Unpacking binaries "inside the manosphere"
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Unpacking binaries "inside the manosphere"
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Dr Alex Iantaffi explores the binaries and systemic issues in the documentary "Inside the Manosphere", critically examining masculinity, gender ideology, and cultural influences.
Key takeaways
- The documentary presents several unhelpful binaries between alpha males and softer masculinities, as well as between men and women, without questioning the material sociocultural and political conditions that enable the phenomenon of the manosphere to exist and be appealing to so many young men (and women).
- There are several missed opportunities for deeper reflection on gender and societal norms. Ultimately this documentary does not really unsettle anything systemically, and does not invite us to question the cisgenderism, as a facet of biological determinism, which is at the root of the issues presented.
- Even though capitalism is clearly a part of the phenomenon, this is never clearly named, addressed, or analyzed.
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