For the past few weeks there have been multiple people on here really showing their asses by upvoting or commenting outright incel shit on various posts. This has convinced me that Hexbear needs another fucking purge.

[–] dinklesplein@hexbear.net 38 points 6 months ago

i feel like tensions about dating and romance have really begun boiling up the past few years in general. there was a short period a few years ago where i thought incel-ism was dying out as an identity, but these days it seems bigger than its ever been

[–] frauddogg@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I've found myself asking a whole lot more frequently this past couple months "how the fuck did something like this get so much traction here" against outright incellish and/or racist bullshit.

[–] bbnh69420@hexbear.net 15 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I’d like to blame it on federation, but it feels homegrown tbh

[–] YearOfTheCommieDesktop@hexbear.net 7 points 6 months ago

anecdotally browsing by active I'm seeing a lot more new names around than I used to. People who weren't here for all the past struggle sessions