“Men used to go to war” tweets went viral on Twitter.
The first part of the tweet is “Men used to go to war”.
The second part of the tweet describes what men do in the present like “now they block you on social media”.
This trend has a similar concept as the “He’s/She’s a 10 but” trend.
However, instead of rating a person, the trend calls out non-masculine men.
It’s directed toward men and how soft, girly, or emotional they’ve become.
This article contains 90+ “Men used to go to war tweets” and the origin of the meme.
Men used to go to war origin
It’s not known who started the “Men used to go to war” trend, but it was first posted on Twitter in 2019.
Apparently, the original tweet was “Men used to go to war and die”.
People realized how insensitive it was and more tweets started getting rid of the “and die” part.
An early tweet of the trend was posted by @talliesinyoung as a tribute to her brother.
The tweet was posted on August 19, 2020, and got over 400 likes.
Currently, people post “Men used to go to war” tweets to expose men in the present as being “soft”.
That said, the trend is still offensive to war veterans and those who currently go to war to defend their country.
Men used to go to war tweets
- men used to go to war now they send instagram requests thrice
- men used to go to war now they buy blueberry flavored vape
- men used to go to war now they unsend their dms if u don’t reply back
- men used to go to war now they cry when you ask them to unfollow a girl
- men used to go to war and build houses and now they type in all lowercase
- Men used to go to war now they say concerning things on Twitter
- men used to go to war now they have spams and post photo dumps
- men used to go to war now they say ‘you my introverted quirked up shawty twin flame fr’
- men used to go to war, now they apply sunscreen before leaving the house
- men used to go to war now they post selfies with a song on their story
- men used to go to war now they want to be the little spoon
- men used to go to war, now they spend 90+ hours a week glued to a computer rearranging logos on PowerPoint
- Men used to go on war and now still they are risking their life for the nation
- men used to go to war now they compete in excel competitions on espn
- men used to go to war now they dj in bushwick
- men used to go to war, now they wait for koffee with karan episodes
- Men used to go to war and now they wait for someone to come and fix them
- men used to go to war now they strategically arrange their Instagram feed so it looks pretty
- men used to go to war now they go to prison and play homoerotic chess game with their beloved nemesis
- men used to go to war now we go into playboi carti mosh pits
- men used to go to war and now they smoke bec a girl left them
- men used to go to war now they can’t win 4-6 MUs
- Men used to go to war, now they guide other women about which skincare products to use
- men used to go to war, now they rip vape pens, simp for soft 6s, and tweet niche finance memes
- men used to go to war now they call girls mommy on the internet
- men used to go to war now they’re scared to get close, hate being alone
- Men used to go to war and now they send ‘ooho attitude’ when you don’t reply them
- Men used to go to war, now they go off sis
- men used to go to war now they buy oat milk chai lattes
- Men used to go to war and now they post weekend photo dumps on Instagram
- men used to go to war now they say to girls “you deserve better” after years of dating
- men used to go to war now they send each other their calendly
- Men used to go to war, now they act feminist and harass women online
- Men used to go to war but now they become a girl on social media to gain attention
- Men used to go to war, now they’re struggling with their unhealed childhood trauma
- men used to go to war, now they’re in an emo band
- men used to go to war now they just make tiktoks wearing pearl necklaces
- Men used to go to war and now they wait for their crush replies
- Men used to go to war, now they’re at anodyne every weekend
- Men used to go to war now they sit at the end of the field because the autosteer won’t go beep boop
- men used to go to war now they buy passion fruit flavoured vape
- men used to go to war but now they play bass in a band and have a finsta at the age of 26
- Men used to go to war, now they send us to therapy
- Men used to go to war and now they cry on LinkedIn
- men used to go to war now they cry because a metalcore band went hard rock
- Men used to go to war now they make tech house edits
- Men used to go war, now they just do “me and who” all day
- Men used to go war but now get excited for the new A24 release
- Men used to go to war but now they are afraid of transfer postings
- Men used to go to war now they break stuff on purpose so they can go to town for lunch
- Men used to go to war. Now they eat the peach you were saving
- men used to go to war now they give 2.5 star ratings to movies on letterboxd
- men used to go to war now they carry canvas tote bags
- men used to go to war, now they scream at each other about whether or not they sold their cartoon ape jpeg too soon
- men used to go to war now they have VSCOs
- Men used to go to war now they code and work from home
- Men used to go to war and now they need automatic car to drive
- men used to go to war, now they get sassy on Twitter
- men used to go to war now they gatekeep drag
- Men used to go war, now they just do “ever since I left the city” all day
- Men used to go to war and now they build Startups
- Men used to go to war now they love to grind
- men used to go to war now they build Lego sets
- men used to go to war. now they stream on twitch
- men used to go to war now they go to Australia with a nurse on dependent visa
- Men used to go to war, now they just cry for their favorite football club
- Men used to go to war now they sit on the sofa and wait for someone to give them some water
- Ukrainian soldiers reading “Men used to go to war” memes
- “Men used to go to war.” We still do. I’m constantly “at war” with my social awkwardness
- Wdym “men used to go to war” everyday I’m at war in my own head
- Men used to go to war and now they’re crying about A levels results
- men used to go to war now they go on twitter and try to be funny
- Men used to go to war now everyone tweets about it
- Men used to go to war now they sit together and talk about building the nation
- men used to go to war now we just wanna be held sometimes fr
- men used to go to war now their iphone hurts their pinky
- men used to go war, nowadays they be shopping
- Men used to go on war and now they can’t even fight their own devils
- men used to go to war, now they need to get an ergonomic chair so their back doesn’t hurt copying code off stackoverflow
- Men used to go to war but now they’re afraid of commitment
- men used to go to war, now they follow women who don’t follow them back
- men used to go to war and now they bark for heals on valorant
- Men used to go to the war, now they are working out on how to procrastinate important matters of life
- Men used to go to war and now they slide into dms and are left on seen
- men used to go to war now they have a preferred non dairy milk preference
- Men used to go to war and now they’re making TikToks using green eye filters
- men used to go to war now they want you to run your fingers through their hair
- Men used to go to war now they make daily TikTok vlogs
- Men used to go to war, now they just watch anime and say “uwu”
- Men used to go to war, now they’re college party bouncers
- Men used to go to war, now they just try to act, look and even think like women
- Men used to go to war and now they stop talking to you when they can’t handle their feelings
- Men used to go to war now they are tweeting in whatever meme format is trending at the moment
