I was thinking a lot yesterday about a tweet I sent out last year that spoke about my thoughts into the connection between MRAs/Proud Boys and online gaming communities. The majority of the clap-back I received were from young white males with gamertag-like Twitter handles. 1
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Dudes who piled on out of no where, as though they were under attack. I can tell you that my insights were not pulled from thin air. My oldest son is a gamer, has been from a young age. I’ve had to reign him back in often over the years. Sometimes successfully, but not always. 2
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But what I know of the gaming communities my son belongs/belonged to is that toxic masculinity and racism drives these dudes. It’s like they’re in a clique where the more aggressive you are, the more respect you gain. I’ve struggled a lot over the years to deal w/ things I’ve 3
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overheard and trying to keep my son on a straight path. Mostly though, I’ve tried (successfully) to keep my youngest away from it. What’s said in those rooms is scary though. And it IS all connected in with 4chan/dark web shit. It’s 100% all connected. 4
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I suppose I’ll prepare for some negative feedback from this thread too.....
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Replying to @AylanX
the early warners of gamergate seem so prophetic this year and last.
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Replying to @alexhundert
So true. I was thinking about this too just as I ended the thread. The other thing on my mind is whether or not the
#MeToo
movement has incited these men further. I would imagine it has. I feel like I saw a lot of those dudes in my mentions during the Patrick Brown thing.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
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im sure it has, but imo, the whole rightward swing is about pushback on perceived "progress" towards social justice. It helps them to have symbols like MeToo as claw holds, but theres momentum now, and if its not one thing, i think itll be another that they grab on to.
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idk tho... im just catching up on incel over the last 24 hours... i wish id been paying (even) more attention
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