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Blackpilled : Masculinity, Media and Incels

Blackpilled : Masculinity, Media and IncelsBy: Maeve Park

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Product Code: 9781785908941

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Weight .508 kg
Dimensions 17.5 × 3.0 × 24.2 cm

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Incels - involuntary celibates -are often cast as violent, misogynistic loners, consumed by resentment towards women. With shocking tragedies like the 2014 Isla Vista killings and the 2024Bondi Junction stabbings heightening fears about the threat they pose, understanding this phenomenon has never been more crucial. But it's important not to view incels as aliens who came down to earth on women-hating spaceships from a distant women-hating planet. Though their belief system - referred to as the 'black pill' - is no doubt extreme, they haven't constructed it from nothing. These young men are shaped by the media they consume and the society thatsurrounds us. In Blackpilled, Meadhbh Parktakes an unflinching look at the incel movement through the lenses of masculinity and media studies. Drawing on interviews with incels across the globe and analysing cultural touchstones such as The Matrix, Fight Club, Taxi Driver, Euphoria, Joker and Blade Runner2049, Park uncovers the origins of their beliefs and what they really think. She also examines potential ways to help incels break free from thenihilistic and hate-fuelled grip of the black pill. With extremist misogyny on the rise and governments debating whether incels should be labelled a terror threat, Blackpilled delivers urgent, thought-provoking conclusions that couldn't be more timely.

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