Bullshit - they aren't demanding models.
So that made me wonder if he had the unrealistic expectation that women should have thrown themselves at him and when they didn't, he perceived that as rejection? (Please bear with me) There was a brief video of an incel embedded in a recent article. 2/?
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I didn't realize he was, at first and my impression was: "What an attractive guy." Yet there he was saying that women wanted nothing to do with him. Finally, I recall an incident at a bus shelter a few years ago. A girlfriend and boyfriend were in there with me. 3/?
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The man began ranting about how ugly he was and how all his gf's friends hated him because of it. She assured him that she found him attractive but it didn't console him. I couldn't see his face until the end of the convo when he turned around. 4/?
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I was shocked when I saw his face. He was absolutely gorgeous. Here are three men who were all very attractive. The last two believed otherwise. It makes me wonder whether the real problem is largely about men's own distorted perceptions of themselves? 5/?
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Rodger wasn't really rejected and the other two guys weren't ugly. But it's easier to externalize the cause and blame women than to look inward to find another reason. 6/6
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ER was far from being a typical incel - he was well-off and good-looking. Most don't use violence.
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I know most aren't violent but they do share a resentment about their situation.
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I've encountered some who are self-hating after years of rejection, rather than being resentful of women. You can see why years of rejection would cause resentment against those rejecting. No-one likes years of rejection.
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Absolutely but we all have a choice in what we do about it. I didn't end up hating all men as a result.
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