What is the ‘MATGA Movement’? Inside the Viral ‘Deadly’ TikTok Trend After Donald Trump’s Win
With former President Donald Trump all set to be re-elected as the 47th President of the US, riding on his famous MAGA slogan, which is an acronym for Make America Great Again, it has kick-started a new trend among women to create videos depicting the act of putting lethal poison in men’s drinks. The trend has been labelled the “Make Aqua Tofana Great Again” or “MATGA” movement. What is Aqua Tofana, and why is it trending on the internet? Read on to know everything about this new and troubling trend.
HOLY SH*T, Karens lost their f*cking minds over Trump’s win and launched MATGA—short for Make Aqua Tofana Great Again.
HOLY SH*T, Karens lost their fvcking minds over Trump’s win and launched MATGA—short for Make Aqua Tofana Great Again.
— I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 (@ImMeme0) November 10, 2024
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
The election of Donald Trump for a second term has heightened fears in women about their abortion rights and has prompted them to glorify and embrace ancient murderer Giulia Tofana as their role model, leading to the “Make Aqua Tofana Great Again” or “MATGA” movement. The trend involves several videos with millions of views on social media depicting young women lacing a cup of tea or other beverages with an unknown substance while smiling wickedly.
Italian Lady Caused 600 Deaths
Giulia Tofana was an Italian woman who lived in the 17th century and sold poison to women who had abusive husbands. She perfected a poison called “Aqua Tofana,” a deadly concoction containing, among other ingredients, belladonna and arsenic. The poison resulted in the death of more than 600 men, and Tofana can be labeled as one of the most active serial murderers in history.
The poison itself was tasteless and could not be traced in the body after death, ensuring that the spouse remained unaware that he had been fatally poisoned.
Many video clips also featured portions of the song “Venom” by Eminem, and the chilling lyrics read,
“This f—ing world better prepare to get laced because they’re gonna taste my venom.”
Women who have started the “Aqua Tofana” trend have also asked their fellow women to participate in the “MATGA” trend and to think about what they were doing.
One user who uploaded a video wrote,
“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.”
It is not known what happened to Giulia Tofana and whether she was tried for her actions. Some accounts say she died of old age, while others contend that she was tried, tortured, and executed.
There are other videos as well that depict liberal women engaged in the South Korea-inspired ‘4B’ movement, abstaining from sex with men as a sign of protest. Another video depicted a young lady with a seemingly poisonous ring stating,
“Aqua Tofana isn’t that hard to make.”
She then proceeds to gesture with her thumb in a throat-slitting manoeuvre.
With the former President Donald Trump all set to be re-elected as the 47th President of the US, riding on his famous MAGA slogan which is an acronym for Make America Great again, it has kick started a new trend among women to create videos which depict putting lethal poison in men’s drinks. The trend has been labeled “Make Aqua Tofana Great Again” or “MATGA” movement. What is Aqua Tofana and why is it trending on the internet? Read on to know everything about this new and troubling trend.
HOLY SH*T, Karens lost their fvcking minds over Trump’s win and launched MATGA—short for Make Aqua Tofana Great Again.
— I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 (@ImMeme0) November 10, 2024
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
The election of Donald Trump for a second term has heightened fears in women about their abortion rights and has prompted them to glorify and embrace ancient murderer Giulia Tofana as their role model and has started the “Make Aqua Tofana Great Again” or “MATGA” movement. The trend involves several videos with millions of views on social media depicting young ladies lacing a cup of tea or other beverage with an unknown substance while smiling wickedly.
Italian Lady caused 600 deaths
Giulia Tofana is an Italian lady who lived in the 17th century and sold poison to women who had an abusive husband. She perfected a poison labeled “Aqua Tofana” and was a deadly concoction containing among other ingredients, belladonna and arsenic. The poison resulted in the death of more than 600 men and Tofana can be labeled as one of the most active serial murderers in history.
The poison itself was tasteless and could not be traced in the body after death and this ensured that the spouse is unaware that he has been fatally poisoned.
Many video clips was also featuring portions of the song Venom by Eminem and the chilling lyrics read,
“This f—ing world better prepare to get laced because they’re gonna taste my venom.”
Women who have started the “Aqua Tofana” trend, also asked their fellow women to participate in the “MATGA” trend and to think about what they were doing.
One user who uploaded the video wrote,
“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,”
It is not known what happened to Giulia Tofana and if she was tried for her actions. Some accounts say she died of old age while still others contend that she was tried and tortured before she was executed.
There are other videos also which depict liberal women engaged in the South Korea-inspired ‘4B’ movement, abstaining from sex with men as a sign of protest. Another video depicted a a young lady with a seemingly poisonous ring stating,
“Aqua Tofana isn’t that hard to make”
She then proceeds to gesture with her thumb a throat-slitting maneuver.
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