Discussion: The Manosphere

* Shoes-Off Venue * *
This venue requires that you remove your outdoor footwear on arrival.

* * Feel free to bring food or drinks * *
* * Participation is optional - you can join us to speak or to listen * *

The manosphere is a loose assemblage of websites, blogs, forums and social media channels dedicated to promoting masculinity, advocating for men's rights, and quite often, dedicated to opposing feminism. You might have heard about some of the communities that constitute the manosphere: Men's Rights Activists (MRAs), incels, Men Going Their Own Way (MGTOW), and Pickup Artists (PUA) to name a few.

With worsening economic conditions, a difficult job market, increasing political polarization between the sexes, and changing social norms around gender and dating, many men find it difficult to navigate their lives and achieve their professional and family goals. It's unfortunate that as men are struggling, many of their prominent communities are instrumentalizing their difficulties and radicalizing them with counterproductive, toxic and hateful advice.

What do you think about the manosphere? Is it all bad? Are there places that men can get good advice and find positive role models? Are men going to be OK?

Join us for fun, friendly and substantive discussion about the important topics of the day.

How it Works
Everyone will be invited to share their opinion, share relevant facts and reasoning, and respond to the views of others.

Our moderator will ensure that everyone has equal opportunity to speak and that dialogue will be kept respectful. All viewpoints are welcome. After the event, you are invited to stay for friendly, informal discussion if you wish.

Name and Pronoun Preferences
If you have specific pronoun preferences or any other requests to help ensure that you feel comfortable and respected, please don’t hesitate to reach out to the event organizer. Your needs and preferences are important to us, and we want to make sure our gatherings are supportive and inclusive for all attendees.

Aren't you worried about having an event with 50+ people?!?
No because there will not be 50 people at the event. On Meetup, many attendees cancel at the last minute, and many are no-shows who skip the event without cancelling. I set the RSVP limit to 55 people, I reduce that limit to 45 in the last two days before the event, and then 20-30 people will actually attend.

This allows us to hit our attendance target of 15-30 people, and it ensures that attendees have their spot guaranteed weeks in advance. This makes the guest count inaccurate, but it's the simplest way to provide you a reliable and positive RSVP experience.

Suggested Reading
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manosphere

Ideals
Please read the Studio 42 Ideals before attending the event:
http://stu42.co/ideals

Admission
Admission is free. We accept donations to help fund our events.

Latecomers
Latecomers are welcome but we start promptly at 6:05pm so if you arrive late, you will miss out!