The arrests of the online influencers known for their misogynistic views come after years of investigations in Britain and Romania. The new charges concern offenses dating back to 2010, officials said.

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    …have developed a following for content that promotes hyper-masculinity

    I object to this phrasing. What they do isn’t masculine, only moreso. It isn’t masculine, just really really masculine.

    What they do is toxic, abusive, and criminal. That shit should not be anywhere on the scale of masculinity.

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      You are correct.

      I wonder how normal, healthy men can “take back” the concept of masculinity and get young people to ignore the toxic teachings coming out of the “manosphere.” I think that Louis Theroux tried with his documentary, but I’m not sure it reached a wide enough audience.

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    These guys. What douchebags. And that outfit isn’t something a straight man would wear. Just sayin.

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    Let’s get them locked up. They’re currently riding the wave of extremism and even young lads are starting to think they are “getting their manliness back”.

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      I’d rather they get their trial in the states.

      The UK has some bizarrely lenient sentencing for sex crimes. Like months or a couple of years. These chuckle fucks should rot for as long as possible, not only for their crimes but also as a punishment for the damage they’ve done to a generation of boys and young men.

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    King Charles expects now a call from potus that the arrest was somewhat rigged and that he needs to release them asap

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    not so fun fact: paywall is what pushes ppl to use AI to get the summaries