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Male Supremacy
Welcome to the Manosphere
A heterogeneous collection of online communities that promote masculinity, ascribe to misogyny, and strongly oppose feminism, which they believe has corrupted society
“Because we have given women suffrage, it has become necessary to gain their votes by promising whatever they want in the moment, including the removal of all gates to the sexual market so they can engage in the great game of “alpha male hunting,” which has led to such unbridled chaos and sterility that we have to import third-world people as these empowered female voters abort nearly 60 million American babies. The demographic crisis the West faces today is primarily due to allowing women to do as they please instead of imposing healthy standards on their behavior and choices. The direct cause of this horror movie is giving women the vote.”
— “How to Save Western Civilization,” Return of Kings, May 23, 2017
A disturbing cocktail of toxic masculinity, misogyny, and anti-feminism
The Manosphere is a dangerous breeding ground for fostering hate against women. It includes a collection of men's rights groups, anti-feminists, patriarchal adherents, pick-up artists and father's rights groups all gathered under the title of Male Supremacy. It also includes the latest in growing domestic terrorist threats: Incels, or involuntary celibates who blame women for their inability to attract and bed women. As trite as it sounds, it isn't. Incels are radicalized misogynists and their beliefs have resulted in violence, including mass shootings. We will focus on Incels in this section, as well as several men at the forefront of this dangerous movement.
Male supremacy intersects with other hate-filled ideologies
"More and more, we see misogyny as the gateway drug for extremists," says Heidi Beirich of the Southern Poverty Law Center
The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) has produced a report showing the danger that incels pose to women and children. You can download the report below.
While every white supremacist is not a misogynist, and every misogynist is not a white supremacist, the fact is that there is cross-pollination between the white supremacist/antisemitic extremists and those who profess hatred for women. Male supremacists are not mere chauvinists. They often present with an outright hatred of women who seek equal rights because it threatens their manhood. It is time we start referring to male supremacists as extremists, just as we refer to antisemites and white supremacists as extremists.
Although not viewed as a MRA (Men's Rights Activist), Andrew Anglin of the Daily Stormer has made this comment:
“The fact is, when you give women rights, they destroy absolutely everything around them, no matter what other variable is involved... Even if you become the ultimate alpha male, some stupid bitch will still ruin your life.”
(It should be noted that the Daily Stormer was a virulent antisemitic website that has since been terminated.)
The point remains that the two entities feed off each other. MRAs believe that they are being victimized by employment and family law, while incels (which we will discuss in detail later) believe that they should be able to have sex with a woman on demand regardless of what the woman wants.
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has put together a great report on the marriage of misogyny and white supremacy, which you can download below.
Male supremacy is a hateful stand-alone ideology advocating for rigid gender roles and even violence against women
The Southern Poverty Law Center has noted the substantial overlap between white supremacy and men's rights groups, particularly due to the fact that both the alt-right and the so-called manosphere agree that feminism is the cause of Western civilization's decline, Male Supremacy was added to the national hate-groups list for the first time in 2018.
Two of the most reprehensible male supremacists and their websites show hatred for women and feminism
Daryush Valizadeh, also known as Roosh V. is one of the most reprehensible male supremacists on the planet, a self-proclaimed Pick-up Artist who coaches other men about how to have sex with women, regardless of whether or not they consent.
He considers women intellectually inferior and considers them useful only for sex and fertility and doesn't believe women should have the right to vote, calling this disgusting ideology "neomasculinity." He runs the website Return of Kings.
Paul Elam runs the website A Voice for Men, arguably the biggest website of the Men's Rights Movement in the country.
Elam's site is a loose collection of blogs, websites and forums dedicated to men's issues, such as institutionalized feminism and a corrupt family court system rigged against fathers. In Elam's own words:
“Progress for men will not be gained by debate, reason or typical channels of grievance available to segments of the population that the world actually gives a damn about. The progress we need will only be realized by inflicting enough pain on the agents of hate, in public view, that it literally shocks society out of its current coma.”
