The Bunker – News without the nonsense Can we solve the incel crisis?
Nov 13, 2025
Katherine Denkinson, a mental health professional and author of "Incel: The Weaponization of Misogyny," dives deep into the complex world of incels. She traces the evolution of incel communities and debunks misconceptions linking them solely to figures like Andrew Tate. Katherine highlights the intersections of race, class, and digital isolation, advocating for community support to prevent radicalization. She also emphasizes the importance of youth services and progressive masculinity workshops in fostering healthier masculine identities.
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Inceldom As A Symptom Of Society
- Inceldom often reflects broader social fractures like isolation, austerity and community collapse.
- Katherine Denkinson argues prevention and empathy reveal modern masculinity failures rather than blaming individual influencers.
Support Work With Young Men
- Katherine recounts working as a mental health support worker with young men who were effectively incel and struggling to understand relationships.
- She helped them by sitting down, analysing what's not working and supporting practical social progress.
Tate Isn't The Typical Incel
- Andrew Tate is widely conflated with incels, but he represents the opposite: confident and surrounded by women.
- Denkinson warns that equating Tate with incels hides the loneliness and need for connection inside incel spaces.
