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Free Press: How girls are being taught to hate men

Posted on 3/1/26 at 8:20 am
Posted by prplhze2000
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Posted on 3/1/26 at 8:20 am
This interesting little article appeared in The Free Press this weekend.

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Is it any wonder that Gen Z doesn’t know how to form relationships? “Imagine you are a teenage girl whose father left, and you believe all men are untrustworthy,” writes Freya. Then imagine you’re scrolling through Instagram, and you come across adults who make money by reinforcing that bleak opinion. Because before most Gen-Z girls had been kissed, they’d been bombarded with advice from dating influencers who built their platforms by saying things like: “The intense chemistry you feel with someone you just met is a huge red flag. Most likely, they are similar to an early caregiver that neglected you & your subconscious mind is attracted to them.”

Meanwhile, on the popular podcast Call Her Daddy—which averages around five million weekly listeners—­host Alex Cooper reminds girls to never relax into the relationship, not even after marriage. “They still hate you, and they’re still cheating on you, until they prove otherwise.”

Maybe Gen-Z girls were taught to hate men. To understand how this has happened, read Freya’s gripping essay—which is adapted from her forthcoming book, GIRLS®:

Should we be surprised? Imagine you are a teenage girl whose father left, and you believe all men are untrustworthy. Watch a few videos about cheating, and soon, your feed will be flooded with more “red flags” to watch for and signs you will be cheated on someday. Because algorithms reward extreme content, the most hurt and cynical voices often get the most attention, building the biggest audiences. These are who will form your view of relationships before you have even tried to trust someone.

Even if young women are in healthy relationships, influencers often urge users to break up with their partners, because dramatic titles and thumbnails get clicks. Imagine being a young woman going through a rough patch with a first boyfriend, and your feed is suddenly filled with TikToks saying things like “4 Signs Your Relationship Won’t Last,” “3 Big Signs That You Want to Break Up,” and clickbait podcast thumbnails like “If you get sick, there’s a 624% chance he’ll leave!” (over 1 million views) and “Why they will eventually cheat on you!” (1.9 million views).

And the fact is, influencers are not just teaching us to be fearful. It’s worse than that. We are also being taught contempt for the opposite sex.


Posted by 225Tyga
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Posted on 3/1/26 at 8:22 am to
Alex Cooper…while hot…preaches some of the worst possible content that “empowers” girls
Posted by Hangover Haven
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Posted on 3/1/26 at 8:27 am to
Why anyone would have a complete stranger “influence “ them is beyond me. It’s unfortunate that they don’t realize the “podcaster” only does it for clicks and likes, they didn’t care what affect it has on people…
Posted by fightin tigers
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Posted on 3/1/26 at 8:29 am to
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Why anyone would have a complete stranger “influence “ them is beyond me.


Because they are looking for answers and the podcaster is the only one giving them any.
Posted by victoire sécurisé
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Posted on 3/1/26 at 8:29 am to
Thank goodness there’s no media influence that deters boys and men from seeing women as equally deserving of respect.
Posted by tigerbank24
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Posted on 3/1/26 at 8:31 am to
If you don’t teach your kids about life, someone else will
Posted by NIH
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Posted on 3/1/26 at 8:33 am to
You’re a white male feminist?
Posted by HarryHoudini
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Posted on 3/1/26 at 8:36 am to
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Alex Cooper…while hot…preaches some of the worst possible content that “empowers” girls


It’s always white trash whores preaching this stuff too.

They don’t want other girls landing decent guys and being happy bc they are incapable of doing it themselves.
Posted by prplhze2000
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Posted on 3/1/26 at 8:45 am to
If you read the article, the author talks about how a whole generation of kids grew up in unstable, single parent homes where they learned little about relationships. Thus they turn to the TikTokers and podcast

I've watched the Better Bachelor a few times. He doesn't think men should get married, they should always go for someone much younger, and women don't have much to offer men other than sex.
Posted by tiggerthetooth
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Posted on 3/1/26 at 9:13 am to
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If you read the article, the author talks about how a whole generation of kids grew up in unstable, single parent homes where they learned little about relationships. Thus they turn to the TikTokers and podcast

I've watched the Better Bachelor a few times. He doesn't think men should get married, they should always go for someone much younger, and women don't have much to offer men other than sex.


And the unstable single parent homes thing just gets worse.

For all the "evils" of the patriarchy, I cant help but notice as a society there was far more connectedness when there was far less "dating culture" and relationships were managed by families/communities.

This new era of date/marry anyone, as long as they're sexy and/or rich, is a disaster.
Posted by dgnx6
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Posted on 3/1/26 at 9:26 am to
They should watch that Jebidiah chick instead.

It’s a good look in the mirror of what’s wrong with young women. She just plays the shite they post on social media.
Posted by dgnx6
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Posted on 3/1/26 at 9:28 am to
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Thank goodness there’s no media influence that deters boys and men from seeing women as equally deserving of respect.


Don’t worry, the entire left wing media is telling you we should be more like the moderate jihadists.



