I was a very shy and awkward young adult - older parents, tastes out of step of my peer groups. Maybe I was one of these “Incels”. But I was happier to play music and write bad poetry about my awkward observation centred life than blame others for my state.
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There are a lot of people out there who are very socially awkward and hence virgins into their 20s. Some of them turn into these toxic “Incels”, who sound horrific and entitled. There are others who are just damn awkward and need good advice to get over social barriers.
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Problem is, evil bastards like this Roosh bloke offer a more engaging and seductive solution than those who are ready to point and laugh at people who are virgins into their 20s. The internet has accelerated the path from social awkwardness to being one of these “Incel” horrors
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This is not to blame anyone but these “Incels” for making bad, terrible decisions. But the sad thing is that I can envision how it happens. How to stop it from happening is difficult. Derision at gentle and genuinely confused virgins is probably not the best way to start.
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From what I can glean, “Incels” are the ones identifying themselves as entitled to sex and are therefore aggrieved. It’s that entitlement notion that is the toxic element.
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I hope, though, that there is enough nuance out there for people to discern the difference between awkward, socially inept people not having all important sex and these Incels.
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I like this notion -https://twitter.com/menagainstmras/status/988934675866574850?s=21 …
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I didn’t know what it meant either. I honestly rolled my eyes when I read about it. It’s a fuckingn cop out to lump awkward young men in with these assholes.
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I can see it start to happen.
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It's clearly already happening and the further ostrisisation will self manifest into exactly what they're wrongly seen as. Makes me wanna vomit.
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Me, too. Scary stuff.
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i honestly wish i didn’t know before today
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I'd never seen it before either. Those bagging others have inferiority complexes, and look out for such tiny victories so that they can put others down.
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1st time for me also, never heard of it before
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