Charlie Kirk Explores Why Young Women Are Becoming More Liberal and Young Men More Conservative Across Every Continent
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Charlie Kirk Explores Why Young Women Are Becoming More Liberal and Young Men More Conservative Across Every Continent
Charlie Kirk sits down with a diverse group of young people to explore one of the most significant cultural shifts of our time: the growing political divide between young men and women. Data from South Korea, the United States, Germany, and the UK all show the same trend, young women are moving dramatically leftward while young men shift right. The conversation explores whether political differences should be deal-breakers in dating, why this gender gap is widening across continents, and what conservatives might be missing when it comes to reaching young women. From a 20-minute date that ended over politics to debates about feminism, radicalization, and cultural hypocrisy, this discussion reveals the real-world impact of our increasingly polarized political landscape.
Would You Date Someone From the Opposite Political Side?
Charlie Kirk opens the discussion with a straightforward question: would you date someone who doesn't align with your politics? If you're a liberal, would you date a conservative? If you're conservative, would you date a liberal? If you're a communist, would you date an anarcho-capitalist?
The first participant admits she wouldn't mind dating someone with different political views. She describes herself as not being strict about certain things and believes if she wants to be with someone, she'll accept them for who they are. When asked about her political orientation, she remains undefined, hesitant to label herself, joking that maybe others could pick up on it randomly.
The second participant, who identifies as being on the left, reveals she's already dating a liberal boyfriend even though she's further left than him. She loves him despite calling him a "filthy liberal," showing that cross-ideological relationships can work.
A third participant says it depends on how hardcore someone is with their beliefs. She explains that she doesn't agree with hardcore positions on either side, so it would depend on what specifically they believe and how intense they are about it. She describes herself as being in the middle and reveals she voted for Biden in the last election but now regrets it. When asked why she regrets her vote, she simply responds by asking if Charlie has seen the state of the world.
The 20-Minute Date That Ended Over Politics
One of the most revealing moments comes from a participant who identifies as progressive. She shares that her last date lasted only 20 minutes because of political differences. She had even tweeted about the experience, saying she was convinced she had to move from Miami just to find someone to date after her date ended when he discovered she was progressive and he was conservative.
She explains that they were in the car heading to a bar when he asked what she did for work. After she started talking about it, he asked if it would bother her that he was a hardcore conservative. She responded by asking what he meant by that, explaining that some people say they're hardcore conservative and mean smaller government and less taxes, which she can deal with, while others mean something entirely different.
The date revealed he was a huge fan of Charlie Kirk. She clarifies that being a fan of Charlie would be fine as a deal-breaker criterion, but it was the overall political incompatibility that ended things. He said he was really hardcore conservative, and she told him honestly that she felt she would make him more upset than he would make her upset, and they mutually decided to end the date.
Charlie Kirk observes that typically it's liberals who are not prepared to be friends with conservatives versus the reverse. He mentions that studies have been done on this, and conservatives typically tend to be willing to disagree ideologically while liberals will outright hate somebody who's conservative and think they're evil.
The progressive participant pushes back, saying she doesn't do that. She wants to be friends with conservatives so she can convert them into her leftist ideology. She comes from a conservative family and has many close friends who are conservative, so disagreeing with people is just part of life for her. However, she says it depends on the extent of the disagreement. She gives an example: if she has children in the future and her child comes out as gay, and her partner wants to send them to conversion therapy, that's a hard line she couldn't cross.
The Importance of Value Alignment
Charlie Kirk surprises the group by agreeing that the progressive participant and her conservative date made the right choice to end things early. He explains that you have to have value alignment and worldview harmony. People shouldn't date or marry others when fundamental questions about raising children, religion, and daily life will constantly create conflict. He notes that marriage involves about 500 daily questions, and if you see the world differently, that's a recipe for disaster. He believes people should marry someone who sees the world the way they do for a happier marriage.
When asked if just one issue would be a deal-breaker, specifically if his wife wasn't pro-life but they agreed on everything else, Charlie confirms that would be a deal-breaker for him. He distinguishes between issues like tax rates versus philosophical issues about life, explaining that pro-life versus pro-choice isn't comparable to disagreeing about whether the tax rate should be 35% or 20%.
The Growing Gender Divide in Politics
The conversation shifts to examine data showing that young women are becoming dramatically more left-wing while young men are becoming more right-wing. This trend is happening on every continent, including South Korea, the United States, Germany, and the UK.
One participant suggests this is happening because the Biden side or the Democrat Party has more pro-women positions and ideas, while the other side really doesn't, so women naturally gravitate toward the side that supports women's rights.
The progressive organizer offers a different perspective. She first notes that she doesn't think it's very valuable to ask people to label themselves politically. She prefers people write down their political label on a piece of paper, crumple it up, and throw it away, then go issue by issue. She's found that when you ask what people mean by conservative or liberal, the terms are nebulous. Someone might describe themselves as conservative but mean the libertarian type, so they might be pro-choice and interested in less interventionist foreign policy, which includes liberal tenets. Or you might find liberals who are anti-union.
Regarding the gender divide, she believes there has been a big push to radicalize young men online, pointing to figures like Andrew Tate and other forms of media. She thinks young men in particular have been specialized by what she calls giant propaganda centers and networks focusing on radicalizing them in a way that hasn't equally focused on women.
She also offers a critique from within her own ideological camp: as a feminist, she thinks feminism has kind of left men behind and hasn't given them the answers that many of them are seeking. As a result, they turn to what she would call more toxic figures for guidance.
What Could Conservatives Do Better to Reach Young Women?
Charlie Kirk asks what conservatives could do better to reach young women. The progressive participant initially jokes that she doesn't want to give away the secret but then provides her answer. She believes many conservatives really villainize young women and the choices they make. While she notes this particular podcast isn't necessarily guilty of this, some more extreme conservative content focuses on shaming women or promoting cultural hypocrisy—saying it's okay for men to be promiscuous but not women.
She suggests that trying not to be hypocritical about how we treat men and women, and not shaming women for their past or how they currently are, would probably be a better way to reach them.
During the discussion, a donor contributes $200 with a comment disagreeing that young men have been radicalized, arguing instead that young men are being reminded they are men and not women, and that real men value women because men and women are not equal.
