What incel beliefs and the sex redistribution argument are actually about is terrorism. Manosphere figures such as Valizadeh, and many others like him, are effectively holding women hostage, claiming that more will die if the sexual demands of incels are not met. But somehow, seemingly, when it is “just” women at stake, all our societal norms about not negotiating with terrorists fly out the window. Suddenly, we seem quite willing to entertain the possibility that throwing a few women (particularly if they are “just sex workers”) under the bus seems like a pretty good trade-off. Even entering
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