The Manosphere is a toxic cult that harms men far more than women.

The Manopshere is an online network of male-centred communities that hold misogynistic beliefs and promote toxic masculinity and sexism. Some common groups in the Manosphere include incels (men who claim to be involuntarily celibate), Men Going Their Own Way (MGTOW): men who avoid relationships with women or avoid any contact with them completely, Men’s Right’s Activists, Father’s Rights and Pick Up Artists (who teach men seduction strategies to have more success with women though many of these techniques are sexist and demeaning).

The Manosphere has really gained momentum in the past few years and has become renowned globally. Whilst not all of these groups may have harmful intentions or views and do actually provide genuine support for members such as Father’s and Men’s Right groups, many groups on the Manosphere are extremely dark, disturbing and have a detrimental impact on men. The Manosphere attracts angry, disturbed, frustrated, uneducated and vulnerable boys and men. These boys and men feel a sense of kinship and community. They’re told that they’re not the problem; women are.

In order to understand how the Manosphere functions like a cult, we need to understand what a cult is. According to Wikipedia, “cult is a term often applied to new religious movements and other social groups which have…