Mariel Barnes

“The manosphere existed before Trump got elected, it has existed independently of Donald Trump and while Maga were very successful in appealing to those kind of disaffected men, it will go on without Trump,”

Mariel Barnes · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-12

Barnes said the manosphere existed before and independently of Trump and will continue without him.

“Manosphere participants want to know, ‘what’s going to make this better for men?’ and also ‘what is going to hurt women?’ Those are ideas that can ignite at any time.”

Mariel Barnes · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-12

Barnes said manosphere participants are motivated by what benefits men and what harms women.

“The US is not going to implement the draft to fight a war with Iran, but the manosphere has always seen the draft as deeply inequitable because it doesn’t draft women. And they hate that.”

Mariel Barnes · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-12

Barnes explained the manosphere views the draft as inequitable because it does not draft women.

“They immediately began talking about conscription, which has no basis in fact,”

Mariel Barnes · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-12

Barnes said some manosphere podcasters opposed the Iran War by baselessly raising conscription.