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Michael Halpin, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Dalhousie University

UNBELIEVABLE: Yes the incel community has a sexism problem but we can do something about it | History Defined

A number of online communities and social media influencers engage in misogynistic rhetoric. Incels — short for involuntary celibates — are one of these communities. (Shutterstock)

A judge in Ontario’s Superior Court has ruled that a 2020 attack on a Toronto massage parlour was an incel-inspired act of terror. This is the first time that an incel-related crime has been labelled a terror offence.

Law enforcement groups in Canada and the United States have identified incels as a growing terror threat.

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