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Incels: male loneliness is a social problem, not a consequence of feminism
Loneliness in general, and male loneliness in particular, is a social issue and a public health issue, but it has also become a political battleground.
voxeurop.eu
The term, an abbreviation of “involuntary celibate”, has reignited the debate on male loneliness, but has also given rise to a narrative that needs to be debunked.
What are the causes of male loneliness? The answer to this question, Dębska continues, is a “political battleground.” For the “manosphere” and anti-feminist circles, the blame lies with women’s emancipation – rhetoric that must be challenged.
In an article for the independent Czech newspaper Deník Referendum, reporter Petra Dvořáková interviewed eight men about their involuntary celibacy. None of them, she writes, regularly visit incel forums, nor do they identify with misogyny.
All of these men describe profound suffering linked to isolation, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, trauma, bullying, depression and, often, symptoms or diagnoses of ADHD or autism. “Most of the men emphasised that their shy and non-competitive nature does not correspond to the ideals of traditional patriarchal masculinity.”
According to Dvořáková, these men do not embody the dominant patriarchal model, but suffer its effects. They are not strong, competitive, charismatic or sexually confident; this is precisely why they are marginalised. Patriarchy, writes Dvořáková, harms not only women, but also the men who are unable or unwilling to conform to dominant masculinity. Dvořáková believes that reducing involuntarily celibate men to misogynistic grotesques is short-sighted.
Though a minority may become radicalized, and incel violence certainly exists, most of these men suffer in silence. For Dvořáková, more care, listening and early intervention could lead to many of these men to become allies in the critique of patriarchy, instead of being pushed towards reactionary communities built on resentment.
Ah, yes. The negative outcomes outlined in bold are totally exclusive to one social system & is not a biased scapegoat to place the blame on. Otherwise, why were these same victims of the past still managing to have access to female affection under your more strict definition of a patriarchy, where foids had less rights & hypergamy wasn't as rampant?
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