Thread by @ZhiZhuWeb

"Increasingly, experts have identified misogyny as one such ideology that motivates violence and can be a component of far-right extremism."

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"In addition to motivating deadly and violent behavior on its own, misogyny in the US also has well-documented ties to other extremist movements, whose far-right supporters have both adopted misogynist attitudes and used hatred of women to recruit new supporters."

"The first section of this report examines the ties between misogyny and far-right extremism, and how their association leads to the radicalization of their respective adherents."
~@Everytown
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"the communities in the manosphere are rooted in their shared ideas about men and masculinity, and a shared anxiety over men’s perceived losses in social status, providing a potent basis for potential radicalization."

#misogyny
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"The incel label, initially created to refer to a community of people who had difficulty entering romantic relationships, has become increasingly widespread & now refers to a community almost entirely composed of men radicalized into blaming women & society for that difficulty."

"The far-right also sees the manosphere as a prime recruiting space.

Misogyny is an effective initial outreach mechanism."

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"white supremacists embrace misogyny and dismiss women’s rights and dominion over their own bodies, demanding that they abandon personal or professional aspirations in favor of having as many offspring as possible and serving as homemakers."

"Law enforcement officers were dispatched to his apartment to conduct a welfare check. After interviewing him, they determined there was not enough cause to search his home or place him on an involuntary mental health hold."

[He then killed 6, wounded 14]
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" @Everytown has identified at least six public shootings in the US connected to this subculture since the tragedy in Isla Vista, with several attackers drawing direct inspiration from the 2014 tragedy."

#misogyny #extremism #Violence

“It’s a cancer that there are people out there that are filled with frustration and anger because they can’t get what they think they’re entitled to,” he says. “They have this twisted view that women have some kind of obligation to them.”

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