Today we have on Dr. Alyssa Maryn. She is a postdoctoral researcher in the HOPELab at the University of Calgary. Her research focuses on sexual consent, stigmatizing responses to gender-based violence survivors, and online masculinities.

Today's online masculinities, such as incels, red pill, black pill, and discussions around sexual consent, have become hot topics in contemporary discourse. Incels, short for involuntary celibates, often harbor resentment towards women due to their perceived lack of romantic and sexual success. The red pill ideology stems from a metaphor in the movie "The Matrix" and promotes a worldview that challenges conventional gender norms and highlights men's issues in society. Black pill ideology takes a more pessimistic stance, embracing fatalistic beliefs about dating and society.

In the realm of sexual consent, discussions have centered around establishing clear boundaries, promoting affirmative consent, and addressing issues related to consent education. These online movements and debates have sparked discussions about masculinity, gender dynamics, and the need for healthy, respectful relationships in today's society.

To start, Dr. Maryn goes through her background including why she started studying the incel community and sexual consent issues. Next, she gives some definitions on what the different color "pills" mean and their relation to incels before moving into the origins of the incel community. Moving forward, Casey asks about the irony of masculinity requirements among incels before Josh asks if there are different groups/categories within the community and how they can break out of their struggles.

Switching gears, Casey brings up Dr. Maryn's other line of research about consent issues including what guys can be doing better today in that area before Josh asks how we can better handle legal cases of sexual consent in a better manner. To conclude, Casey asks how guys can be more supportive of women when reporting sexual assault cases and break through the social stigma.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:45 - Dr. Maryn's background
2:58 - Defining red/black pill and incels
9:10 - Is the incel phenomenon recent?
14:40 - Incels thoughts on masculinity
18:30 - Different categories of incels
22:18 - How can incels improve their mental health?
24:35 - Why are young men struggling in general?
27:09 - Men's difficulties with consent
32:46 - How to hear both sides in a consent case
37:05 - Stigma of reporting sexual assault
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