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Therefore, we are going to face involuntary celibacy, or incel, which is basically involuntary sterilization.
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Therefore, we are going to face involuntary celibacy, or incel, which is basically involuntary sterilization.
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This are segment from a continuing documentary show on the topic of involuntary celibacy -- or incel.
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This are segment from a continuing documentary show on the topic of involuntary celibacy -- or incel.
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While trying to explain the danger of incels (“involuntary celibates”) to my mother, I was surprised to hear her say, “Well, they’re not entirely wrong.”
'You don't have to settle': the joy of living (and dying) alone | Keli Goff Keli Goff 2019
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The incel – or “involuntarily celibate” – movement is an online subculture in which a misogynistic worldview is promoted by individuals who blame women for their lack of sexual activity.
Experts fear rising global ‘incel’ culture could provoke terrorism Mark Townsend 2023
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When a woman named Alana coined the term “incel” in the late 90s, she couldn’t have predicted the outcome.
‘I feel hurt that my life has ended up here’: The women who are involuntary celibates Lizzie Cernik 2021
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Over its 350 pages, Bates introduced her readers to “incels” – “involuntary celibates” – who see their romantic failure and loneliness as a social injustice wrought by all-powerful women, and whose ideas shade into violence (Jake Davison, who murdered five people in the Keyham area of Plymouth in 2021, was obsessed with incel culture).
Laura Bates: ‘For teenage girls, escaping harassment, revenge porn and deepfake porn is impossible’ John Harris 2023
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incel, n.
The Guardian, 15 November 2016:
November 16, 2016