A wave of misogynistic social media posts men claiming women’s bodies coincided with the president-elect Donald Trumphis election victory last week, according to a new report.

Trump ran a campaign that included denying women free will. He swore to be the protector of women “whether women like it or not” and repeatedly praised the chaos that followed the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down women’s federal right to abortion as “beautiful.” His victory has some in the MAGA movement eager to subjugate women, and their remarks all but affirm the fears of some that a Trump victory would unleash “The Handmaid’s Tale”-like misogyny.

The nonpartisan Institute for Strategic Dialogue, which tracks the spread of disinformation and propaganda online, launched a report Friday, which found an initial spike in blatantly misogynistic statements — including men telling women “your body my choice” and calling for women’s voting rights to be repealed — after Trump’s victory.

I was keeping track of such misogyny in the period leading up to election day. But the ISD report explains how this kind of bigoted ball exploded online after Trump’s victory.

According to the report:

The “manosphere” is an online, cross-platform community of restless men who believe that feminism – and women’s independence more broadly – ​​is a key source of society’s problems.

The report cites a widely shared post-election tweet from far-right manosphere podcaster Andrew Tatewho suggested he hit the gas pedal in his car when he saw a woman in the crosswalk because “you’re out of rights.” It also cites a social media post from Trump’s Nick Fuentes the white nationalist dinner dates back to 2022who tweeted: “Your body my choice. Forever” and garnered tens of millions of impressions.

In just 24 hours after the election, researchers found a “4,600% increase in mentions of the terms ‘your body, my choice’ and ‘get back in the kitchen’ on X”. The report refers to several social media users who said they or their children were told “your body, my choice” in class. Researchers found tens of thousands of accounts using the phrase “mut ct” to refer to Vice President Kamala Harris and other women on Election Day itself, using an insult Elon Musk’s super-PAC refers to in a suggestive anti-Harris ad. And the researchers also found that calls for “rape” and “rape squads” garnered thousands of views on social media after last week’s election.

This research aligns with the research of other experts who have spoken about invectives targeting women in politics. Disinformation expert Nina Jankowicz, for example, has written for MSNBC that the vicious attacks Harris has received are unmatched by any woman in politics before her.

And that fits with a disorder OVERALL trend. Around the world, many of the repressive, authoritarian-like figures that Trump and his movement idolize have all been supported by movements of petulant men who harass and threaten women. These include Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, Argentine President Javier Milei and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

They all learned how to use the misogynistic unrest of the people of their country to their political advantage, and Donald Trump is no different.

The topic of “MAGA masculinity” is one that I’ve covered closely over the past few months and will continue to do so. To read some of my previous coverage, check out the links Here, Here, Here, Here and Here.