What Is 'MATGA?' Anti-Trump Women's Deadly New Trend

Posted on 12 November 2024

Dr Alasai Nuti quoted in Newsweek article

picture of an anti trump protest - women holding placards

Dr Alasia Nuti is quoted in the newsweek article "What is "MATGA?" Anti-Trump women's deadly new trend" this week.

The "Make Aqua Tofana Great Again," or MATGA, movement is a recent online trend in which some women humorously advocate for "reviving" Aqua Tofana—a 17th-century poison used by women to kill and escape their abusive husbands.

Alasia says "The MATGA movement is urging women to stand up against sexism & misogyny in a satirical and certainly provocative way"

Alasia goes on to say "Instead of condemning MATGA, we should be outraged by what members of MATGA (and their heroine Giulia Tofana before them in 17th century Italy) are fighting against: continuous attacks on women's freedom."

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