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The online incel community has taken a break from blaming women for their ongoing failures in life to issue a collective tantrum over Netflix’s new drama Adolescence, which dares—dares, mind you—to portray incel culture as the toxic, rage-filled echo chamber it so demonstrably is.

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[-] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 23 points 6 days ago

Yep and a big part of it is blame shifting onto women. The running theme I find in incel subs is that they don't actually do anything about their issues, other than maybe some appearance based work sometimes. They just wallow in blame shifting and self pity

[-] Englishgrinn@lemmy.ca 15 points 6 days ago

This is the key element of incel culture - if one member of the group tries to improve themselves in anyway, it's an attack on the whole group and they are ostracized from what feels like their only social group.

"What? You started exercising and showering? Who do you think you are? Who are you trying to kid? You're just playing the slut's game, man"

All social bubbles are at least a little harmful - but incel culture is more than that, it's purposefully self-destructive. You have to be sad, miserable, and let your life fall apart to belong. It takes advantage of social instincts in the worst possible way.

[-] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 6 days ago

Well duh, why should they do anything? The women should be coming to them!

[-] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al -1 points 6 days ago

Absolutely. But they won't because women are selfish sluts

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