Humans are sadly plagued by many horrible health conditions but this doctor, who writes for The Huffington Post (HuffPo), seems to think the manosphere is one of the worst of them.

The “manosphere” has been defined by the likes of Andrew Tate, Harrison Sullivan (HS Tikky Tokky), Sneako and Clavicular, to name a few. Louis Theroux produced a documentary that followed HS and Sneako around in their daily lives as content creators of a subculture deemed as incredibly toxic:

Admittedly, Andrew Tate is a scumbag. HS Tikky Tokky is a problematic character with maybe some daddy issues. Sneako praised Adolf Hitler on occasions. Clavicular started injecting steroids and tapping his face with a hammer at the age of 14. These influencers are bottom of the barrel and, the faces of the manosphere.

Is the manosphere the dark underbelly of a culture of men who refuse feminist ideals? Yes. Is it a public health emergency that needs to be stopped? This doctor thinks so:

Most of the online personalities promoting such behaviour have no medical qualifications or understanding of the risks involved in what they are encouraging people to do.

They speak, however, as a voice of total authority to vulnerable and insecure audiences who have come to them looking for guidance.

Young men who are struggling with body image, self esteem, and loneliness find themselves particularly susceptible to their promises of quick fixes, instant desirability and success.”-Dr Zak Zafrani, HuffPo

And, they find these quick fixes by juicing (AKA taking ‘roids) and disrespecting women, as the narrative illustrates…

Increasingly, the young men snared into this world are following through on the advice they receive online and purchasing medications either by deceiving legitimate providers or from the black market.

By taking drugs such as anabolic steroids or weight loss medication from unlicensed sellers, men are putting themselves at real risk from contaminated batches, incorrect dosing, or the drug simply being something else entirely.

Besides the physical dangers, there are psychological risks as well. Toxic online masculinity culture pushes unattainable body standards and encourages shame, anxiety, and obsessive behaviour.

The body is viewed as a project which needs to be worked upon constantly – and the moment it reaches the desired standard, the goalposts are moved so that more ideas and products can be sold to them.”-Dr Zak Zafrani, HuffPo

Anyhow…

Anyhow, Dr. Zafrani stops short of advising that non-solution to this non-problem, but his piece makes one thing clear: The left has lost control of the social media censorship machine they once owned and operated, and they desperately want it back by making you inordinately fear something most people don’t know exists.

The purpose of this whole exercise becomes apparent at the tail end of the story: Having brought in an expert in medicine to talk about something you do not need an expert in medicine to discuss, he then proceeds — despite not being an expert in either free speech or online censorship — to offer insanely bad slippery-slope, speech-stifling solutions to the ‘problem'”-C. Douglas Golden,The Western Journal

I am by no means justifying Andrew Tate’s prostitution ring. And, smashing any part of your body with a hammer is just, plain dumb. But HuffPo has their reasons for doubling-down on the red pill gang.

A final thought: Dr. Zafrani (I suspect) and the people who published this piece (I am certain) are not concerned that social media is ‘encouraging dangerous behavior simply because they have worked out that the algorithm rewards scandal.’ They are concerned because the algorithm doesn’t reward them anymore.

Few if any take these human sideshows seriously, including (probably) the sideshows themselves — and those that do would find another sideshow to latch onto if the government is handed expansive power to crack down on them. Furthermore, governments that adopt this tack wouldn’t stop at the ‘manosphere’ — or if they did, they’d take such an expansive view of the sphere that pretty much anything they didn’t like fit that description, legally.”-C. Douglas Golden,The Western Journal

And maybe, just maybe if they gain enough traction, the Manosphere will become a topic on The View. Oh, wait. Hold my protein-infused coffee…it already has!

Now, apparently, some feel that Americans are getting more socially conservative, according to a new Gallup survey. Results found that fewer people condone pregnancy outside of marriage and the use of birth control and even gambling.

I have to tell you that one of the things that I thought was really interesting is the sharp rise in young men finding religion. I think what they’re talking about is because we’ve heard so many young men, we’ve talked about so many young men, they want their wives to cleave to them and to do what they’re told.”-Whoopi Goldberg, The View

There it is. Could this be the response of young women getting increasingly more liberal in their leanings?

Young men are not the ones being radicalized. pic.twitter.com/6rWEaQ3vjK

— Burndown (@CryptoX0r) May 11, 2026

Now, I have watched Louis Theroux’s Netflix documentary, and while most of these men are not the role models one would want for their sons, there was a very telling scene that stood out to me. It was an interview with one of these manosphere influencers with a bunch of women who had their list of ideal traits they want in a man. Their requirements were absurd and ranged from height (not under 6’1) to annual salary (not under $200K). The influencer asked one of the women: “What do YOU bring to the table?”

Silence.

I know I’ve talked before about my 20 year-old and his life at college. He has mentioned to me that in his two years on-campus, he was accused of “mansplaining” a basic anatomy concept in an anatomy study group (he is a TA so he knows a bit about the subject). He was told by his former roommate that his girlfriend’s sorority sisters would not like him because he’s “too short” (he’s 5’9). He was also blamed for the utter demise and disrespect of all women forever and ever by the same former roommate because (GASP) he cast his vote for Trump. He studies hard, he works out and it shows. He thinks Andrew Tate, Sneako and Clavicular are toxic and ridiculous. He doesn’t take steroids or peptides. He doesn’t hit his face with a hammer. He knows what HE brings to the table. He also feels that respect is a two-way street and many young women on-campus are very contradictory in what they want in a man and the way they present themselves and because of this, he’s willing to walk away, call it what it is or just not be bothered. He has been mischaracterized, also. By the broadest liberal definition and if he popped up in an algorithm on Instagram, he would be categorized as a member of this “manosphere” by this HuffPo doctor, Whoopi and the cackling hens of The View.

In this vein, a Conservative young man who works out, voted Republican and believes in God is a member of the manosphere. This, along with”frame mogging” has become a public health emergency? A guy standing next to another guy who has a better physique is a “public health emergency” that promotes unhealthy habits and unrealistic expectations? Where does HuffPo stand on gender-transitioning teenagers who want to take hormones and get their genitals mutilated> Where does HuffPo stand on the numerous GLP-1 ads that plague young women who scroll their social media to algorithms of thin, tan women their age in bikinis “living their best lives”?

The public health emergency here is doom-scrolling and the constant craving of dopamine that plagues all facets and all demographics of individuals who use social media. For those who believe that the manosphere is worse than cancer or any disease that kills off children in third world countries, I’ve got news for you. You’re already part of the public health emergency. Keep reading your HuffPo and beating your brains to a pulp with a hammer.

Photo Credit: Internet Archive Book Images, No restrictions, via Wikimedia Commons/Cropped