"Adolescence" and the manosphere

Please join me for a discussion of the issues portrayed in the Netflix series Adolescence.

Advisory: Many parents would not find this series suitable for children.

The manosphere has been called theterrorist movement no one is talking about. The four part series Adolescence (streaming on Netflix) portrays the devastating effects of engagement with the manosphere by young people and theirfamilies. Especially for younger generations, our personalities and offline histories can become entangledwith our online lives. When online lives engage with the manosphere, the results can be devastating. The scale of the manosphere may be underestimated by many adults who engage primarily with mainstream media sources. A poll commissioned by the charity Hope not Hate in (2023) found that 80% of 16- and 17-year-old British boys had consumed content created by Andrew Tate, a well-known member of the manosphere. In contrast, only 60% of boys in the same age group had heard of the British Prime Minister. A poll by Internet Matters, also in (2023), found that 56% of young fathers (under the age of 35) approve of Andrew Tate.

Researchers warn that the influence of the manosphere over young men's attitudes and their downstream consequences for women and girls' mental health, represents a pressing concern that demands immediate attention. Yet despite these warnings, the manosphere is thought to influence many of our current political leaders.

Watch the series if you can, but even if you cannot please join us for a conversation about the manosphere and its impact.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk5OxqtpBR4

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/style/trump-zuckerberg-masculinity.html?unlocked_article_code=1.D08.aLq3.rgWvpAtxNa99&smid=url-share

https://www.google.com/books/edition/Men_Who_Hate_Women/TLMPEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA1938&printsec=frontcover

https://a.co/d/fsrLU2G

https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/adolescence-1235291173/

https://slate.com/culture/2025/03/adolescence-netflix-series-incel-ending-jamie-stephen-graham.html

https://acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/camh.12747