In this episode I’m discussing how conservatives have turned to hijacking women’s rights in order to push a political agenda, namely that of anti-immigration. With gendered violence becoming more notable on a global scale, politicians have been pushed to include it in their campaigns, though many of these right wing political parties do not actually care about women, and rather use it as a fearmongering tactic to further racist rhetoric. Femicide particularly, is often treated without empathy and rather weaponised against migrants and asylum seekers, which only jeopardises the safety of women in this cohort further. With this in mind, I’m discussing the concept of femonationalism in both European and American contexts, touching on the ‘war on terror’ and Donald Trump in more recent years. As right wing figures position immigrants as inherently sexually violent, “homegrown” incel violence grows on their own turf, creating yet more hypocrisy in their discussions of violence against women. Basically… this is a warning to not fall for the conservatives lies! Follow me ~ TikTok: tiktok.com/@intoodeepod Instagram: instagram.com/intoodeepod Links: linktr.ee/intoodeepod Resources ~ Ben-nun S, (2025) “Israel rape crisis centers report 51,000 cases as ministries withhold key data” The Jerusalem Post Bohn L, (2018) “‘We’re All Handcuffed in This Country.’ Why Afghanistan Is Still the Worst Place in the World to Be a Woman” TIME Bonhomme E, (2019) “The Disturbing Rise of ‘Femonationalism’” The Nation Bingham L, (2025) “Nationalism, Femicide, and New Masculinities: the far-right’s weaponisation of violence against women” Pivot Dombrowski V, (2024) “Far-right feminists? The exploitation of women’s rights and what’s behind it” The Progressive Post Farris S, (2017) “In the Name of Women's Rights: The Rise of Femonationalism” Duke University Press Gentry CE, (2022) “Misogynistic terrorism: it has always been here” Critical Studies on Terrorism Hinckley T, (2023) “The makings of an all-American incel” UConn The Daily Campus Neate R, (2015) “Donald Trump doubles down on Mexico 'rapists' comments despite outrage” The Guardian Sager M & Mulinar D, (2018) “Safety for whom? Exploring femonationalism and care-racism in Sweden” Women’s Studies International Forum Srinivasan A, (2021) “The Right to Sex: Feminism in the Twenty-First Century” Farrar, Straus and Giroux Staudinger A, (2021) “Moving from victim-blaming and racialisation to a diversified transnational response to gendered violence in Austria” Kohl: A Journal for Body and Gender Research Stracqualursi V & Landers E, (2018) “Trump claims female migrants ‘are raped at levels that nobody has ever seen before” CNN UN, (2019) “Global Study on Homicide: Gender-related killing of women and girls” United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime UN, (2025) “More than a human can bear: Israel's systematic use of sexual, reproductive and other forms of gender-based violence since October 2023” United Nations Human Rights Vink D et. al, (2024) “Because They Are Women in a Man’s World: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Incel Violent Extremists and the Stories They Tell” Terrorism and Political Violence Willahan E, (2019) “All The Terrorism We Cannot See: misogyny, whiteness, and radicalisation in the digital age” Oxford Political Review Ziolkowski L, (2020) “From Libertine to Incel: How the "Manosphere" Fostered the Continuation of Gender Violence in Western Culture” Bucknell University Contact me if you require access to any of the above resources. Chapters ~ 00:00 Intro & Anti-Immigration Rallies 7:30 The Femicide Pandemic 20:00 European Femonationalism 33:30 The War on Terror Did Not Liberate Women 38:00 Trump’s America 42:08 Homegrown Incel Violence 49:09 Conclusion
