Can positive role models turn the tide? New research shows that boys and young men are being exposed to a deluge of misogynistic content online. Some say we need to set a better example.
Plague of women-hating content aimed at boys
Shock: Six-in-10 boys aged 11-14 have been exposed to online content that promotes misogyny. Glossary
Looksmaxxing - An online term, associated with incel culture, meaning to maximise one's physical attractiveness.
Sigma males - An internet slang term to describe a man who is successful but lives outside of social groups or rules.
Canthal tilts - The angle between your inner eye and outer eye.
Regimen - A set of rules for food and exercise that somebody follows.
Atrocities - Terrible things.
Chiselled - Cut with a chisel, or clearly defined.
Pernicious - Harmful.
Subculture - The way of life and customs of a particular group in society, which are outside the norm.
Adherents - Supporters of a person, movement or idea.
Algorithms - Any set of rules followed by a computer. In the context of social media, “the algorithm” refers to the intelligent AI that learns the interests of the user and presents them with posts that it thinks will interest them.
Indoctrination - Repeating an idea to someone until they accept it without challenging it.
Radicalisation - The process by which people come to support radical, extreme or even terrorist ideas.
Ubiquitous - Everywhere.