The Intersection of Extremist and Normative Masculinity

Misogynistic Extremism: A Scoping Review

“…Second, articles discussed male supremacism as an ideological basis for terrorist acts (Andrews, 2020; C. J. Collins & Clark, 2021; Lindner, 2022; O’Donnell & Shor, 2022; Roose et al, 2020). Roose et al (2020) argue that “male supremacist groups” such as misogynist incels may be “considered a new ideologically motivated form of violent extremism” (p. 4).…”

“…J. Collins & Clark, 2021; Lindner, 2022; O’Donnell & Shor, 2022; Roose et al, 2020). Roose et al (2020) argue that “male supremacist groups” such as misogynist incels may be “considered a new ideologically motivated form of violent extremism” (p. 4).…”

“…Third, authors highlight the need to analyze acts of misogynistic violence within the broader structural context of male supremacy and cisheteropatriarchy (Andrews, 2020; DeCook & Kelly, 2022; DiBranco, 2020; Roose et al, 2020). These authors express concern that attempts to broadly label acts of misogynistic violence as “incel violence” may paper over differences in how misogyny, racism, and male supremacy distinctly shape violent attacks (DeCook & Kelly, 2022).…”

“…Terrorism within the context of misogynistic extremism was a frequently explored topic in the data, appearing in 80% of the peer-reviewed literature and 79% of the gray literature. Often discussions of terrorism involved specific acts of misogynistic violence that have been labeled as acts of terror (Gentry, 2022; Roose et al, 2020; Tomkinson et al, 2020; Ware, 2021; Wilson, 2020) or simply the misogynistic features of many terrorist organizations (United Nations Security General, 2020). The 2020 Toronto machete attack, in which a misogynist incel killed a woman and injured two others, was the most frequently cited example of an act of misogynist violence that was officially labeled an act of terrorism.…”

“…Similarly, the public implications of labeling acts of misogynist violence as terrorist acts was discussed. Several researchers argue that labeling these violent acts as terrorism would bring welcome awareness to the issue at hand (Lindner, 2022; Roose et al, 2020; Tomkinson et al, 2020; Windisch, 2021). Moreover, by redefining misogyny and male supremacism as an underlying ideology for terrorist violence, more attention could be directed to gender-based political violence as a whole.…”