When questioned if he is a “hero to the incel community,” as Olivia Wilde called him, the conservative commentator responded, “I thought the marginalized were supposed to have a voice.”
When Olivia Wilde revealed that she had drawn inspiration from him for Chris Pine’s evil character in her latest feminist thriller Don’t Worry Darling, right-wing Canadian philosopher Jordan Peterson had an emotional reaction.
When asked if he is a “hero to the incel community,” as Wilde called him, during a recent interview with Piers Morgan, Peterson started crying.
Peterson responded, “Sure, why not.” “Incel,” which stands for “involuntary celibacy,” is a term frequently used to describe lonely young males who are frustrated by their inability to find love or sexual partners.
Since I’ve been talking to disenchanted young guys, people have been after me for a very long time, Peterson claimed. He started crying out, “What a terrible thing to do that is.” “I believed that the voiceless should be heard,” the speaker said.
You get these informal insults, these ‘incels,’ what do they mean? These men, don’t understand how to produce themselves attractive to women who are very choosy, and good for them. Women, be picky.
That’s your gift, man. Demand high expectations from your men. Fair sufficiently. It’s very difficult to understand how demotivated people are, and it’s safe to say that many young men fall into that category.
Florence Pugh plays a 1950s housewife who gradually learns that something is seriously wrong with her idyllic suburban life, including her marriage to workaholic Jack (Harry Styles) and the looming presence of Jack’s boss, Frank.
Wilde’s picture, which debuted last week, is directed by David Yates (played by Pine). In a recent interview with Interview magazine, Wilde referred to Peterson as “this sick dude” and a “pseudo-intellectual,” and claimed that he was the inspiration for Frank.
Peterson continued by informing Morgan that Wilde’s criticism was “low-level” in comparison to other criticisms he had encountered.
He alluded to the Ta-Nehisi Coates-penned Captain America issue from the previous year in which the Red Skull, a “mystical super-Nazi” from Marvel, was compared to him.
The first step Peterson did after hearing Olivia Wilde’s remarks was to watch the whole thing for her film, which he found to be rather entertaining. “I’d go see that movie,” he remarked, and perhaps he will.
It didn’t really concern me; if I had to be portrayed by someone, [Pine] is a very attractive man, so that’s okay; I just hope he portrays me with the appropriate sense of flair.