Do you really know? What is hogging?
May 5, 2025
The podcast tackles the alarming trend of hogging, where male students target overweight women for shocking sexual challenges. It digs into the sexist and fatphobic undertones of this practice, exposing how it reflects toxic masculinity and college culture. Real-life instances reveal a troubling pattern of public humiliation and harassment, prompting a call for accountability. The discussion highlights the need for greater awareness and the importance of addressing these issues within educational institutions.
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What Hogging Means
- Hogging is a sexist and fatphobic ritual in some US fraternities for mocking overweight women.
- It is a twisted challenge to gain masculine status rather than an expression of fat fetishism.
Megan Mapes' Viral Exposure
- Megan Mapes publicly exposed hogging through a viral TikTok post in October 2021.
- Her video gained over 1.5 million views and helped victims come forward.
Hogging and Masculinity
- Hogging is about achieving masculinity through humiliating perceived desperate or easy targets.
- Research links it to homosociality, where sexual acts yield social status.