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Ryan Libbeys Emotional Response to Therouxs Documentary

Louise Thompson's fiancé Ryan Libbey fought back tears as he shared his 'visceral' reaction to Louis Theroux's manosphere documentary this week.The pair spoke o...

Ryan Libbeys Emotional Response to Therouxs Documentary
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's fiancé Ryan Libbey fought back tears as he shared his 'visceral' reaction to 's manosphere documentary this week.

The pair spoke on their He Said, She Said podcast this week about the show which follows the lives of misogynistic and dangerous content creators. 

They shared their fears about raising their son Leo, four, in this day and age and how they hope they've done enough as parents to make sure he grows up being respectful to women. 

Ryan, 35, said he was on the verge of tears and feeling 'so emotional' about the topic and described the anger he felt watching the show, while Louise, 36, broke down too. 

Louise says on the podcast: 'We started watching the Louise Theroux Manosphere show and Ryan literally had to stop it, he was like 'I can't go on'.

'It gave you such a visceral reaction.'

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Ryan then explained: 'Me now as a father to a son, I have a role to play to counter what they're doing...'

Louise Thompson's fiancé Ryan Libbey fought back tears as he shared his 'visceral' reaction to Louis Theroux's manosphere documentary this week

They shared their fears about raising their son Leo, four, in this day and age and how they hope they've done enough as parents to make sure he grows up being respectful to women

Louise then asked him: 'What if you went up to Leo's bedroom and he was watching an Andrew Tate woman hating video?'

He replied: 'I'd snap the f***ing phone in half, I'd pack a bag and I'd say we're going camping for as long as it takes for you to hear the message. I'm literally holding back the tears right now because I feel so strongly about this. 

'I don't even know why I feel so emotional. If it ever happened it would be the biggest test ever for me as a dad.

'These people aren't new but now we are glorifying them. They have platforms that are huge. I find it terrifying as they are so degrading towards women. It's so wrong in so many ways.

'I have a real problem that we are amplifying these people. I am going to raise Leo to be respectful and highlight the bulls**t that they stand for. We live in a world that amplifies the noisy people. 

Louise then broke down herself as she said: 'You always think as a parent that these things won't happen to your children, you think if you do a good job they will be good people. But what if they don't. 

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'You have to hope that they don't fall into the crew at school that are watching those kinds of videos.'

'Because it's not good enough. It's kind of off key that I've been walking around without anything on my ring finger.

'When we were away I was thinking about it as there was a guy checking me out at a restaurant... A guy with really blue eyes... So it did cross my mind that I need to wear an engagement ring because if not people might think we are on a family holiday.'

It comes after last month  shared an emotional update on her health woes, as she continues to recover from post-traumatic stress disorder.   

The pair spoke on their He Said, She Said podcast this week about the Netflix show which follows the lives of misogynistic and dangerous content creators

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Ryan, 35, said he was on the verge of tears and feeling 'so emotional' about the topic and described the anger he felt watching the show, while Louise, 36, broke down too

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