The article discusses the evolving landscape of therapy for adolescent boys and young adult men, who now often arrive with rigid, angry views about women, influenced by digital misogyny. This online culture, found on platforms like YouTube and Reddit, frames women as manipulative adversaries and cultivates a victim mentality among young men. Terms like 'Red Pill' and 'Incel' illustrate their beliefs about relationships and the challenges of growing up in a digital age. The piece urges therapists to adapt their approaches for these new realities.
The narratives of digital misogyny offer young men easy explanations for rejection and frustrations, framing women as the problem and men as victims.
Today’s therapy for young men must adapt to address the rigid, angry narratives shaped by online cultures that promote misogyny and blame women.
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