My recent piece about the Netflix’s show, Adolescence, generated a lot of interesting discussion and I’ve been wanting to follow up on the broader topic. Fortunately, contributor Simon Copland has offered this article, drawing on his research into online misogyny. Simon has a new book coming out in May called The Male Complaint: The Manosphere and Misogyny Online, which I am looking forward to reading. In the meantime, I am pleased to publish his discussion about the show everyone is still talking about.
—Tim Dunlop
After the release of Adolescence, discussion of the Manosphere launched into the stratosphere.
The show has been an absolute phenomenon, and despite the Manosphere playing a relatively minor role within the actual series, it has dominated post-release analysis. As Celina Ribeiro says “The portrait of adolescent boys as angry, under-socialised and vulnerable to deeply misogynistic messages and influencers has unnerved a…
