Prior: America’s Violence Downside is As a result of Too Many Weapons an Epidemic of Masculinity

The present gun violence disaster comes at a time when gun possession soared throughout the pandemic and the variety of white nationalist teams jumped by 55% throughout the Trump presidency.

There are a number of weapons and a number of anger — a lot of which is fueled by misogyny and white supremacy that spreads like a wildfire due to social media — within the nation proper now, specialists stated.

“There’s a masculinity epidemic in america, and we’re seeing that repeatedly in these shootings,” stated Sarah Prior, a sociology professor at Michigan State College whose analysis focuses on gendered violence.

Prior and [Center on Extremism content director Jessica] Reaves have been cautious to notice the harmful collision of misogyny and white supremacy — and the way misogyny can usually introduce folks to white supremacy — and their function in violence.

Misogyny “stands by itself as an extremist ideology” that’s “usually interwoven with tenets of white supremacy, antisemitism; there’s all types of gross perception programs that rely closely on hatred of ladies or play off of hatred of ladies,” Reaves famous. …

“We are able to’t ignore the truth that insurance policies are made primarily based on lived experiences of individuals in positions who make insurance policies,” McMorrow stated. “When sexual harassment and misogyny is swept underneath the rug so regularly, it’s not stunning we’ve stalled out on passing any gun laws.”

— Anna Gustafson in Misogyny Is Fueling the Country’s Gun Violence Epidemic, Experts Say