https://figshare.unimelb.edu.au/articles/report/Misogyny_Online_Radicalisation_and_Youth_Extremism_in_Australia/33250176?file=67531593

Chapter 2 is where the interesting stuff is, they assessed people for misogynistic attitudes, and also political ones they deem extreme. They classify left wing extremism as indicated by:

  1. The rich will not give up their wealth easily. Organised violence, including against people, is the only way to make things fair for everyone.

  2. Capitalism is ruining the world and should be resisted with violence

Without getting distracted by a discussion of the um curious decision to classify that in the same way as beliefs like murdering people who wont fuck me is a cool and good I think it’s an interesting result.

Misogyny in left-wing spaces is real, and this survey indicates it’s not automatically less prevalent than in right wing spaces (although particular attitudes may differ). Despite shit like patriarchy and control of women being recognised as a problematic root of oppression by many prominent theorists (e.g. engles on the origin of class relations).

Something I think we should all think about.

Also at least Aussie gen z’ers seem a bit fucking cooked here, how do boomers have better attitudes about forcing sex on your wife than gen z women? wat is going on? I wonder if some of this can be explained through inexperience, but there is a stark difference between older and younger people. Also much less than between men and women than I would have expected.

Why are we failing to reach kids compared to the right wing here?

  • insurgentrat [she/her, it/its]@hexbear.netOPEnglish
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    15 days ago

    I can’t find where the full data are published, potentially you need to contact the author.

    Given some of the tabulated data differences though, they clearly are capturing distinct groups, the categories don’t look like ridiculous p-hacking, and in general the broader trend is that attitudes towards the legitimacy of violence in political struggle are strong indicators of misogynistic attitudes.

    This study makes me think we need to be more militant about rejecting misogyny as it is likely that many people will carry horrible beliefs.

    That said, misogyny is clearly a problem in leftists spaces. Hexbear is proof.

    I may have ulterior motives for posting it on this instance.