German Nonfiction Books Ask Whether Men Are the Real Victims of Patriarchy

Two new German-language nonfiction titles examine masculinity through a grievance lens. Sophia Fritz's "Der Mann, das Opfer" and Julia Ebner's "Von Fitness zu Faschismus" are cited in a Süddeutsche Zeitung culture-section debate as evidence of a spreading suspicion that men are underprivileged despite patriarchy. The books, according to the piece, trace where that premise leads. Ebner's title links fitness culture to fascism, while Fritz's frames manhood around victimhood. The debate is published in the Munich-based daily's culture desk. The article's subtitle poses the question ironically: more pity? Interesting. No publication dates, publishers or sales figures are given in the source material.