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Wife beaters of the Manosphere 👊

A newsletter on manosphere gurus who tell you to beat women.

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Anthony Dream Johnson
Dec 06, 2024
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Definitely not “good game”

What’s up man.

When I found the manosphere in 2005 during my final year of high school, I never thought I’d have to sit around someday scolding internet dating gurus who advocate beating women.

Yet here I am almost 20 years later having to do just that.

With the death of my father in 2023 I’ve only recently started to discuss the extent of how violent and abusive my childhood was. My father was an extremely violent alcoholic who beat my mother, me, my little brother, and even pets without mercy for decades. He died with a restraining order (actually violating the RO) after threatening to kill my mother in front of two police officers in late 2022. This was after he had recently stabbed my brother with a knife, landing him in the ER.

Because I’ve seen how devastating domestic violence is up close and personal, I am adamantly against beating your kids and beating women. This actually puts me at odds with large chunks of the manosphere who openly advocate hitting th…

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