Top 5 Most Dangerous Incel Movies

Top 5 Most Dangerous Incel By Madeline Perez Movies

Inside of me, there are two wolves. One is very passionate about movies and film analysis and wants to talk about it. The other doesn’t want to come off as a pretentious asshole. Every day they have epic battles in which there is no winner and they will go on fighting, forever and ever, until the end of time. Like the conflict in the Middle East, this battle between my two selves seems to be never-ending with no solution in sight. But why can’t I fully unleash my inner movie-loving wolf on unsuspecting friends and strangers? Why does the phrase “film analysis” make me want to puke my guts out? What has caged me inside my own head?

There is a terrible plague upon our society. No, this time I’m not talking about photography students. Self-proclaimed “Movie Buffs” are constantly using a baseless knowledge of cinema to put themselves above others and channel their horrible personhood. This normally does not come from a love of the craft, but the love of “feeling superior” and, in other cases, “owning the libs.” The existence of these situationally unaware narcissists makes me fear unleashing my movie-loving self, lest I be lumped in as one of them. Who knows? Maybe I am one already, but I try not to be, so hopefully that’ll be enough when judgment day comes.

You may find these pseudo-intellectuals trying to bring someone down for liking something recent, family-friendly, or, worst of all, something with a dreaded “female lead.” Whether they’re raging about the girl in Star Wars or still hung up on the verdict of Roe v. Wade, they probably hate you for not enjoying “true film.” You, in your ignorance, may be prompted to ask “So, what is ‘true film’?” With a smirk, they will look down on you and probably utter the name of their favorite movie, the pinnacle of cinema and art alike. For your convenience, I have compiled a list of their most dangerous answers. So, look out drywall and reader alike, your local Rorschach impersonator is going to educate you on their favorite movie, and, if it’s one of these five, I suggest you start running.

5. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

This is not a red-flag movie per se, but if it’s your favorite movie I’m going to assume you self-insert as Scott. Let me guess: virgin? If you encounter a Scott Pilgrim fan and have any manic pixie dream characteristics, do not interact. Chances are they will become deeply infatuated with you but still refuse to see you as a fellow human being. The best cure for liking Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is getting laid and finding a better movie.

4. Pulp Fiction

I love Pulp Fiction. It was secretly my favorite movie back when I was young and still believed there was good in everyone. Then I met other Pulp Fiction fans, that belief changed faster than you can say “what,” again. I have seen Pulp Fiction weaponized and used to hurt others. I have been personally victimized by cringy Pulp Fiction fans who think knowing the movie automatically makes them the hottest bitch on Earth. Which it can’t, because that spot has already been taken by me. Overall, if someone goes out of their way to let you know that they know Pulp Fiction, they probably secretly like feet.

3. Fight Club

Though Fight Club fans have been dying out, their power fantasies rage on stronger than any star in our galaxy. For those under the shoe of a boss, parent, or other unspecified authority figures, it’s not uncommon to desire “cool, masculine violence” to prove that you’re actually not to be fucked with and have a very big penis when you think about it. Die-hard fans misinterpret the underlying fight-club message of “find your own identity rather than what society holes you into” and instead are obsessed with proving they’re dominant, manly, and that it’s only a matter of time before “they’ll all see.” Maybe herbal tea and a hug will help with that deep-seated anger towards the world. Then again, maybe not.

2. Joker

Buckle your seatbelts, folks, because this off-brand Taxi Driver movie is, dare I say it, the incel film of our generation. Obsessive fans jerk themselves off about being special social outcasts while simultaneously disagreeing with the movie’s actual messages about bettering mental health services and wealth disparity. It’s hilarious. Again, the power-fantasy elements and “I’ll show them all” vibes make this movie a hot commodity for step-dad hating, wall-punching piss boys. Sadly, they’re probably not going to get the loving mother figure or therapy they so intensely need.

1.Taxi Driver

I will stress that Taxi Driver is a perfectly good movie. These are all perfectly good movies and there is nothing wrong with liking them; my point though is that sometimes obsession with these movies comes with certain implications, and none is worse than that of Taxi Driver. Will all the incel vibes of Joker, the pretentious “Movie connoisseur” aura around Pulp Fiction, and some extra “the streets are extended gutters” Watchmen undercurrent, the idolization of Travis (our quirky main character) is a recipe for disaster.

All and all, if you encounter someone who is unreasonably obsessed with one (or several) of these movies, don’t fret, because not all hope is lost. Over time they will most likely grow out of it, or maybe, one day, even learn the touch of a woman. Unless they’re majoring in film—I don’t think there’s any way to recover from that. In the meantime, sit back and enjoy all the “bad movies” you want; I’ll protect you from the “film critics” (unless it’s Toy Story 4 because fuck that movie). Who knows, maybe after society heals and the grass once again grows on the graves of our strife, we will all be able to fearlessly unleash our inner wolves to feel the sun once more. All I can do is hope for a distant utopian future where people have stopped being assholes about movies and everyone can enjoy and discuss them in peace. Until then, stay strong, pure-hearted movie lovers, your time is coming, though it might not be any time soon.

