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The femosphere is an umbrella term for the body of (broadly misandrist) feminist spaces that specialise in the radicalisation of women and girls against men and boys. The term was coined by Jilly Kay, a feminist media expert, and has since received significant media and public attention.[1][2][3][4][5][6] The femopshere represents a women’s equivalent of the manosphere, and both act reciprocally, with the narratives and discourse of each creating the foundations for the other to thrive; that is, toxic femosphere discourse is cited by manosphere leaders as vindication of their arguments,[7] and vice versa[8] – with both the femosphere and manosphere having sophisticated radicalisation pipelines, predominantly on social media.
Femosphere radicalisation narratives
Femosphere radicalisation narratives tend to have the following common themes:
- A rejection of liberal feminism, asserting that it has failed to deliver a world consistent with feminists’ aspirations.[5]
- The application of the special pleading fallacy to the true equivalence between misandry and misogyny, in an effort to assuage internal concerns about extremism and to deflect external criticisms.[9][10]
- The routine usage of misandrist arguments and stereotypes.[1][2][3][4]
- Cultivating proactive approaches to using some aspects of femininity as a means of gaining superiority over men, for example through use of the Female Dating Strategy.[1]
The femosphere and femcels
Some members of the femosphere refer to themselves as “femcels” (female incels); however, this has been criticised as illogical, given that incel culture was founded by a woman, and, whilst there is now a significant preponderance of male incels, most original incels were women.[11]
Femosphere influencers
As with the manosphere, the femosphere has a number of prominent influencers (see, for example, TheWizardLiz and Kanika Batra) who promote notions of financial and romantic success, as allegedly achieved through femosphere tactics and strategies, to their subscribers.[1][4][12][13] These ideas are widely supported and discussed on social media, including, for example, on the subreddits r/FemaleDatingStrategy and r/TwoXChromosomes, which have millions of subscribers between them.
Femosphere advocacy
Femosphere advocacy comes from both anti-feminists and radical feminists (among others).
Anti-feminists within the femosphere adopt a pro-patriarchal position, arguing that modern feminism has created an artificial, and harmful, deviation from “natural” gender dynamics. Prominent influencers in this subgroup include Brett Cooper, whose YouTube channel has 1.5 million subscribers (as of April 2025); Alex Clark, host of the conservative podcast Culture Apothecary; and Allie Beth Stuckey, host of the conservative podcast Relatable. These influencers form part of a broader tradwife phenomenon that advocates for a return to traditional gender roles.[6]
On the other side of the spectrum, radical feminists such as femcels participate in, and advocate for, the femosphere by promoting various forms of feminist separatism - most prominently the 4b movement, which saw intensive adoption in the US following the 2024 US presidential election. Central to femcel arguments is the notion that interactions between men and women are always detrimental to women due to inter-gender power dynamics. In response, femcels propose a number of solutions, ranging from the proactive exclusion of men from their daily lives to strict gender segregation.[14]
Further reading
- Johanssen, Jacob; Kay, Jilly Boyce (2024). "From femcels to 'femcelcore': Women's involuntary celibacy and the rise of heteronihilism". European Journal of Cultural Studies.[15]
- Melton, Brittany (2025). ""By women for women" communicating gender discourse in r/FemaleDatingStrategy". Feminist Media Studies. 0 (0): 1–16.[16]
- Evans, Hannah Rae; Lankford, Adam (2024). "Femcel Discussions of Sex, Frustration, Power, and Revenge". Archives of Sexual Behavior. 53 (3): 917–930.[17]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Healy, Rachael (2024-12-29). "Welcome to the femosphere, the latest dark, toxic corner of the internet… for women". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "2022 is the year of the 'femcel' - what you need to know". Metro. 2022-03-20. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Dorn, Ella (2025-04-02). "Why is no one talking about femcels?". The Spectator World. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Madigan, Nicole (2025-01-22). "Tradwives, 'femcels' and dating strategists: Meet the women rejecting feminism". Mamamia. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lewis, Sophie (2025). Enemy Feminisms: TERFs, Policewomen, and Girlbosses Against Liberation. Chicago: Haymarket Books. ISBN 979-8-88890-249-3. Search this book on
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Silman, Anna (2025-04-24). "Now comes the 'womanosphere': the anti-feminist media telling women to be thin, fertile and Republican". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
- ↑ "A Voice for Men", Wikipedia, 2025-02-19, retrieved 2025-04-16
- ↑ Schwartz, Rafi; published, The Week US (2025-03-17). "25 things Andrew Tate has said about women". The Week. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
- ↑ "'The fact that we're considering making misandry a hate crime should concern everyone'". The Independent. 2018-10-16. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
- ↑ Hedges, Tris (2024-03-01). "reclaiming misandry from misogynistic rhetoric". Feminist Review. 136 (1): 84–99. doi:10.1177/01417789231223202. ISSN 0141-7789.
- ↑ "The woman who founded the 'incel' movement". BBC News. 2018-08-29. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
- ↑ Thewizardliz (2024-02-17). How to become extremely seductive. Retrieved 2025-04-16 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Diagnosed Sociopath - How I get People Obsessed. Retrieved 2025-04-16 – via www.youtube.com.
- ↑ Kaur, Harmeet (2024-11-09). "After Trump's win, some women are considering the 4B movement". CNN. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
- ↑ Johanssen, Jacob; Kay, Jilly Boyce (2024-11-08). "From femcels to 'femcelcore': Women's involuntary celibacy and the rise of heteronihilism". European Journal of Cultural Studies: 13675494241293731. doi:10.1177/13675494241293731. ISSN 1367-5494.
- ↑ Melton, Brittany (2025). ""By women for women" communicating gender discourse in r/FemaleDatingStrategy". Feminist Media Studies. 0: 1–16. doi:10.1080/14680777.2025.2453442. ISSN 1468-0777.
- ↑ Evans, Hannah Rae; Lankford, Adam (2024-01-19). "Femcel Discussions of Sex, Frustration, Power, and Revenge". Archives of Sexual Behavior. 53 (3): 917–930. doi:10.1007/s10508-023-02796-z. ISSN 1573-2800. PMID 38243101 Check
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