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I first learned about incels, short for "involuntary celebates," on Reddit several years ago. The community, made up of men who blame women for their sexual frustrations, was banned from the site for misogynistic and violent content. Unfortunately, they don't solely commiserate online. Some incels act out their violent fantasies in real life. Writer Jen Golbeck examines this terrifying phenomenon by following one incel in particular, Johnny Young, who went viral for filming himself harassing women in public places. Read the harrowing story below. – Chris Hatler, deputy editor Plus: |
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In the dark corners of the Internet, a growing number of angry men fantasize about violence against women. Johnny Young went viral for turning his twisted vision into reality. |
He's a nobody, a loser, until suddenly he isn't. Johnny Young uploads the videos online, where men who have never met him cheer his cruelty and christen him a hero. Now he has a following. And as his attacks become more violent and brazen, he goes viral within a segment of the Internet that has an insatiable, sadistic thirst for shock and misogyny: the incels. Young also identifies as an incel, a portmanteau of "involuntary celibate." The term has broken into the mainstream in recent years as a shorthand description for alienated young men living in their moms' basements, who blame others for their sexual frustrations and spend too much time online. It's far more sinister than that, however. In the Internet's darkest corners, incels gather to plot and celebrate acts of mass violence, including both imaginary atrocities and real-life crimes. Together, they represent a dangerous, fragmented, apolitical extremist group whose low social standing masks their threat. |
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While there are many significant watchmakers operating in Switzerland, Germany, Japan, and elsewhere, there are just a few whose names are known well beyond enthusiast circles. Omega is one of them. Often compared to Rolex—though the comparison isn't necessarily a just one—Omega produces some of the most notable and historically important models in the industry, from the NASA-approved Speedmaster to the deep-diving Seamaster worn by James Bond. With a vast catalog of references grouped into four model families, its watch offerings can be slightly difficult to parse ... which is why we thought this handy guide might be of some service. |
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The finale of Marc Maron's acclaimed podcast, WTF with Marc Maron, came out October 13 after sixteen years and more than sixteen hundred episodes. He will appear in the movie Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, out October 24. Maron, who's sixty-two and lives in Los Angeles, spoke with Esquire in August while he was in New York City promoting his latest standup special, Panicked. Here, Maron speaks in his own words, edited and condensed. "Look, I've lived and learned over time. I've been a toxic person in my life. I'm not great at relationships. I used to do a joke where I think I'm about 85 percent woke and the other 15 percent I keep to myself." "There was this idea on the anti-woke flank, 'Don't censor yourself at all.' And it's like, no, that's how civilization works. That's the way democracy works. You learn tolerance, and you behave properly in certain situations. Now that's gone. I don't know how democracy works without tolerance and compassion. "We weren't going to stop podcasting until one of us was like, 'All right.' And it happened. We were experiencing real burnout. If you're a workaholic, you don't really process that. But there are symptoms. There is a certain part of your emotional and psychological life that starts to buckle. It is somewhat consuming to show up, be engaged, and be empathetic—to have a genuine conversation." |
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