manosphere, n.Trivia

Its ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠idea of "taking the red pill" borrows from The Matrix, meaning waking up to the supposed reality that men are the oppressed gender.

The ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠word appeared on Blogspot in 2009 as a play on "blogosphere," then was popularized by Ian Ironwood, a pornography marketer, in a book.

The ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠Southern Poverty Law Center added male supremacy as a hate-group category in 2018.