and we'll update you if she replies.
In the comment section, Drew was largely praised for standing up for those who may often feel voiceless.
Others agreed that it was past time for marginalized groups to stop being overly polite to those who abuse them.
And those of older generations wished they had someone like her.
