‘It’s pretty toxic… but just a little, I want to be like that’: What young men think of manosphere content

October 23, 2026 · 9:00 pm 1 sources

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• 'It's pretty toxic… but just a little, I want to be like that': What young men think of manosphere content
  Phys.org · October 23, 2026 21:00
  Masculinity content promises young men self-optimization and success, but often delivers health harms, risk-taking, unattainable standards, gender stereotypes and misogyny. The latter is the strongest predictor of violent extremism.