4.6 • 3.5K Ratings
🗓️ 26 April 2025
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Netflix’s psychological drama Adolescence has started a debate about teenage boys and misogyny in modern society. It tells the story of a seemingly normal young boy, Jamie, who is arrested after the brutal murder of a girl in his class.
The series focuses on how young men are being radicalised against women by various podcasts, blogs and forums that make up the anti-feminist movement, the so-called ‘manosphere’. These podcasts often give men tips about how to be an ‘alpha’ male and promote the idea that feminism has set back men's rights. They use a range of material to back up their claims, including statistics. One such statistic was quoted in Adolescence and used to explain Jamie’s hatred towards women - that 80% of women are only attracted to 20% of men. Where does this claim come from and is it true? We look into the alleged maths behind the misogyny. Presenter/Producer: Lizzy McNeill Series Producer: Tom Colls Production Coordinator: Brenda Brown Sound Mix: James Beard Editor: Richard Vadon
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0:38.4 | We're the program that looks at the numbers in the news and in life, and I'm Lizzie McNeil. |
0:46.7 | You may have heard of Netflix's new psychological drama, Adolescence. |
0:51.9 | It tells the story of a seemingly normal young boy who's arrested for the brutal murder |
0:57.0 | of a girl in his class. |
0:59.4 | The series focuses on how young men are being radicalised against women by various |
1:04.0 | podcasts, blogs and forums that make up the anti-feminist movement, the manosphere. |
1:10.6 | These podcasts often give men tips about how to be an alpha male and promotes the idea that |
1:17.3 | feminism has set back men's rights. The sites use a range of material to back up their claims, |
1:24.1 | including statistics. And one such statistic was quoted in adolescence. |
1:31.1 | 80% of women are attracted to 20% of men. |
1:35.3 | Woman, you must trick them because you'll never get them in a normal way. |
1:39.5 | Right. |
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