Gendered violence and Incel culture

Gendered violence and Incel culture

By BBC Radio 1Xtra

This week on 1Xtra Talks we are reacting to the tragic passing of 15-year-old Elianne Andam who was victim of a stabbing.

Youth mentor and founder of Milk and Honey - Ebenhita Iyere - talks about the violence perpetrated to Black girls in its many forms and how the lack of community provisions has exacerbated these issues.

We discuss the fears and reaction of the Croydon community to the incident with Croydon resident and father to two girls - DJ Ace.

We speak to male mentors about the responsibility of men in fighting gendered violence and the recent uptake in misogynist and 'incel' content in the 'manosphere'.

A domestic violence expert discusses the prevalence of violence in relationships and how we can educate young people (boys in particular) about safe relationships and the dangers of domestic violence.

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