The '''manosphere''' ([[portmanteau]] of ''[[man]]'' and ''[[sphere]]'') or '''androsphere'''<ref name="androsphere">{{cite news|last=Wilson|first=Jason|title=The 'man-o-sphere' is outraged about Mad Max? Hand me my popcorn!|work=The Guardian| url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/may/15/the-man-o-sphere-is-outraged-about-mad-max-hand-me-my-popcorn}}</ref> (from {{lang-grc|ἀνήρ}}, ''anēr'', [[genitive]] {{lang|grc|ἀνδρός}}, ''andros'', "man") is a name given to a loose and informal network of [[blog]]s, [[Internet forum|forum]]s<ref name="wp"/> and [[website]]s, with internet commentators focusing on issues relating to men and [[masculinity]], as a male counterpart to [[feminism]] or in opposition to it. Many of these are [[men's spaces]]. Their content is varied, and includes [[Men Going Their Own Way]] (MGTOW),<ref>[https://www.mgtow.com/manosphere/ The Manosphere]</ref> [[men's rights]] issues, [[fathers' rights movement]] activists, and male victims of [[abuse]],<ref name="reddit"/> [[self-improvement]], [[bodybuilding]], [[antifeminism]], [[seduction community]] commentary for [[pick-up artists]].<ref name="wp">{{cite web|last=Dewey|first=Caitlin|date=27 May 2014|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2014/05/27/inside-the-manosphere-that-inspired-santa-barbara-shooter-elliot-rodger/|title=Inside the 'manosphere' that inspired Santa Barbara shooter Elliot Rodger|work=[[Washington Post]]|accessdate=2 June 2014}}</ref><ref name="gd">{{cite web|last=Wiseman|first=Eva|date=1 Jun 2014|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/jun/01/mens-rights-internet-forums-distance-from-misogynist-mass-murder|title=The everyday fear of violence every woman has to cope with|work=[[The Guardian]]|accessdate=2 Jun 2014}}</ref> Some of these forums have been described in the media and by the [[Southern Poverty Law Center]] (SPLC) as promoting a [[misogynistic]] worldview.<ref name="SPLC">{{cite web|last=[[Southern Poverty Law Center]]|date=Spring 2012|url=http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/intelligence-report/browse-all-issues/2012/spring/misogyny-the-sites|title=Misogyny: The Sites|accessdate=2 June 2014}}</ref><ref name="ABC">{{cite web|last=Pry|first=Alyssa|author2=Alexa Valiente|date=16 October 2013|url=http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/women-battle-online-anti-women-hate-manosphere/story?id=20579038|title=Women Battle Online Anti-Women Hate From the 'Manosphere'|work=[[ABC News]]|accessdate=2 June 2014}}</ref>