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Why is the manosphere on the rise? UN Women sounds the alarm over online misogyny (news.un.org)
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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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[–] Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 day ago

Well said, I will note Women have been the target of beauty ads for over 100 years already. Media will make us feel ugly so we buy thier products. They feed on our insecurities for profit, and it's been this way for generations of women.

In the last 10-20 years, I have definitely noticed an uptick with capitalization on men's insecurities. The whole manosphere schtick is about just that, exploiting insecurity.

I can't reject the idea that with the current P2025 goals, and the billionaires pushing for their techno fudalism, that these things are related in some way.