“That the media chooses nevertheless to focus on young men illustrates the male gaze that continues to dominate society, which not only means that whatever men do or think is deemed inherently important and worthy of both academic and #political #attention, but also sets men as the norm.
This ends up strengthening the #FarRight’s political prospects: given that #men are the norm, what they supposedly do or think is deemed “normal”, which means that all #politicians should come up with “#commonsense” #policies to cater to them.”
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