AI "Memes" and the Politics of Misogyny

AI "Memes" and the Politics of Misogyny

The sexualised attacks on Sonia Gandhi show how generative AI can turn old gendered smears into endlessly reproducible political images, manufacturing sexist fantasies about women leaders at unprecedented speed and scale.

ChatGPT ‘80s Trend Turns Ugly as BJP Handles Share Obscene AI Image of Sonia Gandhi

Sayima Ahmad ChatGPT’s viral 80s AI image and video trend has turned into India’s toxic political meme war, escalating the harmless nostalgia vibe into gendered regional stereotyping and personal attacks on women. The online trend, in which users began transforming modern selfies into grainy, film-camera-style 1980s portraits complete with retro clothes, date stamps, film grain, and faded backgrounds, was later weaponised by political parties ag…