Grifty Pod Episode 8: Boys Don't Cry

Boy's don't cry, and that is precisely the problem. On this episode of Grifty, all the gang is back in town for our back-to-school episode of exploring the Manosphere – an interconnected echo chamber of men and boys where the themes of toxic masculinity, misogyny, and homophobia are platformed and normalized in online forums, podcasts, and articles all over the web. A large part of the appeal of the manosphere is that it acknowledge the increasing rates of depression, suicide, and incarceration among men. However, they take this sliver of truth and leverage it into a fear-mongering grift where they make the false link that these issues plaguing our boys and men are the result of some global conspiracy.

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IN THIS EPISODE

On the History of the Manosphere:

The Evolution of the Manosphere across the Web

"To Learn About the Far Right, Start With the 'Manosphere'." The Atlantic

On the Ideology and Content of the Manosphere:

"Glitz, Glam & Violent Misogyny: The Toxic Ideology of the Manosphere," International Socialist Alternative

"Jordan Peterson and the Return of the Men's Rights Movement," The Washington Post

"The Liver King and the Problematic rise of Primal Manhood," Huck Magazine

On the Radicalization of men and boys caused by the Manosphere:

"The "Manosphere" Is Getting More Toxic As Angry Men Join the Incels," MIT Technology Review

"The Misogynist Incel Movement is Spreading. Should it be Classified as a Terror Threat?," The Guardian

"Mass Violence and Terrorism since Santa Barbara," New America

"Elliot Rodger: How misogynist killer became 'incel hero'," BBC.com

"Plymouth Shooter Fascinated By Serial Killers and 'Incel' Culture, Inquest Hears," The Guardian

On the grifts, scams, and charlatans of the Manosphere:

"Andrew Tate Wants Everyone To Get In On the Grift," Jacobin

"Generation Tate: How can we stop losing vulnerable men to the 'manosphere'?," The Independent