German @ The Ferdinand
@germanvillegas.bsky.social
Writer at The Ferdinand on Substack
(https://substack.com/@theferdinand)
Producer at Modern Manhood
(https://modernmanhood.simplecast.com/)
about Gender and Masculinity
(https://substack.com/@theferdinand)
Producer at Modern Manhood
(https://modernmanhood.simplecast.com/)
about Gender and Masculinity
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Leftists can't shut out Young Men again.
The Left want their own Joe Rogan, but they have a tough time with young men at all.
theferdinand.substack.com
Spent all night writing this to strike while the iron is hot. But I feel really strongly about this: theferdinand.substack.com/p/leftists-c...
FIFA hosting a World Cup under controversial times and places with controversial and straight up authoritarians is just par for the course for FIFA. I hate that the American media calls it "weird" when it's pretty normal for them
I wrote about our very weird megaevent week: both FIFA and LA28 are trying to sell tickets to international sporting events hosted by an authoritarian government that's actively banning/invading/brutalizing participating countries
Tickets, please?
The timing for the ticket draws is awkward, to say the least
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January 16, 2026 at 12:35 AM
FIFA hosting a World Cup under controversial times and places with controversial and straight up authoritarians is just par for the course for FIFA. I hate that the American media calls it "weird" when it's pretty normal for them
Hockey needs a Puskas award, this would be a top contender
"If that's not a highlight reel goal I don't know what is"
Minnesota's Abbey Murphy beats her defender with a lacrosse move, then slides it over for Bella Fanale to score
Minnesota's Abbey Murphy beats her defender with a lacrosse move, then slides it over for Bella Fanale to score
January 12, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Hockey needs a Puskas award, this would be a top contender
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Lord, I see what you've done for others. It’s real sick shit, frankly. You belong in jail.
December 17, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Lord, I see what you've done for others. It’s real sick shit, frankly. You belong in jail.
Goodreads is a good app to tell you which of your friends is really going through it
December 16, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Goodreads is a good app to tell you which of your friends is really going through it
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i have said this before but if you are actually interested in influencing people beyond a narrow circle of too-online journalists you will be making direct to camera videos on tiktok, instagram and youtube. if you primarily post on text-based social media then you're just dicking around.
December 15, 2025 at 7:26 PM
i have said this before but if you are actually interested in influencing people beyond a narrow circle of too-online journalists you will be making direct to camera videos on tiktok, instagram and youtube. if you primarily post on text-based social media then you're just dicking around.
It was pretty bad, but how is THAT the final straw for you Mick?
Pro-wrestling legend Mick Foley announced this morning that he's parting ways with WWE over the organization's "close relationship with Donald Trump," saying the president's "incredibly cruel comments in the wake of Rob Reiner’s death is the final straw for me."
December 16, 2025 at 8:12 PM
It was pretty bad, but how is THAT the final straw for you Mick?
The relationship between Alex Turner and Alexa Chung
I figure Ken Burns has one, maybe two big documentary series in him before he fully retires. What do you think they should be? My votes include Football, Hip-Hop, World War 1, Reconstruction (though Skip Gates did this one well), Iraq/Afghanistan, 19th Century Expansionism.
November 25, 2025 at 1:16 AM
The relationship between Alex Turner and Alexa Chung
Please do not get riled up from the conservative think tank Institute for Family Studies who think bigger families solve everything not just masculinity. Taking this seriously is internet self harm. Might as well get angry about a FOX News tweet
November 24, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Please do not get riled up from the conservative think tank Institute for Family Studies who think bigger families solve everything not just masculinity. Taking this seriously is internet self harm. Might as well get angry about a FOX News tweet
A truly insane essay. How hard is it to say that Kirk's whole schtick was get people angry and that he was a provocatour, he didn't care for good faith politics he just wanted to "trigger the libs" and get people riled up. You can decry political violence while also stating the truth
Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...
Opinion | Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way
www.nytimes.com
September 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
A truly insane essay. How hard is it to say that Kirk's whole schtick was get people angry and that he was a provocatour, he didn't care for good faith politics he just wanted to "trigger the libs" and get people riled up. You can decry political violence while also stating the truth
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let’s hear your hottest and most controversial thanksgiving food takes
August 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
let’s hear your hottest and most controversial thanksgiving food takes
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It's very telling that the far left refuses to support huge pieces of shit who everyone hates
August 15, 2025 at 9:22 PM
It's very telling that the far left refuses to support huge pieces of shit who everyone hates
I'm sorry I'll say it, American Idiot the song, and the album, kinda sucks. It was ok at the time, but the more I'm away from it, it's not that good.
