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Scribblegirl · 24/04/2018 18:29

Just come across this horrific phrase in the context of the Canadian attacks. I’ve always thought I was relatively aware but this completely passed me by.

Does anyone have any background resources they can share on the phrase/“movement”? Not sure I can face some of the murkier sites my first searches found.

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KittyKlaws · 25/04/2018 11:19

a LOT of "normal"men have views that chime with the views of Incel nutters.They wouldn't expect government provided girlfriends or use violent language about women, but they think "feminism has gone too far", they say "what about men" when you point out the scourge of male violence.

Spot on IfNot it is the extreme version of the everyday things we see - like those comments below the line on articles (discussed on
that thread which was dragged up here).

One phrase guaranteed to wind me up is 'feminism has gone too far'. It glosses over reality in the most irritatingly oblivious manner.

ReanimatedSGB · 25/04/2018 11:13

Yes, it's a terrorist movement. Ticks all the boxes - sad, lonely, alienated, usually young men who have an exaggerated sense of entitlement and get radicalised online into believing that it's the fault of a category of people that their needs are not being met. Outbreaks of horrific violence which are then applauded online by the knobends who have been encouraging and reinforcing each other's twisted thinking. Very strong links with racism/white supremacy, too.

IfNot · 25/04/2018 11:11

It is all very sad and twisted. What depreses me is that, while these extremists are actually pretty rare, a LOT of "normal"men have views that chime with the views of Incel nutters.
They wouldn't expect government provided girlfriends or use violent language about women, but they think "feminism has gone too far", they say "what about men" when you point out the scourge of male violence. It is seen as a reasonable position for city councillors to support red light districts in our cities which condone the selling of women.
It's there when my son's dad says that he can't find a girlfriend because women only want to date men with money. (Nah mate, they just want to date a guy with a job..)
Most men have some questionable ideas that make me think that they don't see women as people, and that they feel both entitled to access to attractive women, AND angry that women, as they see it, get to call all the shots
The actions of the Toronto killer were misogynistic terrorism, absolutely, and there are others out there who think he's a fucking hero.

SofieMonde · 25/04/2018 11:10

They even have a podcast

SofieMonde · 25/04/2018 11:07

This is one of their main paces to chat incels.me/ - not for the fainthearted be warned

I found out about them after reading this tweet twitter.com/2patchitup/status/967102799497478145

changeypants · 25/04/2018 10:38

i think there is an element of misogyny in all terrorists

Ellenripleysalienbaby · 25/04/2018 10:24

Whaaaaaa? I was vaguely aware of the 'incel' thing but this is next fucking level.

This is terrorism against women, pure and simple.

Bowlofbabelfish · 25/04/2018 10:06

Well done that Toronto copper. This disgraceful excuse for a man will hopefully now be dragged through the court system and this hateful incel shit exposed.

If anything encapsulates the way a proportion of men do not think women are people it’s the incel movement. Women to them should be dispensed for merely existing. They do not have the self awareness to understand that the reason women aren’t shagging them is because they are treating women like objects. They cannot think ‘hmm... is it me? Should I treat women with respect, like fellow humans?’

They are deeply inadequate men, who in the past would have managed because simply being born a white male meant you couldn’t fail. Now that the world is a tad more equal they have to compete against people (including women) and they don’t like it. They think they should be top of the tree by dint of existing. And should get a hot submissive chick like a handout.

This is exactly why misogyny needs to be a hate crime. This act was an act of hatred against women, for being women.

Existing while female shouldn’t be a risky business.

KittyKlaws · 25/04/2018 09:57

Urgh Incels, the very dregs of society who blame everyone else for the fact they can't make an effort with people, especially women - who should, by all accounts, be lining up offering their holes to men like them (who need not bother leaving their homes to even meet women).

I've read their forums on and off including the big blow up when they were banned and went off to that weird niche forum (can't remember the name right now, think it begins with a V). They are vile about women, they are vile about women because they loathe us. BUT we should be offered on tap to men by governments. One can only assume this is because we are sub human and have no agency of our own.

About 2 weeks ago I mentioned them in a conversation and I added that I wouldn't be surprised if one of them killed (again). And lo...

I am not happy to be right.

