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Re:Social media has elevated misogyny to new levels of viole... by insickness on Sunday November 11, 2018 @12:13PM (#18427360)
> “...the Red Pill, which are men connected by common resentments against women, immigrants, people of colour,” she explains.

More like a common resentment toward people like her who classify anything and everything as misogynist and racist.

Re:Social media has elevated misogyny to new levels of viole... by SippinLean on Sunday November 11, 2018 @12:26PM (#18427433)
Nope, /r/TheRedPill (quarantined) is a shining example.

Highlights from https://old.reddit.com/r/TheRedPill/top/:

* Three ways to consciously manipulate women before they subconsciously manipulate you.

* 1000 migrants in Germany sexually assault, rob and rape women at one train station on New Year's eve. Feminists actively are trying to cover it up. (/r/cringeanarchy user)

* Now I am become Chad, the destroyer of pussy. (/r/milliondollarextreme user)

* HOW TO GET LAID LIKE A WARLORD: 37 Rules of Approaching Model-Tier Girls

*Feminism is not a shit test. Feminism is a macro level compliance test, and we're all failing it. (/r/jordanpeterson user)

...etc. I'm not sure how you could be the least bit familiar with Red Pill culture and argue in good faith that it isn't exactly what she describes.

Re:Social media has elevated misogyny to new levels of viole... by happytoexplain on Sunday November 11, 2018 @12:38PM (#18427493)
I'm pretty immersed in communities and private circles that contain a lot of people who self identify using the term "red pill", and I think her characterization is reasonable. If 90% of "red pill" sentiment matches her definition, then that sentiment becomes representative, even if the 10% rejects it. It's an unfortunate but unavoidable part of human society. As for your characterization of her, it may be rooted in something rational for all I know about this woman, but you've expressed it in a spiteful, curt way.
Re:Social media has elevated misogyny to new levels of viole... by ben_w on Sunday November 11, 2018 @12:30PM (#18427452)
Every woman I count as a friend has experienced some form of harassment or assault. Many don’t see it as a big deal and just how things are, but I would not tolerate it if it was directed at me. Likewise every friend with darker skin than mine has had to deal with racism.

Closest I’ve faced as an adult? One wolf whistle for having a pony tail, one instance of verbal bi-phobia, and that’s it.

I don’t know how improve reality, but I can’t bury my head in the sand about the need to do so.