The ethnography “From the Red Pill to White Genocide” by Jay Marquis-Manicom was presented on march 3, 2020. Jay is an anthropologist, who did his field work on a group called the red pill. The study of these men is very dangerous as the only believe in fascist ideas, a hierarchy and male supremacy. This study was challenging as a lot of participants use publishers to help spread their views and ideas but this was not the point of the study. The point of the study was to educate others on White Male Supremacy but not have a biased opinion. This study was conducted to understand how these men viewed society and how these men wanted political control

One thing that stood out to me is when he went over how these men are not the stereotypical weirdos/drug addicts but instead are people who are all around us. In the text Masculinity by kimmel he states ” Gender is thus not only a property of individuals, some “thing” one has, but a specific set of behaviors that are produced in specific social situations. Thus gender changes as the situation changes.” This quote explains how a group of men influence one another. In this case the red pill are a group of men who believe in far right ideas and believe in male supremacy and believe in dominance.

The red pill is a online organization that was created for men who value Masculinity and believe that women are less superior. A lot of the topics Jay Mentioned were covered/talked about in our humanities course. Example the men in this organization believed that they were far more superior in society because they were “men”. Because men don’t show their emotions. A male’s name was brought up during the presentation and it someone who we are all familiar with. Donald Trump, The president of the united states. Jay said Trump is the perfect example of what male supremacy looks like and how trump believes in men running politics.

On Tuesday March 3, a presenter named Jay Marquis-Manicom spoke about online male supremacism and the alt-right. Jay is an anthropologist who stated a lot of interesting things which stood out in his presentation. He said the alt-right and far-right are not unified. The far-right have a lot of arguments but are very educated. The left values equality where as the right values hierarchy. He also stated that the alt-right won’t have a racist constitution take over Canada.

Jay spoke about liberalism and how he was not for it, he stated liberalism is “the established political order that we live in.”Jay built on ethnographic data to theorize about masculinities within the movement with a particular focus on gendered hierarchy. He concluded that “ male supremacism constitutes one path into the alt-right.” He also stated how the alt-right gives people a right to be who they are. Also anti feminism brought up and how it is the online male-supremacism. “Feminism is seen as a catastrophic ill.”-Jay He kept repeating the word “red-pill” and said it acts as a filler and recruiting ground.

In the men’s right activism movement and it’s sub-movement “the red-pill has expanded and bloomed online, offering support and advice to men who feel their masculinity is being challenged by societal shifts.” Jay mentioned how he had a friend named Felix who also took part in the alt-right group.

I can connect this presentation to the reading covered so far in the course. Both (the readings and the presentation) deal with the concept and idea of “Masculinity” and it’s power and rights. What it is to be a man in the workplace, or in society in general. “Males hold primary power and predominate in roles of political leadership, moral authority and societal privilege.”