
A new meme has taken gender stereotypes to dizzying new heights, and we have to say it's representative of the fact that society still has a long way to go before men and women are treated as equals.
The meme, which has become known the 'Boys’ Sleepovers vs. Girls’ Sleepovers' meme, portrays everything from boys being violent and unruly to girls being gossip-obsessed over-emotional wrecks, all wrapped up in the guise of what boys and girls get up to when they're having a sleepover.
How very progressive.
The first ever version of the meme was shared to social media by Twitter user @Borchmore, which showed what appeared to be a group of boys at a sleepover.
Girls sleepover: "Omg I think Brad likes me, I saw him looking at me during Math class!" Boys sleepover: https://t.co/tB5xRUD0LS— VDL | Monkey Target 1 world champion (@VDL | Monkey Target 1 world champion) 1557765770
The meme then gained traction when it was shared to Reddit by user Sloppy_Tom, who changed it up in order for it to represent a pagan ritual.
The meme also took off on Instagram.
And Twitter, where it was used to illustrate the same point - that men and women are fundamentally different.
Girls sleepover: “I hope we tell scary stories and watch a movie” Boys sleepover: https://t.co/mEY0W5xQEd— Josh (@Josh) 1560879581
However, the meme did also get turned on its head.
Girl sleepovers: omg let's do face masks Boy sleepovers: #LoveIsland https://t.co/M8Vx7F30G7— Love Island (@Love Island) 1559937817
Girls sleepover: Omg your hair is so fabulous, Jess! Boys sleepover: https://t.co/XxpcF1FzLq— Normie.Zoinks (@Normie.Zoinks) 1560908740
Girls during a sleepover: Omg I think Jackson is in love with me! Boys during a sleepover: https://t.co/rf1CyE60iI— Devin Hayostek (@Devin Hayostek) 1560640302
And of course, Love Island got involved.
Boys sleepovers vs girls sleepovers 😂 #loveisland https://t.co/aa6q71ZRZH— Cosmopolitan UK (@Cosmopolitan UK) 1560284560
Despite being light-hearted, the 'boys' sleepovers vs girls' sleepovers' meme is still representative of how far we have to go in society before men and women are equal.
All we can say is the person who invented this meme had most certainly never heard of Beyonce...
HT Daily Dot
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