I do not deny that there are online communities where misogynism/misandry is celebrated and seen as the norm. In fact, the overwhelming majority of those communities are, unfortunately, like that.
However, in my personal experience, I have rarely encountered such extreme attitudes in real life.
I'm thankful you do not experience those attitude in real life. I can't say the same. And the real world consequences of these communities are a testament to how destructive they really are. From all the damage these groups are responsible for must be acknowledged when referring to incels.
It is the birthplace for ideologies like the Red Pill, Pick Up Artist, and others which has gained massive traction. All built around using a women and abandoning her. The sexual harassment women face from these groups are palpable. Women on this forum speak about how nice guys always in the end attack them.
These attitudes in real life are not shouted proudly majority of the time. There is consequence in harming those in positions of power. They look for vulnerable people to show what they truly believe in. The truth of a person is revealed by how they treat those who they have everything to gain and nothing to lose from hurting.
I did not mean to put it like that; apologies. I wanted to say that when there is hate around, the uninfluenced incels will naturally flock to people like Andrew Tate because they have nowhere to go otherwise. That is most likely how those hateful incels are created. They are provided with short-term support/understanding while the central figure does not care about the long-term consequences of it.
All is forgiven. I'm sorry for misunderstanding you.
These incels flock to Andrew Tate because they found a space to freely talk about their hatred of women. That is why they have nowhere else to go. A woman not sleeping with a man does not lead down the rabbit hole of the red pill by itself. No person is entitled to another person's body. A good person who is a virgin does not begin to support the subjugation of the entire population of the opposite sex.
Much less support a human trafficker who stated himself on many occasions how he convinces girls that he loves them, and then trafficks them. Young girls, like Vivian who was only fifteen when he groomed her into his "bottom bitch". A woman who is a tool to convince other women who were never in the sex industry to enter it. All in the pretense that Tate loved them.
There was always something within them that had abusive and malicious tendecies that led them to this route. The amount of understated evil in these groups must be the forefront of discussion.
You can express hate towards incels, but I would say that it probably will not lead to a mutually beneficial outcome. Does it matter? It's up to you to decide.
There is no beneficially mutual outcome. The terms of a majority of incels is for them to have the entitlement to a woman's body. Removing their rights, and making them dependant on them. Making it so women no longer have a choice. What matters is keeping the vulnerable safe. When women do sympathize with these nice guys, and these specifically misogynistic incels it always leads to a level of danger towards her.
Incels target women in their mass shootings or stabbing. They want to take revenge because they see "No" as a slight. Even one of the post in this very thread mentions how she tried to give these people a chance.
I think I may have met 'incels' in my life who tried to hook up with me. The thing is, I didn't say no to dating them because I found them unattractive, I simple really wanted to get to know them first sincerely. I want to at least foster some possibility of trust before even thinking about a relationship considering all of the abuse I have been through. Every time though without fail they would get mad at me for not giving them a chance to date them only after knowing me for a short time. I would just sit there helpless as I was claimed to have pushed them into a friend zone.
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@untothedepths, I'm sorry you been through this. This is not your fault. Those men were entitled, and this is not a reflection of who you are as a person. You're a wonderful person for wanting to get to know someone. This means you value them, rather than any physical attribute. If you ever decide to date again, I hope you find someone who has similar values.
This is a real problem that comes from incels. They want to date immediately. They want sex immediately. They are not trying to get to know a woman because they don't think women have anything to get to know.
By the way, I mentioned a similar idea about influencers/politicians in my post about racism and racial equality:
https://sanctioned-suicide.net/thre...ably-going-to-kill-myself.154118/post-2434999
-- In politics, it's a common tactic to employ provocative ideas to generate a large following. Historically, religious differences have been exploited for this purpose. Do the
people of power care about fighting for the truth or guiding the herd to achieve
their goals? The latter seems more probable. Can racial differences be used as a weapon? Definitely, that is also used now as the US approaches the elections, although it is not taken to the extreme as in Nazi Germany.
I apologize for the poor quoting here.
I agree that people in power do not care about truth. They do guide people to achieve their own ends. This does not mean those who fallen into this trap are any less dangerous. Women still must act accordingly to the threat even if its origin is elsewhere. People tried to talk racist, misogynist, and any other desire of subjugation out of those who are just evil. They are more ammendable in person because again, they might face consequences. But if they could put a bullet between their victim's eyes, or rape them, they shown time and time again they will. That is what they are fighting for. The forest is being lost for the trees.