What Role Did the Manosphere Play in the Election?

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🗓️ 26 November 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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The majority of male Gen Z voters cast their ballots for Donald Trump, according to exit polling. Some cultural analysts say that’s partly because more young men are spending time in the online world called the “manosphere.” Most of the manosphere consists of videos and podcasts about things like exercise, grooming and dating. But the space is also home to people spreading racist, misogynistic and extreme right-wing views, which may be pushing more young men and boys to the extremist fringes. We’ll talk about the online politicization of young men and its real-world consequences. Guests: Joshua Citarella, artist and internet culture writer; host, "Doomscroll," a podcast that explores online culture and politics; graduate professor, Rhode Island School of Design; founder, Do Not Research, a non-profit arts organization based in New York City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:13.3	Coming up on forum, the online manosphere, known in some circles as a place to find men's fitness advice and in others as the place that's birthing extreme misogyny. It's come under
1:19.1	scrutiny after exit polls showed President-elect Trump undeniably captured the vote of men under 40.
1:25.6	While younger men have long leaned conservative compared to women
1:28.7	their age, the manosphere with outwardly racist and extremist rhetoric is further radicalizing young
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