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'''Charles Fourier''' was the founder of [[utopian socialism]], a feminist who coined the word [[feminism]], and someone who wanted to organize society into mass communal buildings ("Phalansteries", or "Phalanx"s) which would provide a "sexual minimum" for everyone, including incels.<ref>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/incel-what-is-involuntary-celibates-elliot-rodger-alek-minassian-canada-terrorism-a8335816.html</ref> | '''Charles Fourier''' was the founder of [[utopian socialism]], a feminist who coined the word [[feminism]], and someone who wanted to organize society into mass communal buildings ("Phalansteries", or "Phalanx"s) which would provide a "sexual minimum" for everyone, including incels.<ref>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/incel-what-is-involuntary-celibates-elliot-rodger-alek-minassian-canada-terrorism-a8335816.html</ref> | ||
He was fairly unique among socialists as he saw sexual inequality to be a large causative factor of various social ills,<ref>The Utopian Vision of Charles Fourier, 1983, pg 339</ref> instead of solely focusing his critiques on alienation and economic exploitation, thus preceding [[Michel Clouscard]] and the main character of Michel Houellebecq's novel ''[[Whatever]]'', in his analysis of sexual deprivation from a leftist perspective. Unlike the much less libertarian [[Michel Houllebecq|Houellebecq]], and like [[Alex Undersky|Undersky]], Fourier does not portray sexual liberalism as inherently bad, as he sees humans as naturally sexually generous without markets and under certain circumstances. | He was fairly unique among socialists as he saw sexual inequality to be a large causative factor of various social ills,<ref>The Utopian Vision of Charles Fourier, 1983, pg 339</ref> instead of solely focusing his critiques on alienation and economic exploitation, thus preceding [[Michel Clouscard]] and the main character of Michel Houellebecq's novel ''[[Whatever]]'', in his analysis of sexual deprivation from a leftist perspective. Unlike the much less libertarian [[Michel Houllebecq|Houellebecq]], and like [[Alex Undersky|Undersky]], Fourier does not portray sexual liberalism as inherently bad, as he sees humans as naturally sexually generous without markets and under certain circumstances. His sex specific writings were not widely known during his lifetime, and were rediscovered in the 1960s.<ref>Beecher, J. Bienvenu, R. 1971. ''The Utopian Vision of Charles Fourier. pp 329.''</ref> | ||
His sex specific writings were not widely known during his lifetime, and were rediscovered in the 1960s.<ref>Beecher, J. Bienvenu, R. 1971. ''The Utopian Vision of Charles Fourier. pp 329.''</ref> | |||
He wanted his utopias to have various organizations devoted to sexually helping the rejected without being paid.<ref>https://archive.org/stream/TheUtopianVisionOfCharlesFourierSelectedTextsOnWorkLoveAndPassionateAttraction/The%20Utopian%20Vision%20of%20Charles%20Fourier_%20Selected%20Texts%20on%20Work%2C%20Love%20and%20Passionate%20Attraction_djvu.txt</ref> | He wanted his utopias to have various organizations devoted to sexually helping the rejected without being paid.<ref>https://archive.org/stream/TheUtopianVisionOfCharlesFourierSelectedTextsOnWorkLoveAndPassionateAttraction/The%20Utopian%20Vision%20of%20Charles%20Fourier_%20Selected%20Texts%20on%20Work%2C%20Love%20and%20Passionate%20Attraction_djvu.txt</ref> | ||