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date: 2025-03-19
link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ceqjpzg0qwno
title: Boys need role models
cited: BBC

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> Rather than turning to teachers, sports coaches or youth group leaders, Sir Gareth said he feared many young men were searching for direction online. There, he said they were finding a new kind of role model, one that too often did not have their best interests at heart.
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> "These are callous, manipulative and toxic influencers, whose sole drive is for their own gain," he said.