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Last Updated:November 11, 2024, 13:24 IST
Following Trump's victory, women are taking inspiration from a 17th-century serial killer who sold poisons to kill abusive husbands.
The MATGA movement - short for 'Make Aqua Tofana Great Again' - glorifies poisoning men. (Photo: X)
Things are getting more bizarre in the United States by the minute after Donald Trump’s emphatic presidential election victory, as some women have now launched the ‘MATGA Movement’ – short for ‘Make Aqua Tofana Great Again’ – which glorifies poisoning men in fears about abortion rights.
Many videos have gone viral on X and TikTok showing women filming murder-fantasy videos where they adulterate a cup of tea or other drink with an unknown substance or promote poison rings. This comes after several liberal women began the South Korea-inspired ‘4B’ movement, abstaining from sex with men as a sign of protest against Trump’s victory.
HOLY SH*T, Karens lost their fvcking minds over Trump’s win and launched MATGA—short for Make Aqua Tofana Great Again.Aqua Tofana was a powerful poison in 17th-century Sicily, sold by women to other women seeking to escape abusive relationships by discreetly poisoning their… pic.twitter.com/KvHK8ZXWz4
— I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 (@ImMeme0) November 10, 2024
The MATGA movement is inspired by Trump’s MAGA (Make America Great Again) movement and ancient killer Giulia Tofana, who has emerged as the heroine in this unusual form of protest, according to the New York Post.
What Is Aqua Tofana?
Tofana was a 17th-century Italian woman who sold poison to wives who wished to kill their abusive husbands, resulting in the deaths of more than 600 men. Her signature poison was known as the “Aqua Tofana", which was so potent that it earned her notoriety as one of the most prolific serial killers of all time.
The poison is believed to be flavourless and completely undetectable after death. It was generally stored in cosmetic bottles, as part of a strategy to ensure that no husband would be aware of his impending doom. Many women opted for this method to escape bad marriages due to a lack of alternative options.
It is a matter of debate whether Giulia Tofana was actually found and tried after one of her customers got cold feet at the last minute. Some accounts say she died of an old age, while others say she was tried, tortured and executed for the act.
Why Is Aqua Tofana Becoming Popular?
One of the viral clips on social media shows a young lady with a seemingly poisonous ring saying “Aqua Tofana isn’t that hard to make" and making a throat-slitting gesture with her thumb. Some of the women don’t mention Aqua Tofana specifically but instead show off their “poison rings".
“I know you will understand this. They asked for it," read the text of a woman posing for a selfie and giving the camera a menacing smile. On the other hand, a woman on TikTok urged people against the MATGA movement and appealed for common sense.
“You do know those videos can be used against you, right? It’s giving off premeditated vibes. The internet is FOREVER. Also.. the 1600s were A LOT different than 2024 advancements in detecting POISON," she wrote in a video.
Since Trump’s victory, several Liberal women have participated in bizarre protests like shaving their heads or engaging in sex strikes in fear of what they see as future draconian actions that will threaten reproductive rights and other freedoms of women.
Location :Washington D.C., United States of America (USA)
First Published:November 11, 2024, 13:24 IST
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