Suzanne Harrington: A Trump supporter faces the facts — in the world Trump's helped create

There is a collective intake of breath — the woman in front of me inhales so sharply I wonder if she might turn inside out — followed by a moment of total hush. A pin drops. 
Suzanne Harrington: A Trump supporter faces the facts — in the world Trump's helped create

Suzanne Harrington: "There is a collective intake of breath — the woman in front of me inhales so sharply I wonder if she might turn inside out — followed by a moment of total hush. A pin drops." Pic: Andrew Dunsmore.

In a room above a pub, an academic and a journalist, both men, are presenting a talk about the manosphere. It’s grimly fascinating, like peeping through a keyhole into a place you’ve heard of but would never, ever want to visit. Afterwards, there’s a Q&A.

One woman is worried about her teenage sons being drawn to high-profile online women-haters, who peddle an almost comically tragic version of masculinity while sucking cash from gullible young men — like her sons.

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