Manosphere grifters misuse evolutionary psychology to promote anti-feminist views

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Manosphere grifters misuse evolutionary psychology to promote anti-feminist views

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Manosphere grifters misuse evolutionary psychology to promote anti-feminist views | Boing Boing

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New research in the journal Evolutionary Human Sciences, from University of Kent researchers Louis Bachaud and Sarah Johns, explores how members of various manosphere communities (think Andrew Tate…

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New research in the journal Evolutionary Human Sciences, from University of Kent researchers Louis Bachaud and Sarah Johns, explores how members of various manosphere communities (think Andrew Tate and his ilk) misuse research and concepts from evolutionary psychology to bolster their own misogynistic views.

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Yeah, I agree. Pseudo-science as a pretext for sexism is a pretty old phenomenon.

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