Thread by @docrussjackson

Alongside women's rights in the twenty-first century is the development of the men's rights movement, parts of which have culminated into the contemporary #manosphere, in the UK associated with Laurence Fox's Reclaim Party Deputy Leader, Martin Daubney.

hopenothate.org.uk/chapter/brexit…

Consisting of online communities that ascribe to misogynistic ideologies, which objectify, disparage, & dehumanise women, the #manosphere also houses those who identify as involuntary celibate #incel. Last year, 'The Incel Rebellion' was published, examining this disturbing turn.

Drawing on ethnographic research & interviews, the book provides an original & timely insight into the development of the #manosphere, & into how & why men join & self-identify as #incel. But as this article reveals, how people write about them matters.

theconversation.com/we-need-to-pay…

The 'Incel Rebellion' book also explores the extent to which the influence & philosophy of #incel & the #incelsphere draws on & is penetrating mainstream culture & political discourse, & its harmful impact.

books.emeraldinsight.com/page/detail/th…

This research into the #manosphere is from 2019 - the first known qualitative study focusing on 'The Red Pill', an online forum wherein heterosexual men attempt to improve their seduction skills by discussing evolutionary psychology & economic theories.

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'The Red Pill' explicitly integrates neoliberal & scientific discourses into its seduction strategies, superficially resolving a contradiction between hegemonic masculinity’s prescriptive emotional walls & a desire for connection by constructing women as exchangeable commodities.

This 2021 research article focuses on the fact that men’s victimisation is a central topic in online discussions, particularly in the #manosphere, where its emphasis is often combined with a strong anti-feminist stance.

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This 2021 research examines the link between extremism‐motivated violence and extremist groups through a case study of misogynist #incels, a primarily online community of men who lament their lack of sexual success with women.

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To learn how misogynist #incels talk about mass violence committed by members of their group, researchers analysed comments relating to the 2018 Toronto van attack, in which a self‐declared incel drove a van into pedestrians, killing 10 people.

bbc.co.uk/news/uk-562690…

The research demonstrated overwhelming support among self‐proclaimed incels for the attack & violence more generally. Incels viewed mass violence as instrumental, serving the following four main purposes:

1 garnering increased attention

2 exacting revenge

3 reinforcing masculinity

4 generating political change.

The findings indicated the need to examine misogynist #incels as a potential terrorist group & male supremacism as a basis for terrorism.

The man who gunned down seven people in 2021, killing five, in a rampage in Plymouth is being lionised by an online #incel community, with some ironically venerating him as a “saint” & celebrating the attack as an aid to their recruitment drive.

theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/j…

This #THREAD *speculates* that online propaganda, UK politicians, & sometimes mainstream news media might play a role in radicalising BOTH violent misogynists AND far-right terrorists.

https://twitter.com/docrussjackson/status/1427801338310692870?s=20&t=ylh7ZmrY_kmefmKUrD4LDA

Family members of those killed by a gunman in Plymouth have urged the government to take action on #incel culture in new online safety laws. Jake Davison, who had discussed the incel movement on social media, killed his mother & four others in August 2021.
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…