![]() Kim raised the profiles of artists who are pedophiles and neo-Nazis. In bringing along these other artists, Alan S. Two pedophiles were recently exposed in March 2022 alone: a small-time artist called “Bad Takes Only” who played at Virginfest and the livestreamer of the Virginfest show known as “Trofy”. ![]() The incelcore scene has a serious issue with groomers and pedophiles as well as its Nazis. This movement of girls and young women into the incelcore “scene” also attracts those who wish to prey on them. This fascination is often perceived as gendered when women engage in idolization of dangerous and potentially murderous figures such as serial killers (or artists who take on the persona of serial killers). While this may seem bizarre on first impression, a fascination towards death and self-harm has long been a part of the human experience. An increased range of artists has also brought an influx of new fans, many of them girls and young women. The styles range from folk to punk and indie pop, but the inspiration and themes are far right and misogynistic. Incelcore artists are unified more by theme than by musical style. Kim is by many measures the most successful of the incelcore musicians and the most well-known. His “MK Ultra Support Group” Bandcamp compilations brought attention to other artists and largely created the scene. As he often brags on his Twitter, he built the scene. Kim as School Shooter and later as Negative XP is the most well-known artist identified as incelcore. While not all “incels” are white, the movement is strongly linked to white supremacist ideology, and non-white incels often express white supremacist beliefs involving hatred of self along with hatred of others.Īlan S. Numerous other mass killings have been perpetrated by individuals believed to be related to the incel community. Several mass murders have been perpetrated by self-identified incels, including the 2014 Isla Vista killings in which 6 were killed along with the perpetrator the 2018 Toronto van attack, in which 11 were killed the 2015 Umpqua Community College shooting, in which 9 were killed along with the perpetrator and the 2018 Tallahasee shooting, in which two women were killed. As the “incel” movement grew, it became more explicitly misogynistic and cross-pollinated with the white power movement. The “incel” movement, which the incelcore music scene pays tribute to and references, grew out of a set of online forums for so-called “involuntary celibates”, individuals who were unable to find a sexual partner. The lyrics focus on loneliness, hatred of women, hatred against ethnic minorities, violent fantasies of mass shootings, depression, and suicide. Sonically, the music consists mostly of lo-fi garage rock with pop punk and folk punk influences. Incelcore, which came about as a discrete movement at the end of the 2010s, serves as a catalyst for far-right political beliefs in youth culture in a similar pattern as Rock Against Communism in the 70s and 80s. We are including action items at the bottom, with information on how to cancel an incelcore show when they occur in your area, and action items regarding Alan S. While Kim uses his music as a form of metapolitics to influence culture towards far-right politics, he is also directly connected to prominent figures and movements in the far right. On his Twitter, he encourages cyberbullying of trans people, LGBTQIA+ people, sex workers, all women, and anyone else he views as “degenerate”. Kim engages in other forms of hateful incitement. The scene is a mix of true believers and ironic edgelords, with the edgelords serving as cover for the true believers to indoctrinate more people to their worldview, which goes beyond simple misogyny into an eliminationist stance that celebrates the mass murder of women.īesides his lyrics, Alan S. Notably, many of the incelcore artists are not literally incels in the sense of “involuntary celibate”, but use the phrase as internet shorthand for their far-right beliefs and virulent misogyny. ![]() the World Ruined a Whole Generation of Women”, is emblematic of the entire genre, with the lyrics “She’s a whore, a hole, a dime-a-dozen Jezebel”. ![]() The first Negative XP song on the compilation, “Scott Pilgrim vs. Kim had formerly used the artist name “School Shooter”, or in his spelling, “ϟCHØØL ϟHØØTΣR” (note the use of the stylized Nazi Schutzstaffel lightning bolt runes). “Incelcore” emerged as a distinct subculture in late 2019 with the release of “MK Ultra Support Group”, a compilation album put together by Negative XP/Kim and featuring other artists. Kim of Duluth, Georgia, who releases music as “Negative XP”/“School Shooter” ![]()
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