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Killer Incels: How Misogynistic Men Sparked a New Terror Threat
Elliot Rodger, a sexually frustrated 22-year-old, unleashed a new form of violent extremism when he killed 6 people in California in 2014. A wave of misogynistic incel attacks had begun.
TikTok Has an Incel Problem
Toxic masculinity and incel language like #redpill can be found all over the app.
‘Blackpilled’ Gunman Kills 5 in UK’s Worst Mass Shooting in 11 Years
Jake Davison, 22, killed two women, two men and a young girl in a six-minute shooting spree before turning the gun on himself. Weeks before, he had ranted on YouTube about his deeply nihilistic and misogynistic views on society.
Incel Allegedly Planned ‘Revenge’ Massacre of Sorority Members
The 21-year-old has been indicted for planning to commit a hate crime and unlawful possession of a machine gun.
How I Stopped Being an Incel and Started Loving Myself
"A lot of my venting was done online because I never felt comfortable talking to people in real life about this stuff, because it’s embarrassing."
'I Accomplished My Mission': Court Hears Toronto Van Attack Killer's Police Confession
The self-described "incel" behind Toronto's worst mass killing said he became radicalized after a California mass murder was attributed to incel ideology.
Toronto 'Incel' Mass Killing Trial Begins, As Suspect Argues He’s Not Criminally Responsible For Killing 10 People
The self-described 'involuntary celibate' admits he was behind Toronto's worst ever mass killing.
You Must Be at Least This Tall to Read This Post
VICE News' "Complexify" series takes you down the rabbit hole, to show you why just about everything is more convoluted than you think.
Arizona Mass Shooter Who Live-Streamed Attack Was a Self-Described ‘Incel’ Targeting Couples
The suspect allegedly told prosecutors he identifies as an involuntarily celibate, and was targeting couples when he opened fire at an Arizona mall.
Police Are Treating a Fatal Hammer Attack as Terrorism, But Not Mass Killings
A Pakistan-born Toronto man has been charged with terrorism after killing a woman with a hammer. Yet, no terror charges have ever been laid for far-right mass attacks in Canada.
‘Not a Classical Neo-Nazi’: What We Know About the German Hookah Bar Terrorist
The investigation has only just begun into what led the 43-year-old to kill nine people at two popular hangouts for young Kurds.
The Story of the Incel Is the Story of the 2010s
In the last decade, ‘involuntary celibate’ has come to define a distinct kind of modern masculine rage and misogyny.