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Jordan Peterson has been very critical of incels who have committed violence, but he gave an affirmative nod to incels on the Joe Rogan podcast. On the podcast, he echoed a talking point earlier raised by various public intellectuals such as left-wing cultural critic [[Angela Nagle]], white nationalist [[Roger Devlin]], and American bishop Erastus Otis Haven<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=-kdWAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA171&dq=%22Involuntary+celibacy,+or+celibacy+assumed+as+a+badge+of+a+class,+binding+its+members+against+matrimony,+has+proved+productive+of+great+evils.+This+is+a+great+error+of+that+sect+calling+itself+the+Roman+Catholic+Church.+History+abundantly+proves+...%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiIiI2Az-TkAhXBUt8KHUJ3CqwQ6AEwAXoECAEQAg#v=onepage&q=%22Involuntary%20celibacy%2C%20or%20celibacy%20assumed%20as%20a%20badge%20of%20a%20class%2C%20binding%20its%20members%20against%20matrimony%2C%20has%20proved%20productive%20of%20great%20evils.%20This%20is%20a%20great%20error%20of%20that%20sect%20calling%20itself%20the%20Roman%20Catholic%20Church.%20History%20abundantly%20proves%20...%22&f=false</ref>, namely that "the breakdown of [[monogamy]] has strong correlation with inceldom". | Jordan Peterson has been very critical of incels who have committed violence, but he gave an affirmative nod to incels on the Joe Rogan podcast. On the podcast, he echoed a talking point earlier raised by various public intellectuals such as left-wing cultural critic [[Angela Nagle]], white nationalist [[Roger Devlin]], and American bishop Erastus Otis Haven<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=-kdWAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA171&dq=%22Involuntary+celibacy,+or+celibacy+assumed+as+a+badge+of+a+class,+binding+its+members+against+matrimony,+has+proved+productive+of+great+evils.+This+is+a+great+error+of+that+sect+calling+itself+the+Roman+Catholic+Church.+History+abundantly+proves+...%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiIiI2Az-TkAhXBUt8KHUJ3CqwQ6AEwAXoECAEQAg#v=onepage&q=%22Involuntary%20celibacy%2C%20or%20celibacy%20assumed%20as%20a%20badge%20of%20a%20class%2C%20binding%20its%20members%20against%20matrimony%2C%20has%20proved%20productive%20of%20great%20evils.%20This%20is%20a%20great%20error%20of%20that%20sect%20calling%20itself%20the%20Roman%20Catholic%20Church.%20History%20abundantly%20proves%20...%22&f=false</ref>, namely that "the breakdown of [[monogamy]] has strong correlation with inceldom". | ||
Peterson also claimed that the overemphasis on women is destroying male cultural drive, and that humans need touch and a partner. Some of | Peterson also claimed that the overemphasis on women is destroying male cultural drive, and that humans need touch and a partner. Some academic critics of fairly high status have in response accused Peterson of being an incel himself (which is of course impossible because he has two kids).<ref>https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/06/16/leftist-prof-slams-incel-misogynist-jordan-peterson-as-white-nationalist-peterson-responds</ref> | ||
== Beliefs and philosophy == | == Beliefs and philosophy == | ||