Women Revive TikTok 'Microfeminisms' as 2.4 Million Followers Share Everyday Acts Against Sexism
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Updated · The Guardian · May 26
Women Revive TikTok 'Microfeminisms' as 2.4 Million Followers Share Everyday Acts Against Sexism
1 articles · Updated · The Guardian · May 26
Summary
TikTok users are reviving “microfeminisms” — small, often playful acts that flip gender expectations, from putting women’s names first to refusing to step aside for men on sidewalks.
Tori Dunlap, a Seattle author with 2.4 million followers, helped popularize the term after asking users to share their “most unhinged” examples, prompting a wave of posts and comments.
Andrea Press, a University of Virginia sociologist, said the trend pushes back on “everyday sexism” embedded in routine assumptions such as women handling dinner or being asked whether they work.
Women posting about the practice say it reflects a broader backlash to misogyny and rights erosion under the current US administration, even as some men in comment sections call the behavior sexist toward men.
Brianna Wood, whose microfeminism videos drew more than 1 million views, said that reaction underscores the point: reversing the script exposes how normalized sexist behavior toward women remains.