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Why is the manosphere on the rise? UN Women sounds the alarm over online misogyny (news.un.org)

submitted 6 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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A growing network of online communities known collectively as the “manosphere” is emerging as a serious threat to gender equality, as toxic digital spaces increasingly influence real-world attitudes, behaviours, and policies, the UN agency dedicated to ending gender discrimination has warned.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 days ago

I haven't heard men say shit this stupid my whole life. This isn't 'tradition' it's a growing hate movement.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 4 days ago (2 children)

To paraphrase Jon Lovett, they have "back of the classroom energy" while the left has "front of the classroom energy".

"Teacher teacher, he said something some people might find offensive! Send him to the principal's office"

"Thanks for narcing me out, r****d"

"Teacher teacher, he just said the r-word!"

The left just isn't equipped to deal with the manosphere. Everything the left does just makes the manosphere seem even more cool to the kids.

"The UN is worried about these guys, they must be really badass!"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (6 children)

Wat?

The manosphere is literally a bunch of losers that can't get laid and are making excuses for it.

Work out. Have a career. Don't be a asshole. Do that and you can get laid but that's too hard for some folks.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago

Yes. Correct. But talk to a boy in Jr. High. They aren't as smart about this as you might hope.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

That's kind of the thing, we want to think they're a bunch of sexless losers, but the basic tenets of advice you get from the manosphere will probably get you laid if you follow it. Following manosphere advice works because it's the exact same advice you just laid out but packaged in a more attractive and focused manner. It just happens to be with a side of right wing politics and more than a bit of misogyny.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

They're groomed from a young age by the manosphere to be losers that can't get laid, so they'll continuously buy self-help books from the manosphere.

They still vote though. And this all happens because to a teenager, the manosphere are the cool guys making fun of the whiny nerds.