Survey Reveals Both Liberal And Conservative Women Are Least Interested In Men Who Adopt "Manosphere" Values

The manosphere has been gaining popularity online in recent years. It's a loose collection of websites, forums, blogs, and social media communities primarily dedicated to men's issues and men's rights. Its core concern is the perceived disadvantage and marginalization of men, often in response to feminism and social change. Discussions usually revolve around topics like men's identity, societal expectations, relationships, and masculinity.

The manosphere's relationship with dating is multifaceted. Some segments provide advice on attracting romantic partners, often emphasizing traditional masculinity. Communities like "Pick-Up Artists" (PUA) focus on techniques to attract and seduce women. However, these techniques can be criticized for objectifying women and promoting manipulative behavior. Another faction, the "Men Going Their Own Way" (MGTOW), advocates for men to distance themselves from relationships with women altogether, asserting that modern dating is biased against men.

The relationship between the manosphere and feminism is primarily antagonistic. The manosphere often sees feminism as an attack on men's rights and traditional masculinity. They believe that feminism, in promoting women's rights, has resulted in an imbalance that oppresses men. However, this perspective often overlooks feminism's goal of challenging traditional gender norms to promote equality for both genders. This includes questioning the harmful aspects of masculinity that can negatively affect men.

But there have been some things revealed about the red pill manosphere community that are concerning, such as men encouraging abusive behavior in order to win over a woman. "Make her hate her family," one man recommended in a chat group. These types of men teach others how to land a beautiful woman, but a recent survey suggests that women are not interested in these kinds of guys.

Survey Reveals Women Are Least Interested in Men Who Adopt "Manosphere" Values

The concept of attractiveness and preference in romantic partners varies widely from person to person. However, you could argue that people generally select partners who are congruent with their values. Thus, conservative women may prefer men who follow a more masculine role, while feminist women may lean toward those who follow a more egalitarian role. Surprisingly, even feminist women have been found to prefer men who follow traditionally masculine scripts.

To explore these notions, Alexander (@datepscyh on Twitter), a behavioral and cognitive graduate student, conducted a short survey based on six designed vignettes. The descriptions of the men in these vignettes were rendered to reflect the attitudes of hostile sexism, benevolent sexism, traditional masculinity, non-traditional masculinity, common beliefs within the manosphere, and a "neutral normie." All participants were asked to rate their desirability for these personas in long-term relationships, casual sex, and as friends.

The results from 460 participants were intriguing. Men were slightly left-wing, and 31.9% identified as feminists. Women were a bit more left-leaning, and a high percentage of 76.3% claimed they were feminists. The participants rated each man's desirability, and the ratings were converted into what is known as "the ick"—a strong, instantaneous revulsion toward a man, making him an instant "no" for a potential relationship.

Among all women, the "neutral normie" scored the best, while the hostile sexist and manosphere figures generated the most "ick." The conservative women group showed similar results, favoring the neutral "normie" and masculine figures while having a relatively low "ick" response for the benevolent sexist, despite him being a feminist. As for feminist women, they also showed strong revulsion for the hostile sexist and manosphere figures but favored the egalitarian figure over the traditionally masculine one.

In terms of short-term versus long-term mate preferences, the differences were minute. The participants' desirability ratings for the vignettes were consistent across the board for both long-term and casual relationships. A Kruskal-Wallis test showed that men who were found desirable for a committed relationship were also found desirable for casual sex.

Interestingly, the men in the survey were asked to predict how desirable the vignettes would be to women. While men generally underestimated the "ick" for the hostile sexist, they rated the benevolent sexist and traditionally masculine vignette close to the ratings given by feminist women. Yet, they seemed to align more with conservative women when it came to the "neutral normie."

In conclusion, both hostile sexism and manosphere attitudes did poorly among women, regardless of whether they were conservative or feminist. The "neutral normie" and the traditionally masculine figures were found most desirable, with feminist women showing a preference for the egalitarian figure. It's also important to note that while the presence of feminist identification didn't offset hostile sexism, it didn't make vignettes less desirable to conservative women either. Lastly, while men did a decent job predicting women's preferences, they consistently underestimated the undesirability of the hostile sexist and manosphere vignettes.

Alexander reminded readers that these results are generalized, and individual preferences can vary. However, the study does shed light on the influence of ideological orientation on romantic preferences, underscoring the importance of mutual respect and understanding in any romantic partnership. The data underlines a simple fact, Alexander writes: "Hating the opposite sex will not make you attractive to them. This should be pretty obvious, it probably doesn’t need to be explained in depth, and is truly one of those 'did we need a study for that' results."

He received many comments from people who were not at all surprised. While the manosphere certainly identifies important parts of society that need to be addressed in regard to men, it seems as though it has overcorrected in many ways, resulting in a group of men who seem like they hate women. Even if they claim that they are just going by their basic biological functions, it turns out women aren't really attracted to these values in men. Can't say we're surprised.

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