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What No One Tells You About South Korea’s Incel Movement
Even pregnant women are being harassed…
South Korea is seeing more anti-feminist incel views and rising problems between men and women. The country’s birth rate has plunged to as many women choose not to have children. Across Korea, online groups of angry, mostly young men blame feminism and women for their personal struggles.
They’ve organized into loose “incel” networks that openly reject women’s demands for equal rights and even support rules aimed at stripping women of existing protections. These men see feminism as the enemy, and their numbers and influence are slowly growing.
Young men are choosing misogyny over feminism
In chat rooms and forums, some self-described declare they will no longer “protect” or . They believe that since feminism has made life “too easy” for women, men owe them nothing — no chivalry, no support.
A recent online post bluntly stated: “men no longer care to protect women,” and even admitted that many incels feel satisfaction when women are harassed or attacked. In…