Media contributions
1Media contributions
Title Learning from the Leavers? The Promise (and Perils) of r/IncelExit Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet Global Network on Extremism and Technology Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 8/12/23 Description An Insight for GNET's 16 Days of Activism series looking at r/IncelExit and its potential for helping users disengage from misogynist incel communities. My doctoral work shows promising narrative shifts for users as they work to exit these spaces, with increasing agency and self-worth as potential avenues for countering the nihilism of the black pill. However, I question whether this space can contribute to a lasting shift in misogynist beliefs, drawing on users' exit stories alongside three high-profile exits to illustrate this concern. URL https://gnet-research.org/2023/12/08/learning-from-the-leavers-the-promise-and-perils-of-r-incelexit/ Persons Allysa Czerwinsky