The Evolution of the Incel Movement

Incels believe that the sexual marketplace as they call it is rigged. They see women as kind of slot machines that will never pay out for them. It's based on this kind of dehumanization of women but from within that it's then quite a diverse group of communities. The incel movement today would not include women, they would not accept the idea that women could be involuntarily celibate. But more than that it is not as it's sometimes portrayed a supportive kind online community for lonely men that's been misinterpreted and maligned. Incels often egging each other on to kill themselves so it's kind of bad for everyone now.

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