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The Dangerous Rise of Attack on Titan's Eren Yeager as an Incel Idol
Eren Yeager's polarizing presence wasn't limited to the fictional confines of Attack on Titan.
That said, none of the above subreddits were nearly as problematic as r/yeagerbomb.
Reddit has hosted some of the most incendiary communities online, many of which were only banned after considerable criticism. One of these subreddits was r/yeagerbomb, whose followers became more and more radicalized, for want of a better word, over the years.
While incels are defined by their resentment toward women, many among the community have revealed a wide range of prejudices. To contextualize the extremeness of the situation, r/yeagerbomb posted racist memes about certain characters, misogynistic memes about female characters, and homophobic memes about pretty much anyone. Netflix's Adolescence perfectly captures the incel narrative infecting the online world, but r/yeagerbomb was an even better portrayal of community dynamics. A resounding echo chamber that only restated the same dull, illogical preconceptions, the subreddit rapidly transformed into a classic Reddit cesspool. Before it was rightfully banned, r/yeagerbomb was a thriving haven of incel subculture, from its fixation on hypermasculinity to its denigration of women.
As reflected by the story's central thesis, there is no such thing as good and evil. And there are no villains in real life, not unless they are created. It's easier to blame another for one's miseries, certainly more than being responsible for one's actions. And the incels of r/yeagerbomb chose to ignore the nuances in favor of hammering their categorically fake news over and over again.
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