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Greater attention must be paid to balancing accountability for violence and sympathy towards people who need mental health support. (Shutterstock)

July 2, 2024

Why mental health and neurodivergence should not be used to explain incel violence

Esli Chan, McGill University and Vivian Qiang, McGill University

Mental health support is crucial for incel communities, however, associating incel violence with mental health and neurodivergence risks stigmatizing people with autism.

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

June 11, 2023

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

Michael Halpin, Dalhousie University and Finlay Maguire, Dalhousie University

Efforts to disrupt online misogyny need to focus on stopping online forums from becoming misogynistic echo-chambers.

We are going to see more and more writing about incels as some continue to commit acts of violent misogyny. But how people write about them matters. (Shutterstock)

May 11, 2022

We need to pay better attention to the ways people talk about incels

Luc Cousineau, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

Giving incel ideology too much time and energy ends up perpetuating it, instead of stopping it.

Incels rank all racial groups by attractiveness. The most attractive white men and women are ‘Chads,’ ‘Stacys’ and ‘Beckys.’ (Shutterstock)

July 7, 2021

Incels are surprisingly diverse but united by hate

Michael Halpin, Dalhousie University

Our research suggests that incel discussion boards are surprisingly diverse. Despite this diversity, we find that incels are united by their hatred of women.

A young man in Ontario (not pictured) affiliated with incel culture has been charged with terrorism, which may pose problems for how we understand national security. (Shutterstock)

June 16, 2020

Why charging incels with terrorism may make matters worse

Reem Bahdi, University of Windsor and Fahad Ahmad, Carleton University

The decision to charge an incel youth with terrorism reinforces worrying trends in counterterrorism.

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