Our guest this week is Neil Shyminsky, better known as TikTok's popular Professor Neil. Neil addresses cultural misunderstandings on a wide variety of hot topics. 

A Professor of English in the School of Justice, Community Services, and General Studies at Cambrian College, his work on superheroes has been published in journals such as the International Journal of Comic Art and Men and Masculinities. 

On todays podcast we are talking about the impact of mixed messaging in masculinity on the next generation, and the history of the manosphere.

The "manosphere" is a broad collection of websites, blogs, and online forums promoting masculinity and opposition to feminism. Included communities are men's rights activists (MRAs), incels (involuntary celibates),pick up artists (PUA), and father's rights groups. The specifics of each group's beliefs may conflict, but they are generally united in the belief that society is biased against men, and that feminists promote a hatred of men. 

Neil is one of the louder and more trusted voices in the fray, trying to promote healthy masculinity. And that battle brings its own very special set of challenges.