Riley Gaines Calls Alex Cooper's Dating Advice Poison, Not Empowerment

Outkick podcast host Riley Gaines criticized "Call Her Daddy" host Alex Cooper on Wednesday, calling the podcaster's graphic dating advice to women "poison" rather than empowerment.

"What's she peddling? It is not empowerment. It is poison," Gaines said on "The Riley Gaines Show." "And I feel like it's time we say it out loud."

Gaines' remarks came after a viral clip from Cooper's April 5 episode, in which the media mogul urged listeners to ditch traditional dating "rules" for casual sex.

"So, kiss them the first date, f------ sleep with them the first night. Like, I don't care," Cooper told her audience. "You have to go based on what feels good to your body and what feels right to you."

Gaines accused Cooper of turning "hook up culture into a sport." She argued that the real "rot" in Cooper's message to women lies in its hedonistic foundation.

"She talks about treating intimacy like this casual transaction. But I think the real rot at the core of her message is the hedonistic mantra, you know, like 'What feels good is good,'" Gaines said.

Gaines said this approach is not "liberating" but leads young women down a path of damaging consequences.

"Women should do literally the exact opposite of everything that she tells you to do," Gaines said. "This message is so harmful. This advice, it is a recipe. It's a recipe for heartbreak and regret and guilt and shame and broken families."

Cooper's "Call Her Daddy" podcast has ranked among the top shows for years and took the No. 4 spot in U.S. podcasts in Edison Research’s first-quarter 2026 rankings. Her guests have included former Vice President Kamala Harris and former first lady Michelle Obama.

Gaines called Cooper's success proof of cultural decline.

"Alex Cooper's success alone is proof of how far we've fallen. But the good news is we do not have to accept it," she said.

Gaines urged mothers to watch the messages reaching their daughters through media.

"Your girls are currently under siege," Gaines warned. "They're hearing that their worth is in how they like perform in the bedroom, not who they are in their hearts, not who God knows them to be, not who He created them to be."

"Tell your daughters the truth that real empowerment comes from self-respect and boundaries and saving intimacy for someone who earns it," she continued. "Teach them that what feels good in the moment often leads to lifelong regret."

A representative for Cooper did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.