Society may have overestimated risk of the ‘manosphere’, UK researchers say

The Guardian ^ | Fri 13 Jun 2025 | Robert Booth

[MinorityRepublican]

Men who engage in the online “manosphere” and the content of Andrew Tate are often able to express a “strong commitment to equal treatment and fairness”, according to research commissioned by Ofcom.

Prompted by growing concerns about internet misogyny, researchers for the UK communications regulator followed the journeys of dozens of men through online content ranging from the US podcaster Joe Rogan to forums for “incels” (involuntary celibates). They found that while a minority encountered “extremely misogynistic content”, many users of the manosphere were critically engaged, selective and capable of discarding messages that did not resonate with their values.

They found it was far from a unified community: many participants felt the various subcultures under the manosphere umbrella were misunderstood, with extreme misogyny being grouped with benign self-improvement content. Several participants were drawn to it by its perceived humour, open debate and irreverence as well as connecting with views they found about traditional gender roles and family dynamics.

“This research does challenge the assumptions about the experiences and perceptions of individuals consuming manosphere content,” Ofcom said.

“Many of the participants expressed a strong commitment to equal treatment and fairness. They showed particular sensitivity to situations they perceived as unjust or discriminatory. This extended to issues specifically concerning men.”

The report’s author, Damon De Ionno, the managing director of Revealing Reality, which was commissioned by Ofcom to produce the study, separately told the Guardian it “suggests society has overestimated” the risk posed by the manosphere.

[rdcbn1]

The West is in a suicidal doom loop thanks to these mentally ill, power hungry sociopaths taking control of everything they possibly can

[cowboyusa]

Spaceship Earth is GOD’S Golf Ball

[Made In The USA]

Something somewhat similar:

Mother, do you think they′ll drop the bomb?
verse

Mother, do you think they’ll like the song?
Mother, do you think they′ll try to break my balls?
Ooh
Mother, should I build the wall?
Mother, should I run for president?
Mother, should I trust the government?
Mother, will they put me in the firing line?
Ooh
Is it just a waste of time?
pre-chorus

Hush now baby, baby, don’t you cry
verse

Mama’s gonna make all of your nightmares come true
Mama′s gonna put all of her fears into you
Mama′s gonna keep you right here under her wing
She won’t let you fly but she might let you sing
Mama′s gonna keep baby cosy and warm
Ooh baby
Ooh baby
Ooh baby, of course mama’s gonna help build the wall
Mother do you think she′s good enough?
For me?
Mother do you think she’s dangerous
To me?
Mother will she tear your little boy apart?
Ooh, ah
Mother will she break my heart?
Hush now baby, baby, don′t you cry
Mama’s gonna check out all your girlfriends for you
Mama won’t let anyone dirty get through
Mama′s gonna wait up until you get in
Mama will always find out where you′ve been
Mama’s gonna keep baby healthy and clean
Ooh baby, ooh baby
Ooh baby, you′ll always be baby to me
Mother, did it need to be so high?

[Organic Panic]

But no problem with male Islamic rapists and groomers.

[bankwalker]

You just keep getting dumber by the day.

[Bigg Red]

Agree.

[MinorityRepublican]

The West is in a suicidal doom loop thanks to these mentally ill, power hungry sociopaths taking control of everything they possibly can

Trump is buying us time. Or rather, he's a speed bump.

So we should be grateful for it.

I don't think it's going to last. I'll like to be wrong. But I doubt it.

[Seruzawa]

The main group of mindless lockstep ideologues are leftists.

[rdcbn1]

Trump is going to do his best but I think it is too late to reverse the damage.

[MinorityRepublican]

At this point, Trump is going to have to be Pinochet.

I don't recommend that by the way, lol.

[nickcarraway]

I wouldn't say Tate is woke. He only implements their agenda to make money. Not sure why he's Muslim. He is extremely anti-U.S.

He is certainly very far from being a conservative. He admitted to using pornography to scam men, and he set up an MLM company to scam men.

[nickcarraway]

The “manosphere” is the collective group on social media that talks about “men’s issues” but there is no membership or agreement about who is in or out. Some are conservatives, but many aren’t, and many aren’t political at all. A surprising number are women, and there is a wide range of opinion.

[FlyingEagle]

Rubbish.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Aka, “FreeRepublic”?

[Chickensoup]

I’d bet my tickets that it wasn’t his man card that got him visitation. It was his mental illness card.

Seen far too often.

[nickcarraway]

But there is a wide range of what’s out there. Some are completely subservient to feminism, like MGTOW.

[nickcarraway]

I never had a teacher that bad. And I hate that ugly band.

[cgbg]

“Streisand effect”

I often joke that if a video is not banned by Youtube I do not want to look at it.

Lol.

[mewzilla]

Meanwhile...

Fury as British families and veterans being evicted to make space for migrants Some 32,345 asylum seekers are living in hotels, while 66,683 are living in houses, flats and bedsits across the country.

[Whatever Works]

Astute commentary and logical deductions.