An Ethical Oversight

By Jonny Fast

On April 12th, Pipe Dream published an article titled Banning gender-affirming care is unscientific, abhorrent, discussing a recent wave of legislation banning certain gender dysphoria treatments for minors. The article was, in my personal opinion, a showcase of progressive ideas in their most radical form. While it is shocking to see such ideas being discussed, it does not surprise me, given the reputation of Pipe Dream, that they would publish such an article. Moreover, in the latest issue of Binghamton Review, an article written by a colleague of mine, Madeline Perez, responds to the article “Contemporary Arrogance”. The response is mostly fine, as the article in question was poorly written and contains many baseless claims. However, the response brings up the same points which were presented from Pipe Dream. While progressives may claim that there is nothing wrong with these prepubescent hormone treatments, the truth of the matter is that if given to minors, these treatments are misguided at best and unscrupulous at worst. In her article, “Contemporary Stupidity: A Response To Contemporary Arrogance”, the author claims that puberty blockers are prescribed, safe, reversible, and can be used to successfully treat patients, and possibly prevent the need for further surgery. To back up her claims, she cites an article by the Mayo Clinic describing said puberty blockers. According to the Mayo Clinic article, puberty blockers, specifically GnRH analogues, are molecules that block sex hormones, such as testosterone, from causing changes that would typically occur during puberty. Switching focus to Pipe Dream, the author of that article makes similar claims, more or less, though in a more condescending tone. As a result, I will take the claims in the Binghamton Review article as the main focus, as it features the same points but without any of the hallmarks of Pipe Dream opinion pieces, i.e. bad faith generalizations of political opponents and lack of Oxford commas.

While puberty blockers will not result in death, this does not mean that these drugs are harmless. The Mayo Clinic report states that the changes are not permanent. However, if one reads further down the Mayo Clinic article, one would notice that puberty blockers have certain side effects including longterm effects on bone density and fertility. While this could be avoided by only prescribing these treatments in the short term, the only way to effectively pause the effects of puberty is to prescribe them in the long term, as puberty is a phase which lasts throughout adolescence. Despite what our two aforementioned authors would like to claim, the possibility to cause abnormal bone density, or even worse, infertility, is not an effect of a “reversible treatment”. The research article cited in the report concluded that further studies are needed to determine the effects of this medication. It’s clear from this article that there is no scientific consensus on the issue of puberty blockers; in fact, it seems that this treatment is quite experimental. However, this has not caused practitioners to cease these treatments on minors. In fact, access to these experimental treatments has been labeled as a human right (see Pipe Dream). Given the severity of these effects, the continued use of puberty blockers on minors should be considered unethical.

Even if scientists were able to develop a completely reversible and harmless version of the puberty blocker, there would still be ethical issues involved with administering the treatment. When looking at the impacts of these treatments on the incentives of those receiving them, one would conclude that the opposite is true. When puberty blockers are given, they restrict the development of masculine/feminine traits that would develop during puberty. This is because these treatments are designed to halt the release of hormones that trigger many of the changes brought about by puberty, thus keeping the minor in this transitional state. Without the release of these hormones, the patient would maintain an incentive to desire a more permanent solution, such as gender reassignment surgery. Since the patient would be making an uninformed decision due to their unfinished development, it is unwise to give minors the choice to make such a severe decision. Finally, the author states that if the minor is under the age of medical consent, 14-16 depending on the state of residence, the minor would require parental consent to undergo these treatments. However, the parents of such minors may be just as uninformed as the minors themselves, as misinformation regarding the treatment is constantly being spread. Moreover, activists and clinics have been pushing to administer these treatments so far as to ignore other possible causes for their discomfort, such as social pressures or a different, unrelated condition. This leads to some people with circumstances like Keira Bell and a subreddit of almost 20,000 people, who have de-transitioned and likely will not be able to revert back to their conditions before treatment.1 If patients are directed towards an option by manipulated incentives with no consideration of alternatives, then one can hardly say that this is an informed decision.

If puberty blockers are unethical for use, then how should minors who suffer from gender dysphoria be treated? Looking at alternatives, the best option seems to be psychotherapy and/ or mental health resources. Given that gender dysphoria is a physiological phenomenon, it seems appropriate that experts who understand how the mind develops can treat these patients. While there are currently issues about the accessibility of therapy, there are also benefits from its use. First off, therapy can be used to treat depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, and other symptoms which are common comorbidities in minors with gender dysphoria. Additionally, therapy does not have the ability to cause any drastic changes similar to puberty blockers. Finally, it’s possible that some minors may overcome their gender dysphoria and become comfortable with their own body, though this outcome is best achieved from the use of therapy.

While advocates for puberty blockers may be well-intentioned, one can see that there are multiple ethical concerns with the use of these drugs to treat minors. These concerns regard the long-term impacts that come from the use of these treatments on minors who have yet to understand themselves.