“When the only media representations you see either fault you (men are bad!) or push you into warped misogyny, the performative male is an ironic, playful response that pushes back at weaponised misogyny in media,”

“I think we have all internalised an imagined audience of fans and haters while forgetting that we are not celebrities,” says Seresin. “When people are policing each other for not being authentic, it’s really about projection; we feel aware that our sense of self has been crafted by corporate consumerism, so we accuse other people of it.”