What would it sound like if we talked about male historical figures the way we talk about female historical figures?
That’s one of the hilarious satirical questions posited by @manwhohasitall — a Twitter account that parodies ridiculous gender stereotypes by flipping the roles. Things like “What if dads heard the stupid advice that working moms hear?”
The latest satirical role reversal came in the form of this question:
My friend is a history teacher. She's compiling a list of great historical figures and she needs a male to add to the list. Suggestions?
— manwhohasitall (@manwhohasitall) September 1, 2017
A simple poke at the idea that people often try to diversify lists of great people by struggling to add some token women — as if there aren’t many options. So people jumped in with comments, suggestions, and general thoughts. The result is an infuriatingly hilarious Twitter thread and masterpiece of sarcasm.
https://twitter.com/Swainwalker/status/903804844150022146
I think that's been debunked though. How could that wonderful writing be done by a man?
— Kate (@AntikaNueva) September 2, 2017
https://twitter.com/Swainwalker/status/903829065005715456
https://twitter.com/SWoolzie/status/903871382257188865
https://twitter.com/Swainwalker/status/904000957524189185
https://twitter.com/ShaulaEvans/status/903781943656972288
https://twitter.com/vanbadham/status/903855445923602433
https://twitter.com/ShaulaEvans/status/903856261803868160
https://twitter.com/ShaulaEvans/status/903857710923374592
Wasn't there a guy who worked in Rosalind Franklin's lab and wrote a novel about the people doing dna research?
— Adrian Turtle (@AdrianTurtle1) September 2, 2017
Watson Crick i think his name was…Crick Watson… i don't know, he wasn't even attractive
— April🇵🇷🐋🐟🐱👩🏾🔬👩🏾🔧👷🏾♀️🧜🏾♀️ (@SpringMorning74) September 2, 2017
https://twitter.com/vanbadham/status/903853959504265216
https://twitter.com/publish_advice/status/903878485772574721
I half wonder whether men should be allowed in labs. Could be a distraction to hard working women. They at least need to dress appropriately
— Lucy Sherriff (@sherrifflucy) September 2, 2017
There might have been some married to great women?
— Mara Wilson (@MaraWilson) September 2, 2017
https://twitter.com/wendydheard/status/903846222594686977
We've given them sooo much already.
I say stop pandering.
Research the facts, don't shoehorn in your manist ideology. pic.twitter.com/xIPJdr2fV1
— Alice Evans (@_alice_evans) September 2, 2017