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Objectifying women, peddling conspiracy theories and calling for violence - HOPE not hate

hopenothate.org.uk

When pandemic fear meets wounded masculinity, conspiracy theories become a social glue — and this profile of Kenyon shows exactly how radicalization pipelines exploit both.

Radicalization Pipeline TheoryMoral PanicSocial Identity TheoryConspiracy Mentality
Objectifying women, peddling conspiracy theories and calling for violence - HOPE not hate

Theory Briefing

  • Kenyon claimed media were complicit in 'global tyranny' during Covid-19, a textbook example of how crisis fuels conspiratorial thinking.
  • His objectification of women and calls for violence reveal how misogyny and extremism overlap in online radicalization networks.
  • HOPE not hate's profile illustrates the gateway theory: conspiracy beliefs act as a stepping stone toward more explicit violent ideologies.