Understanding Contemporary Male Supremacism.

European and American scholars in recent years have increased attention to far right movements, dealing particularly with contemporary mobilizations of white supremacy, xenophobia, and right-wing populism. However, the role of misogyny as a motivating ideology has not received the same attention, despite the growth of secular male supremacist movements. In the United States, the constellation of primarily online male supremacist mobilizations include the Men's Rights Movement (MRM), pickup artists (PUA), and The Red Pill, a community that strongly favored the election of President Donald Trump, who run a campaign distinguished by misogynist and racist rhetoric. These forums overlap with the umbrella movement of male supremacist, white supremacist, and anti-Semitic online communities called the "alt-right." Though organized online, these movements have tangible repercussions, including in terms of sexual and physical violence. This paper builds on existing literature with an analysis of the development of U.S. male supremacist ideology since the 1990s, "lone wolf" violence and its relationship to the organized movements, and the connections between and spread of misogynist ideology to Canada, Europe, and India. The paper offers an initial argument for reconsidering the theoretical lens and attention given to misogynist movements. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]