I’m almost a little disturbed that so many people didn’t know about the whole story behind “Incels” and how this is weaponised to radicalise men? We’ve been talking about this for years and you need to pay attention to this.http://nymag.com/selectall/2018/04/suspect-in-toronto-posts-about-incel-rebellion.html …
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CW: discussions of rape If you truly want to understand those spaces, you need to have a look at how deeply misogynistic and violent they get. Read the following screenshots only if you can stomach it.pic.twitter.com/AY1Im7Lf2E
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On the Incels website and in various forums, members straight-up advocate for rape. They argue that being denied sex because someone isn’t attracted to you is “reverse rape” and therefore “just as bad as actual rape”. They mention the MeToo movement as the driver behind this.
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Furthermore, Incels has frequently voiced suggestions of state-incentives to force female virgins to have sex with male Incels to lessen their desires to go on a gun rampage. To them, the root cause is the denial of sexual intimacy. Twist your head around that.
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Originally, the term Incels was coined by a woman in the 90s who started a support network for lonely people who were trying to overcome their lack of sexual intimacy, but she abandoned her efforts when the men in those groups demanded and degraded female Incels as a result.
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When the original subreddit was banned, the Incels group was over 40k members strong. This is an epidemic that worships people like Elliot Rogers as martyrs for the cause. These places are cult-like and they are more organised than you think...
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