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on manosphere and incel culture (media.piefed.social)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/mentalhealth@lemmy.world
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Screenshot of a post by user "former-incel" on Tumblr. The post discusses how phrases like “you will die alone, no one will ever want you” are used to manipulate and harm people’s self-esteem. It argues that while this phrase is often used by abusive partners against women, the manosphere uses the same tactic on men, especially shorter men and even those of average height by convincing them they’re inherently unlovable. The author compares this to emotional abuse, saying it’s a way to make men dependent on the manosphere for validation and community.
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[–] 12 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Look up "The Ghost Shirt Society.'

Native American movement that promised to kill all the settlers and bring back the buffalo.

Desperate people will jump on solutions, whether or not they are viable.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_shirt

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    To be clear this was not a violent attempt to kill settlers by the Lakota people. These shirts were thought to protect from bullets and the Ghost dance was believed to bring back spirits of the dead to protect the land settlers were expanding into. It was in this context that the US army massacred 153 people, mostly women and children and ~20 soldiers were given medals of honor for what is known today as the Wounded Knee Massacre.

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