82 m. ago The Guardian view on modern masculinity: boys need mentors, not marketers | Editorial

Sir Gareth Southgate is right to warn that social media is trapping boys in toxic ideals. It’s a crisis demanding real-world solutionsBoys used to be raised by their parents. Now, as they grow up, an increasing number are coming under the influence of toxic online figures who push a hollow, misogynistic version of masculinity. This isn’t helping their character or their relationships. But it does work for a digital world where worth is measured in money, status and appearance. Girls have long seen their mental health suffer from social media comparisons and phone addiction. But that doesn’t make it any less troubling now that boys are being similarly affected.In his Richard Dimbleby lecture for the BBC, Sir Gareth Southgate made a cogent case that young men are being failed by modern society – not just by absent role models, but by a culture that doesn’t acknowledge failure and vulnerability while exposing them to damaging digital influences. Without re...

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86 m. ago Beyond Andrew Tate: the imitators who help promote misogyny online

‘Manosphere’ influencers profit from pushing sexist ideas alongside more innocuous lifestyle adviceWhile Andrew Tate has become a household name for his brand of misogyny mixed with get rich quick tips, he is far from the only online influencer promoting dangerous ideas alongside more innocuous lifestyle advice.Gareth Southgate highlighted the role of “callous, manipulative and toxic influencers” in shaping problematic worldviews among young men and harming their mental health. Here are some of the people he could be referring to. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Gareth Southgate tackles Andrew Tate morons out for their 'own gain' over women 'trick'

Ex England boss spoke out it was revealed crossbow killer Kyle Clifford murdered the family of BBC racing commentator fuelled on ‘violent misogyny promoted’ by Andrew Tate

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6 h. ago What has Sir Gareth Southgate been up to since he left the England job?

The former England manager voices his concerns after a court heard a killer ‘turned to’ Andrew Tate the day before murdering three people

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9 h. ago ‘Toxic’ influencers trick men into thinking women are against them – Southgate

Sir Gareth’s words came days after a court heard Kyle Clifford’s murderous acts were fuelled by ‘misogyny promoted’ by Andrew Tate.

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11 h. ago Watch: Gareth Southgate warns young boys need better role models instead of ‘toxic influencers’

Young men are becoming increasingly isolated online and need stronger real-world role models, Sir Gareth Southgate has warned.

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11 h. ago Gareth Southgate warns of ‘toxic influencers’ and ‘crisis’ facing generation of young men

Southgate drew up his own experiences as he concluded young men are ‘suffering’ and need to be able to build ‘belief and resilience’ in the outside world

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11 h. ago Sir Gareth Southgate blasts 'manipulative and toxic influencers' for leading young men towards misogyny

The former England football manager spoke out in a lecture insisting what boys need is role models, not people who tell them they should never show emotion.

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12 h. ago Sir Gareth Southgate hits out at ‘toxic’ online influencers damaging boys and young men

Ex-England manager says too many young men ‘spend more time online searching for direction and are falling into unhealthy alternatives like gaming, gambling and pornography’

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14 h. ago Sir Gareth Southgate blasts toxic influencers for 'tricking young men' in powerful message

Sir Gareth Southgate says they need to be taught that character is more important than status and that courage, humility and integrity win over selfishness, greed and arrogance

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5 d. ago Insider reveals toxic truth about what REALLY happened in £5m The Wave House and how 'nightmare' meant everything fell apart for group of influencers: MOLLY CLAYTON

When six young influencers were given the opportunity to live together in a £5million mansion during the Covid pandemic, it was a no-brainer.

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2 w. ago The truth about young men and sex: ‘We go along with things we’re uncomfortable with’

Do they really think about it every seven seconds? Are they only after one-night stands? We asked 30 men to bare all – their answers may surprise youThere’s a stereotype about young men and sex. I see it play out across social media, and over wine-fuelled chats with my friends: that men only want one thing, that they all cheat and that, ultimately, they’re selfish in bed. It’s an idea that has been fuelled by the rise of toxic masculinity influencers such as Andrew Tate, who discuss sex as something they are “owed” and encourage other men to think similarly.For the past eight years, I’ve worked at Cosmopolitan magazine, speaking to millennial and gen-Z women about their love lives, and I can’t deny that there is some truth to the stereotype. But when I decided to have candid (and at times incredibly awkward) conversations with men in their 20s about their sex lives, another story emerged: one of insecurity, hidden and misunderstood sexualities, and often a deeper need for ...

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2 w. ago Donald Trump's real view of UK emerges and what he thinks of Keir Starmer

Donald Trump and Keir Starmer have a genuinely decent relationship, partly because the US President doesn't think the Prime Minister ever tries to trick or deceive him

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