# Incels, terrorism, and preventative measures **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [June 13, 2018, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incels-terrorism-and-preventative-measures/816002 "2018-06-13T00:41:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 286
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2018, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incels-terrorism-and-preventative-measures/816002/286 "2018-06-18T21:08:40Z")
> [@Fotheringay-Phipps](#): > > He said that any given person who is more attracted to white people can be assumed to be influenced by the culture etc. This only follows from an assumption that it’s unlikely the person might just happen to prefer white people’s appearance… “Might just happen to prefer” is an interesting turn of phrase. What mechanism other than environment would you think holds greater sway over our attractions, our preferences, or our kinks? Would you hold that being more attracted to tall people, or white people, or blue-eyed people is (to whatever degree) an innate biological drive? . --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incels-terrorism-and-preventative-measures/816002)._