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Are Incels the Future Face of Terrorism? - The Debrief
A look at the dark online world of incels, a community sharing extreme views based on their inability to attract women sexually.
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Are Incels the Future Face of Terrorism?
MJ Banias· August 10, 2022I, Incel.
“‘Incels’ isn’t a movement. A movement is a group of people bound together by a common goal,” explained Naama Kates, the host of “Incel,” a podcast that explores the murky depths of Inceldom. “Incels don’t have a goal; they’re fatalists.”
“People find what they say abhorrent, understandably,” Kates explained.
According to Kates, who is openly more sympathetic to the incel subculture, this is why they venture to incel forums to post. She claims it provides these young men a catharsis of sorts to be amongst others who are similar.
“All their venomous spewing is kind of a defense mechanism. ‘If you don’t want me, I don’t want you either,'” Kates explained. “Yes, though a lot of it is hyperbolic and shit posting, it is very misogynistic. Even the moderate and reasonable incels generally believe that women are privileged, societally.”