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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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[–] 52 points 1 year ago (3 children)

This is the trick of Jordan Peterson. He offers sound advice: make your bed, get a hair cut, wear clean clothes. Then mixes that good advice with some truly misogynistic garbage.

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  • [–] 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Yep. I remember when the "manosphere" was still young. I went through a terrible breakup. I was looking for support. They offered commiseration.

    Things can get better. You're going to be ok. Start working out (great advice). Get your place in order (I needed to hear that). Delete social media, stop comparing yourself to them (oh hell yeah).

    They validated my anger and sadness. I started to feel like I belonged. I was actually starting to do well. There had been no mention of women yet, just dudes who are going through or had been through some shit. Then when I went a level deeper I started getting the truly misogynistic garbage. But I wasn't angry at women. I was angry at a woman. An individual. I grew up around enough women to know that AWALT was an absolute lie. I had enough friends that were women to know that. The fact that I was half an inch shy of 6' never stopped me before.

    So I was out of it quickly. But I know how easy it is to get wrapped up in it. I could easily be one of those people today.

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