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==Reflection of normies' views rather than a reflection of inceldom== | ==Reflection of normies' views rather than a reflection of inceldom== | ||
[[Rebecca]], a lesbian, former admin of [[IncelSupport]] thinks that Rodger was more a product of people's attitudes towards incels, rather than him being a reflection of incels. In other words, Rodger built his persona off of people's (highly-negative) opinion of incels. | [[Rebecca]], a lesbian, former admin of [[IncelSupport]] thinks that Rodger was more a product of people's attitudes towards incels, rather than him being a reflection of incels behavior in general. In other words, Rodger built his persona off of people's (highly-negative) opinion of incels. Rebecca also tried to point out how cherrypicking violent celibates does not mean that inceldom is born from evil, as many (if not most) evil people have sexual partners. Claiming that mass killers who were incel were incel because they were evil is an example of a fallacious post-hoc rationalization. According to [[Rebecca]]: | ||
{{Quote|"Rodger just fed into what everyone really wants to believe about incels. Even in circles where the word 'incel' is not known, someone who does not attract others sexually is the butt of jokes. S/he will not be taken seriously and will be considered incapable of everything else, too. [...] [Incels] are not perceived as sexual beings. If they display even appropriate sexual behaviour, it makes others inexplicably uncomfortable.[...] | {{Quote|"Rodger just fed into what everyone really wants to believe about incels. Even in circles where the word 'incel' is not known, someone who does not attract others sexually is the butt of jokes. S/he will not be taken seriously and will be considered incapable of everything else, too. [...] [Incels] are not perceived as sexual beings. If they display even appropriate sexual behaviour, it makes others inexplicably uncomfortable.[...] | ||