Understand that you’re being associated with people like username katalyst, who commented on one picture, “A bit of a butter face but I guess if you’re only seeing the top of her head it wouldn’t matter much,” or username J.W. To support this account, website and everything it stands for, is embarrassing. Some aren’t even given the choice of being on the account, but their Instagram accounts are public. And, oh yeah, you should masturbate to them.’” “The photographs are presented in a way that says, ‘look, here are a bunch of girls that we think are hot, and you should too, otherwise you’re not a man like us. “That is a very masculine ethos of what college or frat boys should be,” Rodriguez said. “Send your girlfriend shopping, close the blinds, secure that belt around your neck, and enjoy,” the article says. On the site, strangers post comments and critiques of women that range from offensive to disgusting.Īn article on their website, “A mathematically perfect ranking of the 37 hottest girls on earth” lists different Instagram accounts of girls they call the “hottest on earth”. Jandrisch was not aware that in addition to being on their Instagram, she was also featured as “TFM Babe of the Day” on the Total Frat Move website. Rodriguez said it’s the “boys will be boys” mentality that makes it socially acceptable, along with having a president that thinks its okay to “grab (women) by the pussy.” That’s what the guys that follow (them) are looking for.” “I don’t feel disrespected at all,” she said, “I just feel that’s the type of account they have. Jandrisch said she gained new followers on her personal Instagram account and received messages from strangers after being on the page. “At first I was a little bit worried that people would think I sent it in,” she said. Her photos were taken from her public account and posted, anyway. Jandrisch said TFM contacted her to feature her on TFM Girls but she never replied. Out of all the women on TFM Girls, at least 20 are from San Diego State.Ĭommunications junior Samm Jandrisch has been featured on TFM Girls three times, but she did not submit photographs. He said that this site is not aimed at women, but at young males who feel the need to adhere to masculine norms. Rodriguez’s research focuses on media’s effect at the societal level, focusing on identity in minority populations. Rodriguez said it is a masculine idea - “bro code” - that “sharing is caring,” and women who belong to “brothers” belong to everyone else, too. “It’s saying that’s your face (but) that’s our vagina,” Rodriguez said. Nathian Rodriguez, assistant professor in the Department of Journalism and Media Studies, said the tags on the photographs are symbolic. The account’s name alone implies that TFM Girls, or Total Frat Move Girls, are their girls - as in their property. The account is not being used as a means for women to own their sexuality in an empowering way, but to exploit them. On the more than 3,700 posts of women in their bathing suits, most have “Total Frat Move” tagged on their breasts, butts or vaginas.
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