Ereshkigal · 25/04/2018 09:56

This is simply unbelievable. The way these men can twist thr fact thar women do not wanting sex into a valid motive for murder is astounding.

The TRA cotton ceiling rhetoric is pretty much the same from some of the more unhinged ones.

Eastie77 · 25/04/2018 09:47

Read about Incels for the very first time in the Guardian 10 minutes ago. Did a search on here for more information. This board has been a huge source of education for me. I am horrified beyond belief and almost wish I'd never read that Guardian article.

PinkCloudDweller · 25/04/2018 09:38

This is simply unbelievable. The way these men can twist thr fact thar women do not wanting sex into a valid motive for murder is astounding.

Do you think these are people with regular IQ? It just sounds impossible for anybody to believe this nonsense.

RedToothBrush · 25/04/2018 09:26

Maybe sexism might be classed as a hate crime now?

Don't be stupid. Why would male MPs and police want to criminalise themselves?

honeysucklejasmine · 25/04/2018 08:50

Maybe sexism might be classed as a hate crime now? 😒

Rufustheconstantreindeer · 25/04/2018 08:41

What on earth Shock

I normally don't click on links on here

This thread has just clarified why I don't do that

Some of these...males, well

And i have even fewer words for 'grow a penis' male....i mean WHAT!!

Ereshkigal · 25/04/2018 08:06

There are a number of online destinations where incels gather and are radicalized. /pol/ on 4chan. r/incels on Reddit was popular before it was shutdown. They moved to r/braincels, but it's not as widely used. Also SlutHate, the forum where Elliot Rodger posted (formerly PUAHate)

Interesting isn't it, how a forum set up to whinge about how PUA (Pick Up Artists) tactics were stupid/didn't work and where disillusioned raging young men like Rodger posted, has now turned its hatred primarily on the women that fall for these manipulative tactics and sleep with those men?

RedToothBrush · 25/04/2018 07:35

<a class="break-all" href="https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/04/24/world/americas/toronto-van-police-constable-lam.html#click=t.co/iVapxWUX4F" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">mobile.nytimes.com/2018/04/24/world/americas/toronto-van-police-constable-lam.html#click=t.co/iVapxWUX4F
When Toronto Suspect Said ‘Kill Me,’ an Officer Put Away His Gun

He was denied 'suicide by cop'.

There is divine justice in this.

RedToothBrush · 25/04/2018 07:28

Arshy Mann @ arshymann
An important point: if Minassian was an incel & the author of that Facebook post, his attack should probably be described as terrorism, although the lone wolf variety. Incels have an ideology & the goal is to terrorize women & "normies."

This is the most significant and important post on his thread about the Toronto attack.

It needs to come to light.

Cwenthryth · 25/04/2018 06:17
Shock
TrollTheRespawnJeremy · 25/04/2018 00:51

Oh and it closes on FUCKING. FEMINIST. IDIOTS.

Guy deserves an Academy Award for Absolute Delusion.

TrollTheRespawnJeremy · 25/04/2018 00:50

imgur stash of thread of absolute whatthefuckery

Basically this incel is berating a girl for not being a virgin because he believes that virginity is required in order to 'grow the dick of their one true loves'.

He backs it up with 'Fact'. It is eye meltingly funny/sad/terrible.

TrollTheRespawnJeremy · 25/04/2018 00:47

Because all women are stupid and don't recognise their superiority.

There was a thread recently that actually made me laugh it was so ridiculous... im going to see if I can find it before bed. It was the most ludicrous thing I've ever read.

OrchidInTheSun · 25/04/2018 00:38

twitter.com/arshymann/status/988818797086871558?s=21

Interesting (well terrifying) thread. Men really hate women. Porn is destroying us

thebewilderness · 25/04/2018 00:25

The position of the MRA is that a segment of the female population must be set aside for their use, prostituted women, or they will rape indiscriminately, not just the prostituted but any and all women. This has been their negotiating position for thousands of years.
They are not negotiating with us in this game of lefty men and righty men. We are the ball.
The incel act out the aggrieved entitlement of the mediocre white male through violence because they do not think they should have to use the prostituted women pimps provide for them.

CrustyCob · 25/04/2018 00:15

Lightbulb moment here.
Thanks. Steep learning curve.
Angry

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