{"id":3421,"date":"2024-04-17T13:26:33","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T18:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/?p=3421"},"modified":"2024-04-17T13:26:33","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T18:26:33","slug":"war-on-women-on-the-web","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/2024\/04\/17\/war-on-women-on-the-web\/","title":{"rendered":"War on Women on the Web"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/files\/2024\/04\/resume-genius-jKvmjImY9bE-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/files\/2024\/04\/resume-genius-jKvmjImY9bE-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/files\/2024\/04\/resume-genius-jKvmjImY9bE-unsplash-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/files\/2024\/04\/resume-genius-jKvmjImY9bE-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/files\/2024\/04\/resume-genius-jKvmjImY9bE-unsplash-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/files\/2024\/04\/resume-genius-jKvmjImY9bE-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/files\/2024\/04\/resume-genius-jKvmjImY9bE-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/files\/2024\/04\/resume-genius-jKvmjImY9bE-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Two women sitting side-by-side with laptops in front of them, glancing at each other after reading something shocking. <em>Photo by <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@resumegenius\">Resume Genius<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/\">Upsplash<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Intro and History<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Several subcultures exist online dedicated to hating women, collectively known as the \u201cmanosphere.\u201d These communities hold different perspectives on how they should operate in society based on their shared <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2016\/apr\/14\/the-red-pill-reddit-modern-misogyny-manosphere-men\">belief in the Red Pill<\/a>, the belief that we live in a <a href=\"https:\/\/sociologydictionary.org\/gynocracy\/#:~:text=Definition%20of%20Gynocracy-,Definitions%20of%20Gynocracy,that%20is%20controlled%20by%20women.\">&#8220;Gynocracy&#8221;<\/a> (a society dominated by women that discriminates against men).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of these subcultures focus on trying to \u201cprove\u201d their negative views of women by presenting themselves as scientifically knowledgeable. Others focus on more explicitly bigoted and violent language. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/incel\">\u201cIncels\u201d<\/a> believe that they are involuntarily celibate thanks to societal injustice. Another manosphere group, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adl.org\/resources\/blog\/men-going-their-own-way-mgtow-what-you-need-know\">\u201cMen Going Their Own Way\u201d<\/a> (MGTOW), takes a different approach to women and tries to avoid women and female institutions altogether.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ann-Kathrin Rothermel. 2023. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/20539517221145671\">The Role of Evidence-Based Misogyny in Antifeminist Online Communities of the \u2018Manosphere.\u2019<\/a>\u201d <em>Big Data &amp; Society<\/em> 10(1)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stephane Baele, Lewys Brace, and Debbie Ging. 2023. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/09546553.2022.2161373\">A Diachronic Cross-Platforms Analysis of Violent Extremist Language in the Incel Online Ecosystem<\/a>.\u201d\u00a0<em>Terrorism and Political Violence<\/em> 1\u201324.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Scott Wright, Verity Trott, and Callum Jones. 2020. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/1369118x.2020.1751867\">\u2018The Pussy Ain\u2019t Worth It, Bro\u2019: Assessing the Discourse and Structure of MGTOW<\/a>.\u201d <em>Information, Communication &amp; Society<\/em> 23(6):908\u201325.<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Politics and Culture<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>While many online misogynists solely focus on hating women, others have become more broadly political. For example, many members of the manosphere backed Donald Trump for the US presidency. However, at times, members of the manosphere have come into conflict with other right-wing extremists. Some white nationalists, for instance, believe they should \u201cprotect\u201d white women, while manosphere members are often more explicitly hateful towards white women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pierce Alexander Dignam and Deana A. Rohlinger. 2019. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1086\/701155\">Misogynistic Men Online:\u00a0How the Red Pill Helped Elect Trump<\/a>.\u201d <em>Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and\u00a0Society<\/em> 44(3):589\u2013612.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jillian Sunderland. 2023. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/1097184X221120664\">Fighting for Masculine Hegemony: Contestation between\u00a0Alt-Right and White Nationalist Masculinities on Stormfront<\/a>.\u201d <em>Men and\u00a0Masculinities<\/em> 26(1):3\u201323.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two women sitting side-by-side with laptops in front of them, glancing at each other after reading something shocking. Photo by Resume Genius from Upsplash. 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