Incels are mostly male and heterosexual, and are often white. The American Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) described the subculture as 'part of the online male supremacist ecosystem' that is included in their list of hate groups. Discussions in incel forums are often characterized by resentment and hatred, misogyny, misanthropy, self-pity and self-loathing, racism, a sense of entitlement to sex, and the endorsement of violence against women and sexually active people.
For other uses, see Incel (disambiguation).Īn incel ( / ˈ ɪ n s ɛ l/ IN-sel, an abbreviation of ' involuntary celibate' ) is a member of an online subculture of people who define themselves as unable to get a romantic or sexual partner despite desiring one.
