Self-described incels today are almost entirely men who are laser-focused on their inability to have sex & blame women. Of the manosphere communities, incels are the most virulently misogynistic.
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Incels have a variety of memes & tropes that they return to constantly, such as "Stacy" (attractive women who have sex) & "Chad" (attractive men who have sex). Non-incels are described as "normies" & they're also derided.
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Elliot Rodger, the Isla Vista shooter, is worshipped (semi-ironically, but also semi-seriously) as a kind of god. His manifesto is shared & quoted & he's constantly deployed as a meme. https://www.facebook.com/SupremeGentlemanMemes/?ref=br_rs …
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Incels differ in important ways from Men's Rights Activists. While both movements are misogynistic at their core, MRAs deploy a human rights framework to argue men are oppressed. Incels don't talk about rights, they just hate.
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Incel language is often explicitly racist & they can be especially focused on interracial relationships. That element of racial panic is prominent in Elliot Rodger's manifesto.
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There are a number of online destinations where incels gather and are radicalized. /pol/ on 4chan. r/incels on Reddit was popular before it was shutdown. They moved to r/braincels, but it's not as widely used. Also SlutHate, the forum where Elliot Rodger posted (formerly PUAHate)
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Incels often play out violent fantasies online. People who report on the community, like
@DavidFutrelle, have been trying to warn us that more incels will turn those fantasies into reality. Even now they're talking about acid attacks & mass rapes.http://www.wehuntedthemammoth.com/2018/04/24/incels-hail-toronto-van-driver-who-killed-10-as-a-new-elliot-rodger-talk-of-future-acid-attacks-and-mass-rapes/ …35 replies 1,374 retweets 2,876 likesShow this thread -
The path to radicalization for incels often starts with the Red Pill/Pick-Up Artist communities. They try to utilize the pseudo-scientific/dehumanizing seduction techniques, still can't get laid & become infuriated. That's the path Elliot Rodger went down.
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Replying to @ArshyMann
Please, forgive my ignorance. I'm fascinated by the psychology of this. But, I don't know what you mean by "Red Pill/Pick-Up Artist communities." I feel like I should in order to completely follow your train of thought.
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Not The New Norm Retweeted Arshy Mann
This article explains a lot. I had NO idea what any of this meant, or its existence, till the Toronto attack. Hope this helps.https://twitter.com/arshymann/status/988832752530313217?s=21 …
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Arshy MannVerified account @ArshyMannIncels & the broader manosphere are an important component of what we've come to think of as the alt-right (depending on your definition of that term). Misogyny is the most common gateway drug to other forms of hate. https://www.vox.com/culture/2016/12/14/13576192/alt-right-sexism-recruitment …Show this thread1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
The whole "incel/manosphere" thing is revolting. I've heard people use the Red Pill reference before. Is this the only thing it pertains to?
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Replying to @CareyAnn76 @ABlueResister
Here's a quick explainer: https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Manosphere_glossary#Red_pill …
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