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==Positive Masculinity== | ==Positive Masculinity== | ||
The community was active throughout most of 2019 despite being [[quarantined]] by Reddit admins on September 27 2018 because of misogyny. The day Braincels was quarantined Reddit gave a link to a feminist male studies organization telling incels to learn "positive masculinity," sparking many memes making fun of the | The community was active throughout most of 2019 despite being [[quarantined]] by Reddit admins on September 27 2018 because of misogyny. The day Braincels was quarantined Reddit gave a link to a feminist male studies organization telling incels to learn "positive masculinity," sparking many memes making fun of the term, "positive masculinity", for it's comically vague thought-police vibe. It was later learned that the founder of the male organization that Reddit linked to, Michael Kimmel, [https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/aug/15/us-womens-rights-campaigner-accused-of-sexual-harassment was an alleged sexual assaulter,] leading to much questioning as to whether or not Reddit meant "positive masculinity" to mean [[rape]]. | ||
==Banned from Reddit== | ==Banned from Reddit== | ||