By now, we've all learned a little about incel culture and it's become a hot topic of discussion this week. Here's my take:
Incel is nothing new.
Men have felt entitled to commit gender based violence for centuries.
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(10) Yes, social media platforms enable these men to organize in the same way hate groups do. They accelerate the process of radicalization. When free speech crosses into hate speech & threats of violence, it needs to be condemned. These groups are toxichttp://www.wired.co.uk/article/toronto-attack-incel-alek-minassian …
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(11) However, articles struggling to understand members of incel culture to help these poor frustatred young men are at best dangerous and at worst, enabling. Many, many women are not attractive to men. We don't feel entitled to kill people because of it.https://www.thedailybeast.com/sympathy-for-the-incel …
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(12) This is old-fashioned misogyny. The same kind that enables genital mutilation in Africa or uses rape as a weapon of war. Let's not pretend incels are special & try to understand their cutsy nicknames. They're part of OUR culture of toxic masculinity.https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/25/17279294/toronto-massacre-minassian-incels-internet-misogyny …
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(13) So what can we do? Focus on supporting feminists doing the hard work of breaking gender norms for men & women. Support gun reform to get weapons out of the hands of angry men. Don't waste one more minute figuring out why men feel entitled to kill women. You know why.
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(14) This
#SunndayMorning thread on Incel culture courtesy of the suggestion by@JimKennedy1 . Come back next week and we'll do this again. Thanks for your support!Show this thread
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