So I'm a Mum of 2 boys, both pre-teen (9 and 10). I remember reading stuff online that horrified me 10, 15 years ago - V Roosh, the Return of Kings site, etc - the precursor to the Andrew Tate horror - jfc, where have we gone wrong?! My boys are beautiful, kind, loving souls, right now - but teenage years wreak havoc on us all, and I am absolutely petrified. What does shine through to me is the essential sadness of these men - their self worth can only be defined by dominating, seducing and "owning" females - but since when was that a marker of self worth, for any bright, articulate, intelligent human being? I'm so worried, because it is affecting our kids, even the cleverest ones. Girls too. What do we think, Mumsnet?
Unreasonable - the kids will work it out, stop panicking (or thinking about panicking)
Reasonable - panic isn't the answer, but we need to address this now