A portmanteau of astroturf and TIRF (trans inclusionary radical feminism). Astroturf refers to usually when organizations will mass produce support for some issue and masquerade it as mass public opinion even though its only being pushed by a small minority. Astrotirf refers to how some feminists pretend that alot of women support the concept of transgenderism in society (sports, bathrooms) when in reality, only a minority of women actually support such radical changes, as evident from surveys and polling.
Friend 1: I can't believe my high school is allowing biological males in girls bathrooms and girls sports, they're pretending that the girls are ok with it, but we secretly are very uncomfortable with this.
Friend 2: the staff are literally using the astrotirf method. This is some Loudoun county type shit.
Friend 2: the staff are literally using the astrotirf method. This is some Loudoun county type shit.
by PeterGriffindorVoxMan July 11, 2023
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The practice of astroturfing a widely used form of propaganda, as evidenced by the media coverage it receives.
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The combination of astroturf and TERF. The spamming of feminism-themed transphobic opinions in media at a scale disproportional to actual opinion.
With recent polls suggesting that more women are accepting of trans women than not, what we see on Twitter every day may as well be astroterf.
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A large-scale implementation, in cloud-like proportions, of mechanical-turk workers.
by Leif S. January 10, 2019
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"David Axelrod, the TOTUS's Minister of Propaganda and the man behind the teleprompter, is the king of astroturfing."
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