Incels are America's newest domestic terrorist threat
Back in 1997, a female undergraduate student at Canada's Carleton University created a website called Alana's Involuntarily Celibate Project. She intended it to be a place where lonely people of both sexes, could meet and talk. Alana eventually walked away from the project, knowing that she wasn't an expert who could help these people, and satisfied that the website would continue on its own. Little did she know that it would be taken over by men and boys complaining about their involuntarily celibate status and blaming women for all of it, becoming more radicalized and violent along the way. Incels (short for involuntary celibate) are a growing domestic terrorism threat that appear to be here to stay. Their misery has already generated its share of violence, as we will show you below.
01 Isla Vista, CA
In 2014, Elliot Rodger, a self-identified incel, went on a killing spree at UC Santa Barbara, beginning with the stabbing deaths of two roommates and a visiting friend. He then went to the Alpha Phi sorority and killed three more students, wounded 14 more, then killed himself.
His manifesto stated in part:
"All I had ever wanted was to love women, but their behavior has only earned my hatred,” he writes. “I want to have sex with them, and make them feel good, but they would be disgusted at the prospect. They have no sexual attraction towards me.” In total it was similar to a biography with his grievances laid out in great detail. You can see it (and download it) here.
It was a turning point in the incel movement, which was once intended to be peaceful and non-violent. All that changed with Elliot Rodger. He became a hero, a "saint" to the community, replete with forums where photographs of his face are superimposed over religious icons. In today's circles, Elliot Rodger has eclipsed Alana as the founder of the incel movement.
All of this is laid out in this great Vox article.
02 Toronto, Canada
In April of 2018, Alek Minassian drove his rental van up on a sidewalk in Toronto, plowing into a group of pedestrians, killing 10 people and seriously injuring 16 others in the city's worst mass killing. Some victims were thrown 26 feet in the air, and others were dragged under the van. Most of the victims were women.
Minassian had written a post on Facebook about an 'incel rebellion' just prior to the attack. Although the post was taken down, it allegedly said, "The Incel Rebellion has already begun! We will overthrow all the Chads and Stacys! All hail the Supreme Gentleman Elliot Rodger!" If you are confused by the Chad and Stacy reference, in incel terminology a Chad refers to a man who has success with women, and a Stacy is an "unattainable" woman who rejects incels. You can learn more about incel terminology in the Glossary section of this website.
Toronto Mayor John Tory said in a statement, “Make no mistake, this was an attack fueled by misogyny and hatred of women and should be treated as such.”
Minassian was eventually found guilty on all counts, showing no remorse throughout his trial.
03 Tallahassee, Florida
Scott Paul Beierle was a self-identified incel extremist who gunned down two women and wounded five other people at the Hot Yoga Tallahassee studio in November 2018. He then killed himself. He had driven 250 miles to do his deed.
He posted a series of misogynistic videos online and railed against both women and immigrants in a series of posts. “There are whores in — not only every city, not only every town, but every village,” he said, referring to women in interracial relationships, whom he said had betrayed “their blood.”
Beierle had a long history of abusing women and, in spite of driving 250 miles to the yoga studio, it wasn't random. He had ties to FSU's Tallahassee campus, where he had twice been arrested for groping women and was banned from the campus.
He was an avowed woman hater whose behavior with women got him in trouble repeatedly. He lost teaching jobs, was dumped from the military, and was constantly in trouble with the principal of his high school.
In addition to acting out his fury, he also fantasized about raping and killing women in his poetry and writings dating back to his teen years. Beierle was 40 years old when he attacked the yoga studio. To say that he had a long history of hatred for women would be an understatement.
More resources on male supremacy, misogyny, and incels
Gender and masculinity in right-wing extremism
This is a bibliography of 25 articles you can access on various topics regarding gender and misogyny in right-wing extremism.
Violent extremism of incels
A look at the incel phenomenon as it relates to other forms of violent extremism.
Misogynist incels and male supremacism
An overview of incel and male supremacist violence and potential steps to deal with the threat it presents.
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