“I actually spoke to women.”
Some of the public figures featured in the documentary are HSTikkyTokky , Justin Waller, and Myron Gaines.In order to address and overcome toxic masculinity, we need to acknowledge and dismantle harmful stereotypes imposed on men.
. And since the documentary has aired, several internet users have had candid conversations about these harmful online spaces. Social media personality recently sparked an eye-opening conversation after asking his followers, “For the guys who escaped the manosphere, what made you start questioning it?” So, here is a roundup of responses:“The blatant hypocrisy. They talk down on single mothers and then end up marrying one. They talk down on sex workers but then rely on them for content and end up trying to date them before getting exposed online. The way they’d constantly brag about ‘oh buy my course and you’ll get rich’ with no actual proof of it. The way they’d preach Islam or Christianity and then live a lifestyle the complete opposite of it. And by going outside too, these ‘men’ will tell you that unless you’re 6ft4, built like Dwayne Johnson and have a 6/7 figure salary then you won’t get a girlfriend/wife. But one simple trip to any major supermarket will show you that’s simply not the case. People from all walks of life and backgrounds can be happy and find love. These ‘red pill’ people rely on you to be miserable and lonely so they can keep stealing your time and money.”“I was 30 and my sister just run away from her abusive husband. She moved to a hostel for women who were abused with her son. I used to visit every weekend taking her, her new friends and their kids out so they can have some form of normality for a day. Listening to the stories of the other women was a big eye opener to what men were really like behind closed doors.”“Women didn't make me this way. I made myself this way through anger and insecurity. When I became secure in my identity, I learned my anger was focused on the wrong people.”“I was in the manosphere bubble, and one of the leaders of this bubble just asked us to participate in some activity outside of this bubble within a regular internet community, and I saw a lot of different opinions and how they viewed us. It didn't open my eyes in the same second, but it made me question everything I was told before. I started to talk with different people, ‘touching grass,’ and brick by brick, I completely left the manosphere. And I really wish everyone who is still inside it would just talk with regular people, touch some grass, travel, and read.”“It started when I was in year 8 and I started watching Ben Shapiro destroying feminism and then by covid I hated the whole woke culture and any movie that had an emphasis on women, POC or LGBT. But when Andrew Tate started taking off, I started to question why I had all this hatred towards others for no reason. And I remembered one of the things my mum had always taught me as a kid was to be kind to all. Now I have changed and I try to change those around me who have racist, misogynistic, homophobic, and in general hateful views on others. Whilst I’m not perfect myself, I do feel much better in general because I don’t have those horrible values anymore. I also know I’ve changed because it makes me upset or even disgruntled when those around or on social media share views like that.”“A degree in the arts and humanities. Taught me how to think critically & to never take any big truth claims at face value. Even those in the manosphere with a bit more intellectual nuance were exposed as charlatans when a bit of rigour was applied to their stances.”“Being a closeted gay boy I turned to conservatism to cover up my queerness. I was uncomfortable with who I was and took that out with anger on the world. Studying the arts really opened my eyes to societal structures and forced me to become in touch with my emotions and empathise with others. I had to think critically and not just take statements at face value in order to obtain a degree, which then trained me to now do so in everyday life. This is why I believe governments demonise degrees in the arts because they foster critical thought and make you less easy to manipulate. Now I am proudly woke and was able to deconstruct my own internalised homophobia and come out as gay.”“Building friendships with women and questioning why my male friendships weren't as ‘deep’ until I realised that we absolutely need to be vulnerable, tender and open with one another as men. That's the only way we can build meaningful relationships.”“I read books about lot's of different walks of life. Sitting in the perspective of the opposite sex or a marginalised group helped me question a lot of the stuff I had thrown my way.”“I remember watching those ‘feminist gets destroyed’ compilations where they'd just randomly insult and harass women on marches etc. I don't know what changed me, but I think I just eventually went off them, maybe I found them cringe? Now I wouldn't dream of watching crap like that, I was brought up to be nice to all and I think just changing who I was watching or what type of news I was taking in really started to change me. I hate to admit all this cuz it's such a horrible thought, but it unfortunately was who I was.”“I learned that I didn’t start actually start becoming more ‘manly’ or secure until I focused inward, took responsibility for my situation, took care what was right in front of me, and let myself heal emotional wounds by letting the feelings process. It took a lot of 'unmanly' humility and self honesty to get my mind right, implement simple discipline, and actually grow stronger. The manosphere focuses on appealing to an idealized woman to center your growth. This is backwards. I needed to disregard the idea of being ‘attractive,’ and stop false motivation fueled by resentment. It’s less dramatic living this way, but I’m actually becoming a stronger more balanced person this way.”“seeing how angry they all were. i wanted peace. i saw a lot of them were just hurt and not healed and now projecting it onto the world. oh and also using the insecurity to fuel myself didn’t work long term. just made me feel like poo and then I didn’t even get to enjoy what I was creating 👎🏽 then i went deep into my spiritual path and let go of everything that no longer served me. tough battle but was so worth it. i find peace in more moments than i could’ve imagined.”“Having empathy. Realizing that women have it a lot harder in this world and are met with many more hurdles than men.”“realising that it’s destructive to society and that it just doesn’t benefit anyone.”“Simple. Girl dads. When a dad states he’d rather his daughter hang with the bear. Men don’t trust men. Women don’t trust men. Interesting.”“In my time it was just the alt-right pipeline. My girlfriend hit me with the hardest eye roll when I was teasing some climate skepticism. She was a chemist, understood it all way more than me, then I looked into it and realized what was going on and what the incentives were.”“Good women role models as well as male ones. Communication, socialising with lots of people from lots of backgrounds. To love is to be loved.”“breaking the conservatism norm and trad values around me ever since i met someone who encouraged me to.”“When I realised that these elements are eroding the sense of community and making the other party some other species, as if women aren't people too.”“Mostly just the fact that the arguments didn’t make sense logically, and the fact that most problems that they blame on women were caused by men.”A very refreshing comments section, to say the least. Let us know what you think down below.
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