A left-wing feminist claims that the terror attack in Manchester was not a Muslim attack against the West but rather an "act of violence on a gender basis" and a male attack on females. This because the attack took place at a concert of female singer Ariana Grande.

CHristina Cauterucci claims that the attack " targeted fans of an artist whose global brand is one of blissful, unsubdued feminine sexuality. Grande has long been the target of sexist rhetoric that has deemed her culpable for any sexual objectification or animosity that’s come her way. Her songs and wardrobe are sexy, yet she’s maintained a coy, youthful persona; the combination has led some haters to argue that she’s made her fortune by making people want to have sex with her, so whatever related harm befalls her is entirely her fault."

Cauterucci added that the survivors of the attack "are survivors of an orchestrated attack on girls and girlhood, a massive act of gender-based violence."