Milly goating is not simply advocacy, support, or education but rather it uses some of the flippancy of trolling in an effort to combat misogyny. The tone of these posts are sarcastic, making fun of the original poster who started this weekâs misogynistic discourse. A more gender-neutral version of âbilly goatâ as the term comes from âthe three billy goats gruffâ
"When that guy posted something sexist on Twitter, Lisa totally milly goated himâshe replied with such a funny, sarcastic comeback that everyone was laughing."
âTom was getting way out of line with his comments, so Emily started milly goating him until he realized how ridiculous he sounded.â