A New York Times article attributed President-elect Donald Trump’s success in the 2024 election to angry youth and the creation of a “manosphere” that, according to the writer, “reinforces the family man norm.”
The piece, written by playwright Sarah Bernstein, argued that “our cultural narratives still reflect the idea that a woman’s status can be raised by marrying a more successful man – and a man’s status can be lowered by mating with a more successful woman “.
The op-ed, titled, “How our messed-up dating culture leads to loneliness, anger and Donald Trump,” noted that men’s and women’s fortunes were cutting in opposite directions. After Trump was declared the winner over Vice President Kamala Harris, many blamed sexism, misogyny and racism for his victory.
“Now that women are coming forward, the fairy tale has become increasingly unattainable. This development is causing both men and women to slip into old gender stereotypes and create a hostile divide between them that provides fuel for the exploding manosphere. With so much turmoil in our collective love lives, it’s no wonder Americans are experiencing rising loneliness, declining birthrates and — as evidenced by Donald Trump’s popularity with young people — a cascade of discontent that threatens to reshape our democracy.” , Bernstein argued.
Bernstein argued that modern romantic comedies promote the idea that women should have a successful career “and also a husband who is doing a little better than her”.
The “breadwinner norm,” she wrote, paved the way for the creation of the manosphere, which, according to Bernstein, is “a space occupied by new media podcasters and their favored politicians who win eyeballs, votes and dollars by selling a retrograde version of masculinity as a solution to men’s problems.”
Trump, as well as Harris, appeared on several popular podcasts ahead of the 2024 election. The president-elect joined the Nelk Boys, Joe Rogan, Theo Von and more in an effort to appeal to young male voters.
“While so-called female gold diggers are an obsession of the manosphere, much of its content reinforces the male food norm — associating money with masculinity and women’s preference for biological providers,” Bernstein wrote.
Harris has appeared on podcasts including Call Her Daddy, Shannon Sharpe’s Club Shay Shay and more. The Harris campaign tried to get the vice president on Rogan’s podcast, but it ultimately didn’t happen.
The numbers suggest a difference among Gen Z as a whole. Democrats have historically relied on at least 60% of the youth vote, but early exit polls suggested Harris only had 54% of youth support. NPR reported.
“This zero-sum paradigm has always been a feature of Trumpism, which is about keeping resources with the right kind of people. But if we’re willing to throw away the manosphere’s narrow ideas about masculinity, we’ll discover that it’s possible for both men and women to thrive at the same time—at work and in love. It is up to us to create this future. Don’t let anyone tell you it’s a fairy tale,” Bernstein concluded.
Fox News Digital’s Taylor Penley contributed to this report.
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