Roxane Gay
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And you know that when it happens, those men of ICE are, because it is a vocational program for men, they are probably so irritated.
And that brings me a small amount of, I don't think joy is the word, but satisfaction.
They just have a new way of gathering.
The manosphere has always existed.
That's just off the top of my head.
It has always existed.
What is particularly troubling and unique about the current moment is that they have such easy access to one another and that there are no limits.
because they tend to find themselves on these forums where there is no moderation, where they are openly allowed to talk about really virulent misogyny, which whatever, but then also violence against women, violence against people they disagree with.
They have created their own vernacular to be able to better communicate amongst themselves about their anxieties and their grievances.
And so they have more reach than before.
And they are really good at finding the disaffected and disillusioned young men or not so young men who have nowhere to put feelings and who don't have the tools to cope with feelings and who don't have the personal ability to deal with accountability of
you know, take a shower, brush your teeth, learn to talk to other people, and then listen to what is being said to you, learn to ask questions.
You know, so much of this is just basic sort of human 101.