The Manosphere, Lost Boys and Counterfeit Masculinity – with Ragini Prasad
About this episode
Penny Dee and Ragini Prasad discuss the complexities of masculinity and identity in the context of the manosphere and modern societal issues.
Louis Theroux's Inside the Manosphere has put this whole subject back into the spotlight, but many women I spoke to said they simply could not face watching it. So this episode does the work for you and gives you the lowdown in a more thoughtful, intelligent way. We also get into a deeper question many women are now asking: if a society cannot even define what a woman is, what hope is there for any honest conversation about men, women, boundaries, or reality? In this thought provoking episode of Penny Dee Podcast, Penny is joined by Ragini Prasad for a sharp, intelligent conversation about Louis Theroux's documentary, the wider rise of Red Pill culture, and what may really be sitting underneath the current crisis around men, women, identity, and modern confusion. Rather than doing another surface level pile on about bad men online, Penny and Ragini explore the deeper questions. Why are so many boys and young men feeling lost? Why has the manosphere become such a loaded term? Why do words like misogyny, bigot, homophobic, and masculinity itself seem to have become blurred, unstable, and overused? And why do both men and women increasingly seem trapped in performed, market driven…
People in this episode
Host: Penny Dee
Guest: Ragini Prasad
Topics covered
- manosphere
- masculinity
- gender identity
- social media
- cultural commentary
- male pain
- women's boundaries
Keywords
- manosphere
- Red Pill culture
- misogyny
- identity crisis
- lost boys
- counterfeit masculinity
- social commentary
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Louis Theroux's Inside the Manosphere
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