Posted by touchdownjeebus
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Posted on 3/1/26 at 9:36 am to
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Why anyone would have a complete stranger “influence “ them is beyond me. It’s unfortunate that they don’t realize the “podcaster” only does it for clicks and likes, they didn’t care what affect it has on people…


Because they are emotional animals looking for acceptance, and they are teens. How impressionable were you when you were that age?
Posted by prplhze2000
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Posted on 3/1/26 at 9:39 am to
She answers that.

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“No one talks about how your childhood affects your relationships. Fear of abandonment and overthinking about people leaving you all the time sucks,” says the caption of a TikTok with 3.4 million views, in which a girl films herself crying.

I watch another: “I don’t have parents, I have a mom and dad who don’t love each other, it hurts,” says the text on screen as a young woman sobs. “I will never know what it will be like to have parents that love each other and it gives me so much pain and jealousy. Why . . .why, Mom and Dad, can’t you just love each other?”

It’s 2025, and I’m scrolling through the hashtags #divorce and #divorcedparents, where girls describe the pain of living without their mother or father, of feeling split in two, of never having seen what a healthy relationship looks like. One thing I notice, again and again, is how often they say that nobody talks about this, nobody understands.

“You weren’t crazy,” says the caption on one TikTok with almost 900,000 views, “you just realized that having divorced parents affected you because now you’re in constant belief that love isn’t real.” One of the top comments on this video is “I thought that was normal.”

I was born in 1999. Growing up, I don’t remember many people talking to me about divorce. My parents split when I was 3, but by the time I was old enough to understand what that meant, family breakdown was so common it never felt worth mentioning. Pretty much every girl in my friend group had two addresses for sleepovers, was always packing bags and rolling suitcases into school, and was sitting through tense parent-teacher conferences between two strangers. It felt as though we were all trying to get through girlhood while handling remarriages, stepsiblings, and endless exchanges on the doorstep. That was life. What was once seen as a rare tragedy—having divorced parents, being part of blended families, living with a single mother or father—had become so normal that the unusual girls were those whose parents had somehow managed to stay together.



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In the late 2010s, as the children of divorce came of age, this new approach to relationships trickled down to us. At the same time, a new type of influencer started appearing on our feeds, selling an individualist attitude toward love and relationships that framed any compromise as an affront to our rights, every commitment a threat to our autonomy. Some were dating coaches. Many were therapists warning about “red flags.” Others were ordinary people, sharing their dating tips. The message was always the same. Don’t get too attached. Be careful not to catch feelings. Protect your peace. Never be needy. Heal faster; perform better; achieve more alone!

Things rapidly deteriorated. Social media therapists, competing with one another for our attention, became more paranoid and cynical about dating. They started out warning us about narcissism and abuse. But soon, basic romantic gestures became pathologized. He compliments you a lot? That could be “love-bombing,” a form of manipulative abuse. He says “I miss you” too soon? That’s a major red flag. He approaches you in public? That’s predatory behavior. And what we used to call love—being affected by your partner’s feelings, putting their needs first, depending on one another—was now labeled “codependency” or “anxious attachment.
Posted by upgrayedd
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Posted on 3/1/26 at 9:58 am to
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Thank goodness there’s no media influence that deters boys and men from seeing women as equally deserving of respect.

Say who this is without using Andrew Tate or Nick Fuentes.
Posted by Hot Carl
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Posted on 3/1/26 at 10:00 am to
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Imagine you are a teenage girl whose father left,


While I agree with a lot of the article, something like 70% of women are the ones who file for divorce. So Dad might be the one “to leave” the house, chances are much higher it was the mom who literally broke up the family. And that’s surely related to the rise of social media as they usually plan it for months or a year, and if they don’t have another guy waiting in the wings, they’ve tested their dating value with social media validation.

But they confuse the validation of guys that will frick them with thinking they will actually commit to them. Some may, but that percentage is much, much, much lower than they lead themselves to believe. A bunch of dudes will frick an attractive 40-something single mother, very few marry them. Unless they don’t have options themselves. In which case the women will likely ignore their very existence. So young girls are growing up seeing their mothers being really stupid whores with very little self awareness. And then are exposed to all the ills of social media. Of course they’re fricked up. And it’s only going to keep getting worse and worse.
This post was edited on 3/1/26 at 10:00 am
Posted by LSU alum wannabe
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Posted on 3/1/26 at 10:02 am to
Reminds me of the “kiss or slap” videos on social media. The girl can slap the piss out of the frat boy.

Posted by Roaad
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Posted on 3/1/26 at 10:13 am to
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It’s always white trash whores preaching this stuff too.
Could have left the "white" off there. . .

Black and hispanic influencers say the same shite
. . .just louder in in worse english
Posted by prplhze2000
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Posted on 3/1/26 at 10:18 am to
They are more likely if the kids are grown or late in high school when the raising and custody fights are pretty much done.
Posted by touchdownjeebus
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Posted on 3/1/26 at 10:26 am to
I’m not saying social media hasn’t turned these girls into wrecks, quite the opposite.

Tragedy and pain gets clicks. Fear is click farming at its finest. I’m saying that these young girls are very easily manipulated, and if/when these perspectives leave long term, indelible marks, the fallout will be nuclear.

I believe this, along with the misaligned feminist movement is and will be the end of culture and society as we know it. The birth rate ain’t see shite yet. It’s about to plummet even further.
This post was edited on 3/1/26 at 10:31 am
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