Absence of Research Papers Documenting Online Misandry
I (19M) have come across a whirl wind of "serious evidence" for a "manosphere" since I turned 18. Even now, Louis Theroux seems to be publicized heavily (I never watched his documentary though). Every headline, media article, political talk, podcast, and interview seem to be interested in this "manosphere". But then I asked myself a question: how many articles, podcasts, and headlines mention the underrepresentation of peer-reviewed research on misandry online? The answer is very little, not just because they have no incentive to, but also because there really is almost no research on misandry online.
Even without any such research, I can come up with a hypothesis. The severity of misogyny online is at a higher level than the severity of misandry online. However, the frequency of misandry online is vastly higher than that of misogyny.
For every Andrew Tate anyone mentions, I can mention five "femosphere" influencers. For every misogynistic video I see on TikTok, I can show you five misandrist videos that followed. Some of these women even call themselves "witches". A recent article made by The Week, coined the term "femosphere" as used by The Guardian and NBC. All claimed "the femosphere" to be this benevolent "fighting back" movement rather than misandrist. I don't think doing a very detailed review of reddit posts, reddit comments, YouTube videos, blogs, articles, Instagram posts and comments, X posts and comments, and so on, will require one to have a degree in social science. I believe—with the right tools—a comprehensive review can be made with enough time allocated.
So while I will try to prove my hypothesis right, I want to know what you guys (and girls) think about it. Do you agree with it? If so, how do you propose coming up with a scientifically rigorous method of addressing this gap?