Ultimately, societies must confront the fact that violence against women is often preceded by narratives that deny women's humanity. Whether in religious spaces, school grounds, or in rooms where decisions regarding women's existence are made political, it must be aggressively confronted. Online incel culture did not invent misogyny, but it has amplified and organized it in unprecedented ways.

If I had to sum up the book fair, I would say the book fair was a place of peace, comfort, love, the masterpiece that is Black women, and the magic of people who never want to color inside the lines. I came, I saw, I bought, and I loved everything in a space that doesn't really allow for Black authors, especially Black women.

Importantly, this does not require conscious intent to deceive; rather, it reflects a broader cultural narrative in which emotional labor is something to perform temporarily rather than sustain. When trust is framed as a gateway rather than a responsibility, the conditions for its eventual violation are quietly established.