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"The UK government has recently announced a review into their counter-terrorism
strategy, focussing on responses to “extremist ideologies”. This announcement
named misogyny as one of its extremist ideological trends of interest.
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said:
For too long, governments have failed to address the rise in extremism, both
online and on our streets, and we’ve seen the number of young people
radicalised online grow.
Calls for action on the effects of extremist ideologies propagated by online
masculinity influencers have recently increased. Last month, The UK National
Police Chiefs’ Council described the radicalisation of boys into misogyny as a
“national emergency”. They noted that online extremist influencers such as
Andrew Tate recruit and radicalise boys in ways similar to how followers are
drawn into other extremist ideologies. This has profoundly dangerous
implications for women and girls.
Reframing how violent crimes are conceptualised has an impact on how seriously
they are taken by police and how they are resourced.
At a time when misogynistic attitudes are on the rise, and the crisis of
violence against women continues, understanding misogyny as an extremist
ideology is key to shaping appropriate responses."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
