Because They Are Women in a Man's World

A Critical Discourse Analysis of Incel Violent Extremists and the Stories They Tell

Bibliographic Data

ID5113577
AuthorsDominique Vink (Leiden University), Tahir Abbas (0000-0002-0968-3261, Leiden University, corresponding author), Yannick Veilleux-Lepage (0000-0002-5236-8734, Leiden University), Richard Mcneil-Willson (0000-0001-8036-1698, Leiden University)
Year2024
Volume36
Issue6
Pages723-739
Publication date2024-08-17
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTerrorism and Political Violence (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0954-6553 • E-ISSN: 1556-1836
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09546553.2023.2189970
OpenAlexW4361295836
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited17

This study is a critical discourse analysis of the misogynistic narratives shared by three incel violent extremists: Elliot Rodger, Alek Minassian, and Scott Beierle. Utilizing Kate Manne’s give/take model, which suggests a wider cultural pattern of misogyny serving to uphold patriarchy, this study finds that incel men expect women to provide feminine-coded services while men are entitled to assume masculine-coded privileges. Feminine-coded services that “she” is expected to provide to “him” are emotional, social, and reproductive. As incels assume masculine-coded privileges related to authority, power, and status, “she will give” and “he will take”; otherwise, “she will be punished.”

Criminology · Critical discourse analysis · Ideology · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Psychology · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence