Logged On is Dazed’s monthly podcast series exploring all things internet culture, from memes to emerging trends, deep web conspiracy theories and beyond. Hosted by features editor Günseli Yalcinkaya, each episode will include leading voices from the frontlines of internet discourse, and give trusted insight into some of the terminally online topics facing young people today.
In episode six, we’re joined by London-based writer and researcher Alex Quicho to discuss her recent Dazed article ‘Prey mode: why girls are pretending to be cute animals online’. From the viral ‘canthal tilt’ filter and memes asking girls to declare whether they’re ‘cat pretty, bunny pretty, fox pretty or deer pretty’ to recent Burberry and Stella Macartney campaigns, predator vs prey discourse is everywhere online. We unpack these recent trends, tracing their history back to incel looksmaxxing forums and how this all plays into the onrush of girl-coded memes taking over our feeds.
Tune in to episode six “Prey Mode: why predator vs prey discourse is everywhere online” above. You can also find it on Audible, Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
