49. Black Pill: Are incels dangerous?
A man in a white van mounts a pavement in Toronto, killing ten people. What was his motive?
23rd April 2018 was the date selected by John Doe as the day he would kill as many residents of Toronto as possible. Witnesses describe seeing a white van mount the pavement on busy Yonge Street and run down pedestrians. Ten people sadly lost their lives.
John Doe drew inspiration from the misogynistic online βincelβ movement: groups of men who blame their lack of sexual activity on women and resent sexually βsuccesfulβ men.
On this episode of Bad People, Dr Julia Shaw and comedian Sofie Hagen discuss why people become incels. Are incels dangerous? And what can be done to stop people subscribing to this ideology in the first place.
This episode contains audio from the documentary Inside the Secret World of Incels produced by ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Three and audio from Ben Hurstβs TED talk.
Warning: This episode contains descriptions of violence, specifically targeted violence towards women, murder, and mentions of suicide.
CREDITS
Presenters: Dr Julia Shaw and Sofie Hagen
Producer: Caroline Steel
Editor: Rami Tzabar
Music: Matt Chandler
Academic Consultants for The Open University: Dr Lara Frumkin and Dr James Munro
Commissioning Executive: Dylan Haskins
Commissioning Assistant Producer: Adam Eland
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Bad People is produced in partnership with The Open University and is a ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Audio Science Production for ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Sounds.
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