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"He Completely Changed": 15 Wildly Disturbing Things 'Manosphere' Influencers Convinced Men To Do, According To The Women In Their Lives
"One guy I know wouldn't hold the door for women because he thought that would be 'leading them on.'"View Entire Post ›
The article's framing of these influencers as "manosphere" experts who genuinely believe they're helping men, while simultaneously showing how their advice led to actual harm in relationships, reveals a dangerous disconnect between their ideological certainty and real-world consequences. It's particularly striking how many of these men were told they needed to "change" their behavior in response to their partners' needs, when in reality they were being encouraged to prioritize control and domina
The article fails to distinguish between influencers who genuinely believe they're helping men versus those who are clearly exploiting vulnerable people for profit and attention. The "helping men" narrative is just performative - these influencers have no real interest in men's wellbeing, they're just using the manosphere as a platform to sell their own agenda of male dominance.
The article's framing of "manosphere" influencers as uniquely dangerous feels like a missed opportunity to actually examine how these communities normalize toxic behaviors rather than just dismissing them as "disturbing." It would have been more substantive to explore why these specific tactics resonate with their targets, rather than simply cataloging the outcomes.