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Jobless, isolated, fed misogynistic porn… where is the love for Britain’s lost boys?
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 09 Mar 2025
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Only commenting because I can't down vote on my instance. This is repulsive MRA fluff from a consistently misogynistic writer. Nothing to add because its not worth platforming.
There's an odd tendency amongst certain sections of society to immediately dismiss issues that other people are experiencing based on disgust at some of the people airing the issues. Just because someone unpalatable to you co-opts the issue doesn't mean it's a none-issue.
If we want to stop being surprised by things like Brexit and Donald Trump being elected then attempting to silence discussion like this above piece isn't going to help.
Doesn't need we need to listen and share disgusting people just because the issue they're coopting actually somewhat real