From self proclaimed misogynists on TikTok and podcasts to private group chats, harmful ideologies are reaching boys younger and faster than ever before.

These online communities promote distorted views on gender, relationships, and masculinity—often with real-world consequences. Hit Netflix series Adolescence explores the extremism within Incel Culture and its real threats to women through the fictional story of a 13-year-old boy whose involvement with misogynistic online spaces leads to a tragic act of violence.

2SER Breakfast’s Danny Chifley chatted to Senior Lecturer, writer and advocate Kate Cantrell from the University of Southern Queensland whose recent article ‘Adolescence is a technical masterpiece that exposes the darkest corners of incel culture and male rage’ delves into how the series reflects reality.