The word “Incel” has always struck me as sounding ironically innocuous and temperate for such a disturbing, terrifying phenomenon. An incel, which stands for a combination of the words “involuntary” and “celibate”, is a heterosexual man who desperately wants to have sex with women but fails to do so, consequently heaping blame on women for their own inability to form sexual relationships.
A troubling report by the Secret Service released last year found men who label themselves “involuntary celibates” are a growing threat in America. The 26-page report, conducted by the National Threat Assessment Centre, examined a slew of instances where men linked to incel movements have killed women. Dozens of women in America and Canada’s lives have been claimed from deadly and disturbing attacks linked to the incel movement in recent years.