Happy b’day, “American Idiot” — released as a single 21 years ago today, and written in the wake of the Iraq War.
“The country had gone into a war based on lies,” said Billie Joe Armstrong, “and no one seemed to care. .. It was a song that came from a very honest, pissed-off place.”
“The country had gone into a war based on lies,” said Billie Joe Armstrong, “and no one seemed to care. .. It was a song that came from a very honest, pissed-off place.”
August 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I'm sorry I'll say it, American Idiot the song, and the album, kinda sucks. It was ok at the time, but the more I'm away from it, it's not that good.
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Grounds for divorce imo
August 5, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Grounds for divorce imo
This is straight FACTS as someone who married their 92% match
Online dating fell off when we switched to swipes and everyone quit OKCupid. Because those match question were outstanding indicators of a lot. I'd see dudes on there I knew and was like, "Oh yeah, we get along 65%"
Learned my sweet spot is about 80-85%
Learned my sweet spot is about 80-85%
August 1, 2025 at 9:15 PM
This is straight FACTS as someone who married their 92% match
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Online dating fell off when we switched to swipes and everyone quit OKCupid. Because those match question were outstanding indicators of a lot. I'd see dudes on there I knew and was like, "Oh yeah, we get along 65%"
Learned my sweet spot is about 80-85%
Learned my sweet spot is about 80-85%
August 1, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Online dating fell off when we switched to swipes and everyone quit OKCupid. Because those match question were outstanding indicators of a lot. I'd see dudes on there I knew and was like, "Oh yeah, we get along 65%"
Learned my sweet spot is about 80-85%
Learned my sweet spot is about 80-85%
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You don't have to share bad Substack takes, you know. Very easy to just...not
August 1, 2025 at 4:05 PM
You don't have to share bad Substack takes, you know. Very easy to just...not
I was ready to read this in good faith and then they said some things I was like "Hmm that's not cool" but then it turned into a boring Esquire ramblings of a guy saying very basic things. I don't think this a piece to mad about, but also not a piece to take a whole lot out of either.
OK so feeling slightly apprehensive about this, which I suppose is kind of the point. This is an attempt at a progressive view on masculinity and on men getting laid. God help me. iandunt.substack.com/p/how-to-be-...
How to be a man
The right story narrative about male attractiveness is grounded in Social Darwinism and free market economics. Can progressives tell a better story?
iandunt.substack.com
August 1, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I was ready to read this in good faith and then they said some things I was like "Hmm that's not cool" but then it turned into a boring Esquire ramblings of a guy saying very basic things. I don't think this a piece to mad about, but also not a piece to take a whole lot out of either.
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Pedro Pascal: Ooooh Wanna Kiss Kiss Kiss! Mwah Mwah! Smoochie Smoochie!
July 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Pedro Pascal: Ooooh Wanna Kiss Kiss Kiss! Mwah Mwah! Smoochie Smoochie!
Since Pedro is everywhere lately, here's my plea about people writing about Pedro Pascal. Let's be real here. theferdinand.substack.com/p/pedro-pasc...
Is Pedro Pascal our Masculinity Savior?
No. Of course not. Why do we keep saying he is?
theferdinand.substack.com
July 28, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Since Pedro is everywhere lately, here's my plea about people writing about Pedro Pascal. Let's be real here. theferdinand.substack.com/p/pedro-pasc...
Looks amazing, I'm sure the plot is gonna shit again tho
The first trailer for ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ has been released!
Out December 19 in theaters
youtu.be/nb_fFj_0rq8?si
Out December 19 in theaters
youtu.be/nb_fFj_0rq8?si
Avatar: Fire and Ash | Official Trailer
YouTube video by Avatar
youtu.be
July 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Looks amazing, I'm sure the plot is gonna shit again tho
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Hulk Hogan getting boo'd out of the arena: Raw, Jan. 6, 2025
YouTube video by WWE Matches
youtu.be
July 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Hulk Hogan died? Oh damn. Well RIP Ozzy, gone too soon!
July 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Hulk Hogan died? Oh damn. Well RIP Ozzy, gone too soon!
The trick is to say you were a red blooded Republican before the party lost you, now you're an enlightened centrist
going to start calling myself a centrist and then listing all my leftist views as proof, just going to start moving the overton window by force
March 31, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The trick is to say you were a red blooded Republican before the party lost you, now you're an enlightened centrist