mainstream media figures who've paid no attention to the issue for years trying to preach to twitter how everyone should talk about the toronto attacker & incels: no.
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tbh it's massive display of ignorance about the reality of many male online spaces, about internet culture, and about the processes of online radicalisation.
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the core of the problem here isn't just violent misogyny - it's also violent white supremacy, racism, homophobia, transphobia. bigotry operates & reproduces in specific ways in online spaces & that needs to be addressed.
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also, anyone who wrote cutesy reveal pieces on 'charismatic trolls' like yiannopoulos or richard spencer should be automatically disqualified for having any takes on this issue, they are all part of the problem.
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