But, thanks to some new Snapchat filters, they may be getting a better idea.
So, as you may have heard, Snapchat has a new filter which allows you to add either traditionally female or traditionally male features to your face. Allow America’s sweetheart (or at least its favorite wild niece?) Miley Cyrus to demonstrate:
Umm why did Snapchat turn me into @joejonas? It’s our brows? pic.twitter.com/OlXgiRL5va
— Miley Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) May 12, 2019
Needless to say, this filter is …. a lot. And people are truly doing THE MOST.
https://twitter.com/Boredpersonful/status/1126951917928628224
And when I say “the most,” I mean: men are now catfishing other oblivious men by pretending to be female-presenting on Tinder.
Last night I got drunk and woke up to a fake tinder I made using the girl filter pic.twitter.com/VatIxEy8FK
— Dylan Nash🌴 (@DylanParkerNash) May 10, 2019
https://twitter.com/Iiljan/status/1126751284655079426
And, as one might expect, these men are getting more than they bargained for — namely, a firsthand lesson in what it’s like to be a woman simply trying to exist online.
https://twitter.com/MohimenMahbuba/status/1127391568980320256
Many of these men were inundated with the gross, thirsty messages that women on dating apps have to combat on the regular.
My brother’s using the snapchat filter to catfish guys on tinder and it’s absolutely seen me off. HOW do these men think that is a real woman’s face?? pic.twitter.com/h8JVE8u7bS
— han 🇵🇸 (@Cans4Hans) May 12, 2019
https://twitter.com/fuckgarrett/status/1127811140434706433
Maybe (hopefully) this scarring experience will make these men think twice about how they behave on dating apps in the future. And hopefully, it will give them newfound respect for ladies in general.
https://twitter.com/MoshWithTyler/status/1127668016857079808
Of course, that doesn’t mean that these filter shenanigans are going to stop anytime soon — because you CANNOT put the fabulousness back into the bottle once you’ve let it out.
https://twitter.com/TypicalMsian/status/1127156189362511872
But I have to give a slow clap to the real stealth champion in all this: Snapchat.
Congrats, my friend. We thought you were dead — but you just pulled an iconic resurrection.
Snapchat. 🤣 pic.twitter.com/RhnGvijtBN
— Jurandir Filho (@jurandirfilho) May 11, 2019