I want my kids to strive to be decent – because it can be harder than it looks

(L to R) Louis Theroux and Harrison Sullivan (HS Tikky Tokky) in ‘Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere’. Photo: Netflix

(L to R) Louis Theroux and Harrison Sullivan (HS Tikky Tokky) in ‘Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere’. Photo: Netflix

Like any father, I too am worried about the manosphere – primarily I worry about having to read any more about it or that I might be forced to listen to another podcast on the topic, but also that my kids might end up being confused enough to actually absorb some of the messaging emanating from it.

Louis Theroux’s Netflix documentary on some of the more prominent figures in the sphere provided more reasons of concern for anyone not already fretting about the impact toxic masculinity might have on their children.