Alpha Male domination is the theme of 2025 — men like Trump mean ‘nobody feels safe’

Hello everyone, my name is Kate and I'm a social journalist at Metro UK. My colleague Alice has written a really interesting deep-dive into the impact of male public figures who fit the Alpha Male stereotype and what this could mean for the next twelve months.

Alice argues that despite many instances of groundbreaking and heroic actions by women in the last year, the steadily growing popularity of the Alpha Male signals a dangerous cloud of toxic masculinity in 2025.

'While Andrew Tate brought the Alpha Male to mainstream media, Donald Trump is the reason it will boil over in popularity this year, as he steps into arguably the most powerful position on Earth,' she writes.

She also points out that Trump's cabinet choices have faced accusations around sexual assault and other crimes, as has he. Trump has been convicted of 34 felonies in relation to business records – the first former US president to be so – and found civilly liable for sexual abuse.

But it's not just in positions of power we're seeing this line of thinking becoming mainstream. Speaking with experts, Alice finds that there has been a 'real rise over the past couple of years of younger men feeling extreme pressure to conform – something which will snowball this year.'

You can read Alice's article in full here: https://metro.co.uk/2025/01/14/alpha-male-domination-theme-2025-men-like-trump-mean-nobody-feels-safe-22357322/