{"id":9893,"date":"2026-03-15T22:10:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T22:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/culturalleft.org\/cl\/2026\/03\/15\/theroux-sorely-fails-to-challenge-misogyny-in-manosphere-documentary-reviews-culture-socialist-worker\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T22:10:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T22:10:13","slug":"theroux-sorely-fails-to-challenge-misogyny-in-manosphere-documentary-reviews-culture-socialist-worker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/culturalleft.org\/cl\/2026\/03\/15\/theroux-sorely-fails-to-challenge-misogyny-in-manosphere-documentary-reviews-culture-socialist-worker\/","title":{"rendered":"Theroux sorely fails to challenge misogyny in Manosphere documentary Reviews & Culture – Socialist Worker"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Louis\n

Louis Theroux\u2014Inside the Manosphere is on Netflix now<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

When clips were leaked of Louis Theroux\u2014Inside the Manosphere, many of us held our breathes for this long-awaited documentary. However, the \u00adpotential of this piece was far from met.<\/p>\n

The documentary completely misses the mark on calling out misogyny and the increase in violence against women and girls.<\/p>\n

I\u2019d go as far as saying these \u00admanosphere influencers have been elevated by this documentary.<\/p>\n

Louis Theroux is known for \u00adchallenging the people and networks that perpetuate toxic behaviours in society.<\/p>\n

However, here he appeared uncomfortable to challenge these misogynists in the face of their \u00adconfident criticisms of women.<\/p>\n

At no point did he openly \u00adcall out the sexism effectively. Instead, he allowed the influencers to control the narrative.<\/p>\n

Every time an influencer or \u201cfan\u201d claimed women\u2019s oppression didn\u2019t exist, Theroux made little attempt to challenge this.<\/p>\n

The most compelling example of this is when Theroux failed to confront an influencer when he said \u201cI \u00addictate when I put my dick in\u201d a woman. And that \u201cwomen love guys like this\u201d.<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s voices were ignored throughout the documentary. And when he did speak to women, it wasn\u2019t to platform the wider impact of the toxicity of the manosphere.<\/p>\n

Instead, interviews with women were with the permission of the \u00adinfluencers and in their presence. These women were a mother, \u00adpartner and OnlyFans model, all of whom have good reason not to call these men out so publicly.<\/p>\n

At one point, an influencer\u2019s \u00adpartner responded to Theroux in a way which showed she wasn\u2019t happy with the life the influencer insisted on. She was quickly sent away and ordered to clean.<\/p>\n

Rather than Theroux \u00adchallenging the control of a woman that he just \u00adwitnessed, he coyly asked the influencer, \u201cWas that okay?\u201d. This further elevated the self\u2011importance and sexism of such men.<\/p>\n

If a well-known figure like Theroux is seen allowing this behaviour, how can we expect young boys to learn to challenge sexism when it presents?<\/p>\n

Theroux fed into the egotistical nature of this network of influencers, broadcasting their popularity without balanced criticism.<\/p>\n

He provided them a platform to spew their misogyny, homophobia and sexism to a new audience.<\/p>\n

He even played to the toxic \u00admasculinity at the end of the \u00addocumentary, filming himself \u00adproving his strength on an arcade punch machine after being mocked by an influencer.<\/p>\n

The potential for this documentary could have reached great heights. It could have been a tool to educate people on the epidemic of incel \u00adculture and the damage this can do to young minds and women.<\/p>\n

But this opportunity was sorely missed.<\/p>\n

I\u2019d expect a documentary of this level 20 years ago when few people knew about the extreme online \u00admisogynistic community.<\/p>\n

But not in 2026 when incel culture is widely understood and requires being called out.<\/p>\n