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Posts tagged with ‘Misogyny’

  • Nov262025

    Intersectionality in the Incelosphere: Understanding the Racial Dimensions of Misogynistic Extremism

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    This Insight is part of GNET’s Gender and Online Violent Extremism series, aligning with the UN’s 16 Days of Activism…

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  • Nov252025

    Sanctified Misogyny: The Use of Fundamentalist Sexual Narratives to Legitimise Incel Ideology

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    This Insight is part of GNET’s Gender and Online Violent Extremism series, aligning with the UN’s 16 Days of Activism…

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  • Oct152025

    Everyday Extremism: Molka, Nth Room, and the Infrastructure of Digital Misogyny

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    Digital sex crimes such as South Korea’s molka (hidden camera) phenomenon and the Nth Room case are frequently described as…

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  • Jun302025

    Misogyny and Violent Extremism: Can Big Tech Fix the Glitch?

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    Content Warning: This Insight contains mentions of rape and violence against women. Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) is preventable, yet…

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  • Jun122025

    Prompted to Harm: Analysing the Pirkkala School Stabbing and Its Digital Manifesto

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    On 20 May 2025, a stabbing incident occurred at a school in the town of Pirkkala, southern Finland, in which…

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  • May062025

    “Everyone Will Remember Jamie”: A Post-Adolescence Reflection on Online Misogyny

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    Introduction The release of Adolescence, a 4-part drama on Netflix examining a teenager accused of murder, has propelled discussions about…

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  • Mar032025

    “Watching foids seethe is actual lifefuel”: Celebratory Male Supremacism in the Aftermath of the 2024 US Presidential Election

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    Content warning: This Insight contains misogynistic, racist and transphobic slurs and mentions of suicide.   Introduction Six weeks ago, Donald Trump…

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  • Nov202024

    The Trump Manosphere: Reactionary Male Supremacy, Misogyny and Accelerationist Violence in the Post-Election Era

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    Introduction In the immediate aftermath of Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 presidential election, social media was replete with reactionary…

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  • May072024

    Hiding in Plain Sight: How the ‘Newgen’ Misogynistic Incel Content Creators Escape Moderation on TikTok

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    Content warning: This Insight contains mentions of sexual and graphic violence, suicide, and racist language  In the past few years,…

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  • Jan102024

    Slipping Through the Cracks: Recognising Extremist Misogyny Outside of Inceldom 

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    Introduction  The ‘manosphere’ is defined as “an umbrella term that refers to a number of interconnected misogynistic communities”. The most well-known…

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