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Question 1

What are three movements(?) of men spoken about in this?

Answer 1

Pick up artists (PUA)
Men’s rights activities (MRA)
Men going their own way (MGTOW)

Question 2

What are the 4 core aspects of incel ideology?

Answer 2

1. Dehumanisation of women
2. Male sexual entitlement
3. Glorification of violence
4. Lack of success

Question 3

Risk Factors of men becoming incels (Moskalenko et al., 2022)

Answer 3

Mental health issues, e.g. depression, anxiety, PTSD, Autism, etc.

Question 4

what is red pill, blue pill and black pill?

Answer 4

Red pill: realisation that men do not hold systematic power, awakening that men are socially, economically and sexual at the whim of women

Blue Pill: accepting mainstream narrative and choosing to live in ignorance

Black pill: accepts red pill view of society but rejects individual level attempts to achieve sexual relationships with women, only chance at societal level can be effective

Question 5

What two options can happen after the black pill has been accepted?

Answer 5

1. accept fate as an incel
2. change society - by means of mass violence or terror. Done through self harm, suicide, referred to as Lay Down and Rot (LDAR)

Question 6

Do formal psychopathology diagnosis help incels?

Answer 6

No, they rarely ever helped (Moskalenko et al., 2022)

Question 7

What is Looksmaxxing?

Answer 7

improving physical features through plastic surgery and working out

Question 8

What are the demographics of Incels?

Answer 8

Most incels are 25 and under and live with their parents. 50% of adolescent males believe feminism has gone too far

Question 9

What did Stijelkja, (2021) state as one of the most discussed topics by incels?

Answer 9

Mental health issues

Question 10

High suicidal ideation leads to….

Answer 10

Incel communities reinforcing mental health issues

Question 11

What other traits did Stijelja & Mishara (2021) state that incels exhibited?

Answer 11

1. Shyness
2. Poor social skills
3. Inexperience with sexual and romantic relationships
4. Negative body image

Question 12

What is Lookism?

Answer 12

Belief that women only go for good lookingmen, and believing that looks are genetically predetermined

Question 13

According to Van Brunt & Taylor (2020) what were the 2 potential signs of men becoming incels?

Answer 13

1.Academic/Work decrease
2. Increase in social isolation

Question 14

What are the two methods to tackle men becoming incels?

Answer 14

1. Inoculation theory
2. Digital literacy

Question 15

Inoculation theory, what is it?

Answer 15

Pre-bunking strategy, expose people to a weakened persuasive argument to give them “mental anti-bodies” against future persuasive attempts.

Question 16

What Inoculation based strategy has been proven to be effective?

Answer 16

Inocualtion based games, such as GoViral! and BadNews have been proven to be effective in tackling their respective issues. Improving our ability to spot and resist misinformation (Roozenbeek et al., 2019)

Question 17

Why is Digital Literacy important?

Answer 17

Need to know what children are consuming online, so as to have a dialogue with them depending on what they encounter.

Question 18

What should Parents/Caregivers not do when discussing the content their child has seen online?

Answer 18

1. Don’t label or insults the individual or group they are watching. May activate defensive responses.
2. Don’t remove access to friends or the internet.
3. Don’t argue with facts or reason, as they may believe these sources are corrupt.

Question 19

What should Parents/Caregivers do when discussing the content their child has seen online?

Answer 19

1. Leverage relationships
2. Appeal to their values
3. Acknowledge real conspiracy theories
4. Engage in civic education and digital literacy

Question 20

According to van Brunt & Taylor (2020) what are the 7 stabilising factors?

Answer 20

1. Environmental and emotional stability (life experiences have consistency and constancy)
2. Social health and relationships (stability in relationships)
3. Access to non-violent outlets (opportunities for positive action)
4. Empathy and connection
5. Positive social and individual action (how their actions can help people)
6. Positive masculinity
7. Affirmative sexuality (consent for both parties)

Question 21

What does BIT/CARE mean?

Answer 21

Behavioural Intervention Teams

Confront Amplify Respond Educate

Question 22

What is the BIT/CARE model? (van Brunt & Taylor, 2020)

Answer 22

Small groups of school officials meet to collect and review concerning information about at-risk individuals.

Question 23

What is the key attribute of the BIT/CARE model?

Answer 23

The Key attribute is Educating.

So as to educate schools or workplaces to recognise and report concerning behaviour

Question 24

What are the three phases of the BIT/CARE model?

Answer 24

Phase 1: Gather Data
Phase 2: Rubric/Analysis
Phase 3: Intervention

Question 25

What happens in Phase 1 of the BIT/CARE model?

Answer 25

Schools, campus' or workplace communities communicate concerning behaviours or incidents. With the goal to prevent the threat from becoming worse.

Question 26

What happens in Phase 2 of the BIT/CARE model?

Answer 26

Analyse information gathered. The goal of this is to evaluate each reported incident and to establish a risk level.

Question 27

What happens in phase 3 of the BIT/CARE model?

Answer 27

Activities, resources, communications, and actions which can be potentially taken by the BIT to tackle the issue, depending on the threat level.

Question 28

What does FIRE mean, and what does it do?

Answer 28

Fighting Incel Radicalisation and Extremism. Use memes to fight incels

Question 29

In the first study for FIRE what did they test and find?

Answer 29

Measured: 1. Individual differences (e.g. self-esteem) 2. Social perceptions (e.g. conspiracy suspicions about feminism) 3. Ideological Rationalisation (e.g. social dominance orientation) Outcome measure was Incel beliefs (status threat, misogyny, etc) Results: All things inside the measures predicted misogyny

Question 30

In the second study for FIRE what did they test and what were the results?

Answer 30

Tested anti misogyny memes. Results: 1. misogynists found the memes to be less relatable 2. conspiracy believers found them less funny 3. none of the memes altered any psychological variables 4. One meme led to an increase in violent fantasies (this is a backlash effect, so we need to be careful with what memes we use)