Podcast host Alex Cooper is speaking candidly about what she sees as one of social media’s most damaging patterns — the constant pressure to turn women into rivals.
During a revealing conversation on her podcast, Call Her Daddy, Cooper sat down with internet personality Tana Mongeau, where the pair discussed everything from Mongeau’s rise to fame and sobriety journey to the darker side of online culture.
At the center of the conversation was one question Cooper posed to Mongeau: why society appears “so fixated on creating competition between women.”
Mongeau, who has spent years navigating online feuds and controversies, admitted she still struggles to understand the phenomenon.
“I don’t know if people are projecting things that they have felt or whatever, or if there is just this internalized misogyny that, we will forever have to work through, or if people just want to see that for entertainment purposes or what it is,” Mongeau said.
The influencer explained that social media often twists even ordinary behaviors from women into something controversial.
“If you’re loud on what you want or if you want to direct your team and direct your employees, no one would even blink their eyes if a man did that,” she said.
Cooper agreed, saying she has heard similar frustrations from many influential women who have appeared on her podcast, including television producer Shonda Rhimes, actress Kerry Washington and former First Lady Michelle Obama.
“I think we’re all aware of the double standard,” Cooper said. “I think we’re all aware of how we love to pit women against women and how it’s such an easy narrative. So why is nothing changing?”
Both women suggested the rise of short-form content platforms has only amplified the issue.
“It’s almost getting so much worse with the short-form content, just every day,” Mongeau said. “That’s why I think people would be surprised to know that I really am not opening and scrolling TikTok.”
Cooper then revealed she had taken an even more drastic step.
“I deleted the app,” she replied.
For Mongeau, the experience of opening social media had become emotionally draining.
“It makes me so sad when I open it up,” she said. “And it’s like, what new woman are we hating today? And then I scroll, and it’s like, you need to buy this thing or your self-worth is low.”
Their comments reflect a growing criticism of social media culture, where controversy and criticism frequently dominate timelines while women, in particular, become targets of intense public judgment.
What is really happening between Alex Cooper and Alix Earle?
The timing of the discussion has attracted extra attention because Cooper herself has recently been caught up in a public feud involving influencer and podcaster Alix Earle.
Rumors of tension first emerged after Cooper’s media company, Unwell, dropped Earle’s podcast Hot Mess in February 2025.
The situation intensified in April 2026 when Earle reposted a TikTok video from another creator criticizing Cooper, calling her “so awful” and comparing her to “an ambulance chaser” for allegedly “profiting” from women’s vulnerable moments on Call Her Daddy.
Cooper responded publicly in a TikTok video on April 13, directly calling Earle out.
“Hey girl, the passive-aggressive reposts and the likes and the commenting on things — I’ve got to call you out here,” Cooper said.
“You’re going to need to get specific and just say what you’ve got to say about me. There’s no NDA. No one is stopping you. Stop hiding behind other people and just say it yourself.”
The video quickly went viral, sparking widespread online debate as influencers, brands and fans weighed in.
Earle also joined the conversation, commenting, “Okay on it!!” before reposting Cooper’s video to her own TikTok profile.
A day later, Earle appeared to subtly reference the drama again in another TikTok video filmed at her Coachella rental property, where friends woke her up to show her Cooper’s post.
What did Alix Earle say about the feud?
Speaking during an appearance on the Today show on May 12, Earle appeared eager to avoid discussing the controversy.
When asked about the alleged tension with Cooper, Earle said she wanted to focus on positive things after recently being announced as one of the 2026 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover stars.
“You know, well, I’m trying to keep things pretty positive today,” she said. “We don’t actually have that much time here, honestly, and also, it’s like, why ruin such a good day with something not so great. Let’s keep the positive vibes going.”
Asked whether the feud had been exaggerated, Earle dismissed the speculation.
“No, it’s exaggerated. I love everyone,” she said.
However, Today anchor Craig Melvin jokingly admitted he was “not buying it.”
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