OK, Mr. Kay, let's talk: First off, ideologues are not scrutinizing a killer’s social-media babblings as a means to support their own pre-existing political beliefs: they are reading the plain-language messages left by the killer to explain their motives. https://twitter.com/jonkay/status/989458677789704192 …
However, many ppl who identify with Incel culture also identify as being on the Autistic Spectrum. And many talk about hateful misogynistic violence, leading their subreddit to being shut down. That is not extrapolation either. So, let's put a pin in the idea that
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"Misogynistic supervillains don’t walk around school hallways making meowing noises." It's not dichotomous: it is both possible to have behavioural barriers to proper socializing and be a misogynist. Denying this categorical overlap makes cementing your worldviews easier for you
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Loners and misfits have always existed. However, the online forums that link them and allow them to commiserate in a way that breeds hatred and homicidal ideation is new. This can have fatal consequences at times. This is our new reality.
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So, by all means, lets increase safety standards and try to mitigate vehicles being weaponized. However, let's also create a safer society for all women who are abused and killed every day which is, incidentally, more common than vehicular homicide.
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Also, next time you want to try this line of argument, perhaps you should engage it at your next family dinner rather than in the public forum. Stop wasting our time with your "sexism doesn't exist" bullshit.pic.twitter.com/VRyVmPMcSY
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