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Understanding incel culture – and how schools can address it

Incels, or involuntary celibates, are members of an online subculture, most often heterosexual men, who believe they have been unconditionally excluded from the dating scene. This has negative implications for their mood and self-esteem, as well as the women and girls they grow to resent.

The Conversation · Apr 22

Inside the Manosphere director: 'This is the mainstream now'

Director Adrian Choa on incels, criticism of the show and why the pendulum just might be about to swing back

Evening Standard · Mar 12

29 Ex Incels Share What Made Them Change Their Ways: “Desperately Lonely”

Young men can easily fall into the trap of toxic male communities nowadays. Incel spaces are no different, as research suggests that between 60,000 and 100,000 young men are active on incel forums. These are the men who have snapped out of it and changed their lives for the better,…

Bored Panda · Mar 10

With Mike Johnson, incels seize the GOP

The Louisiana congressman's career has been centered around his bitter obsession with other people's sex lives

Salon · Oct 30, 2023

David Fincher says he’s ‘not responsible’ for incels misinterpreting Fight Club

Filmmaker admitted movie has become a ‘touchstone’ for the far right

The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2023

After Samuel L. Jackson Supported Marvel’s Brie Larson Dealing With ‘Incels,’ She Supported The Secret Invasion Star Right Back

Brie Larson posted a heartwarming message on social media following Samuel L. Jackson's support against online hate following her Marvel casting.

Cinemablend · Jun 22, 2023

Yes, the incel community has a sexism problem, but we can do something about it

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.

The Conversation · Jun 11, 2023

What is an incel? Secondary schools in England tackle ‘incel’ culture with new guidance

Police previously stated the movement is not “currently considered a terrorist ideology” but has the “ability to inspire terrible acts of violence”

Evening Standard · Jan 19, 2023

What is an incel and how to recognise the language as Hollyoaks storyline comes to dramatic end

AWALT, Chad, Femoid and Stacey are some of the terms popular with incels

Manchester Evening News · Jan 10, 2023

Andrew Tate, incels and the manosphere - how the internet is radicalising young men

Andrew Tate is known as one of the prominent faces of the ‘manosphere’

Manchester Evening News · Jan 8, 2023