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Podcast: Bungacast
Episode: Excerpt: /215/ Organize the Incels?! ft. Alex Gendler
Description:
On the long history of involuntary celibates.
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Alex Gendler talks to us about his essay in American Affairs, "The New Superfluous Men". With growing global concern about incels and increasing anti-terrorism focus on the supposed risks posed by lonely, angry men, we discuss why this discussion has emerged today and why it's gone global.Â
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Why do our societies seem no longer to find use for young men? Do they benefit from patriarchy? And how does this all relate to class?
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