'The View' dismisses more young men turning to religion as part of 'manosphere'

"The View" co-hosts dismissed a recent Gallup poll on Friday showing that many young men are becoming more religious and socially conservative.

"Now, apparently, some feel that Americans are getting more socially conservative, according to a new Gallup survey," co-host Whoopi Goldberg said as she began the segment. "Results found that fewer people condone pregnancy outside of marriage and the use of birth control and even gambling."

"An article in 'The Independent' points to factors like the administration’s focus on Christianity and limiting access to contraception along with a sharp rise in young men finding religion," she continued.

"I don’t like these polls because I think they are made to say what you want them to say," Goldberg said. 

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"I have to tell you that one of the things that I thought was really interesting is the sharp rise in young men finding religion," she added.

"Yeah, what's that about?" co-host Sunny Hostin asked. 

"Define ‘religion,’" co-host Sara Haines said.

Goldberg replied by suggesting, "I think what they’re talking about is because we’ve heard so many young men, we’ve talked about so many young men, they want their wives to cleave to them and to do what they’re told."

"It’s the manosphere," Haines replied.

"It’s the manosphere that wants their way," Whoopi agreed. "They want you to do what they want you to do. Now that ship has sailed."

"Yes it has," Hostin agreed.

The "manosphere" is a nebulous term generally referring to a decentralized network of internet communities and influencers focused on male issues, masculinity and gender dynamics. It is often known for advocating self-improvement, social conservatism and skepticism of feminism.

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"I don’t think there’s a lot of women who are going to tell you it’s okay for you to make that choice for them. They’ll say, ‘I’ll make that choice for me, but you cannot make it,’" Goldberg said.

"And in terms of children, who can afford it? People can’t afford these kinds of things. When they say the numbers are down — they’re down for a reason," she continued. "You don’t always want — you don’t know when you’re going to get pregnant, if you’re lucky enough to get pregnant, but you want to think about, where is this child going to be in ten years? Am I going to be able to take care of it in ten years, and can I afford it?" 

"And sometimes you can’t afford it, and you do it anyway, and you make it work. That’s what our parents did. That’s what a lot of parents do," Goldberg added. "But to judge somebody for their choice, whatever choice that happens to be, if you’re not paying their rent, and you’re not blood-related, and you’re not their mother, shut up. Shut up!"

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In recent years, a wide variety of sources have observed young men are increasingly shifting to the right as certain parts of Generation Z become more religious.

This mirrors how many public figures who once identified with the left, have started questioning left-wing cultural changes and expressed an interest in faith.