The emotional challenges of studying online hatred of women

Several years ago, a few young men who identified as ‘involuntary celibate’ formed a self-help group. However, they went on to embrace vicious and sometimes murderous misogyny. Kaitlyn Regehr tells Ellie Bothwell why she felt impelled to explore their disturbing world

Published on
April 16, 2020
Last updated
April 23, 2020
Flowers fill bullet holes in the windows of the IV Deli on May 25, 2014 in Isla Vista, California, after Elliot Rodger’s murderous rampage
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Reader's comments (3)

"Your nerdy nephew who sits playing video games or watching violent porn in his room" - Sorry, I don't get what is misogynistic about playing video games, or being nerdy.
The worst misogyny I've had to deal with as a Union rep didn't come from 'Western Culture', though the University did everything to it cover up it became clear this was the effect of the teachings of the 'religion of peace' that gave the head of school his very biased view off 'western and westernised' women. If we are to talk of equality, when will we see proper research into misandry?
What about women, like the writer of this article, who directly and indirectly mocks and attempts to sexually and socially isolate incels as being losers and without an independent mind that can be indoctrinated like drones? What about the explicit and implicit misandry showed by some women like the writer herself? It is always easy to point the finger at others and not look at our own failings: "See better Lear, and let me still remain The true blank of thine eye." (King Lear, I.i)

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