Why Jordan B. Peterson is a favorite of the alt-right
The manosphere and white supremacists love Jordan B. Peterson, but why?
Jordan B. Peterson, clinical psychologist, best-selling author, self-help guru and strong defender of his right to insult people while suing others for insulting him, is many things. One of those things is that he is a favorite of the alt-right and the so called manosphere, including incel and MGTOW groups, as well as the Intellectual Dark Web. What exactly is going on?
First off, a brief primer for those new to these groups and why this is a relevant question. The alt-right are a loose collection of white supremacist groups and individuals, almost entirely male. The alt-right moniker is their attempt to find better branding for racism. The manosphere is a loose collection of web sites and blogs devoted to masculinity, which is to say that they are mostly obsessed with women, why…
