The one trod by men demanded from them to become protectors and providers.

After all, men were hunters and women were gatherers: the two sexes have treated slightly different evolutionary paths. Naturally, these needs and desires differ between men and women. Underneath our docile, civilized nature, we are savage, fierce creatures with vile desires and animalistic needs. So, get ready to vaccinate yourself against “ONEitis” and learn how to unplug yourself from the “operative framework of the feminine imperative.” ONEitis: a dangerous modern psychosis

We did our best to select – and explain – some of the more prominent ones. Now, being one of the central books of the manosphere canon, “The Rational Male” is chock-full of numerous concepts and pieces of advice expressed in a distinct “meninist” jargon. Consequently, think of Tomassi as one of the flag bearers of a movement that maintains that humanity is in the middle of a masculinity crisis and that, to save it, men need to fight back against the supposed delusions of feminism and the pervading misandry of society. In case you don’t know what the manosphere is, then think of it as radical feminism for men, aka 'meninism'. Known for a decade as the no-nonsense blogger behind – and now known even more as the author of three bestselling books with pretty much the same title – Rollo Tomassi is often described as “one of the leading voices in the globally growing, male-focused online consortium known as the manosphere.”

The rational male