Nice Guys, Virgins, and Incels: Gender in Remixing and Sharing Memes at Hackathons

This paper investigates how the conceptions of gender in memes are central to socializing at hackathons, and provides insight into how references to memes and informal technology culture shape interaction in local manifestations of this culture. This paper investigates how the conceptions of gender in memes are central to socializing at hackathons. Drawing on a multi-sited ethnography of seven hackathons, I provide insight into how references to memes and informal technology culture shape interaction in local manifestations of this culture. The contribution of this paper is twofold. First, I show how vocabularies and artifacts of technology culture move between on and offline spaces. These findings have implications for HCI research that investigates questions of materiality in computer-mediated communication. Second, I show how even the mundane memes of technology culture can reveal the toxic masculinity and ideology of Incels. By tying these internet memes to a physical context, I unpack how humor can reveal and perpetuate the enduring masculine dominance of technology. I end with recommendations for increasing inclusivity at hackathons, based on how HCI is uniquely positioned to understand how Internet symbols and interactions manifest offline.

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The Incel Girls vs Boys vs The CHAD Virgin vs Chad : r/virginvschad

The best Incels memes :) Memedroid

Wait, did an incel make this? Or a guy making fun of incels 😳 : r/IncelTear

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Incel memes like millimeters of bone and virgin vs. Chad mask a dangerous and toxic culture.

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PDF) No Girls Allowed: Geek Culture and the Misogyny of Geek Masculinity

Nice Guys, Virgins, and Incels: Gender in Remixing and Sharing Memes at Hackathons

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