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“Galsplaining”
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“Galsplaining”

Lonely men in the comments section of an article on male loneliness say: leave us alone, ladies!

In this week’s episode, we’re unpacking the comments section of a popular article on male loneliness that was—gasp!—written by a woman.

Spooky! 👻

Read the article, titled “Is the Cure to Male Loneliness Out on the Pickleball Court?”, and peruse the comments if you dare.

Or, just listen to us break it all down for you—no prior reading required.

As you can imagine, men had thoughts about this piece. Not all positive! But we still found a way to turn this cranky comments section into a fun, thoughtful, and timely conversation on play dates, “women’s issues”, community, gender relations, and of course… pickleball.

We recorded this episode a few weeks ago, and lo and behold, male loneliness is back in the discourse again, just in time for the election. Next week is sure to be a wild one for democracy and discourse, but we’ll see you on the other side of Nov. 5 for better or for worse. We’re pretty sure we’ll all need the community and conversation no matter what happens.

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For discussion this week: What are your thoughts on male loneliness? Why do men get so mad in the comments when women write about “men’s issues”? Is “galsplaining” a thing? Are “men’s issues” a thing? Can you teach us to play pickleball?

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Reading the Comments 👀
Reading the Comments Podcast
Welcome to Reading the Comments 👀, a feminist podcast that digs into the comments sections of buzzy articles, essays, and social posts to figure out what the hell is going on— so you don’t have to.