Rise in Incel Calls for Violence

A board showing gunman Elliot Rodger, who posted a manifesto denouncing women before killing six people and himself and is a hero to many who consider themselves incels – Jae C. Hong/AP via Washington Post screenshot

Research & Trends in Extremism

Rise in Incel Calls for Violence

Article Source: Center for Countering Digital Hate Extremism Roundup 2022-09-29

A board showing gunman Elliot Rodger, who posted a manifesto denouncing women before killing six people and himself and is a hero to many who consider themselves incels – Jae C. Hong/AP via Washington Post screenshot

A new report by the Center for Countering Digital Hate’s (CCDH) new Quant Lab concludes that men who consider themselves involuntarily celibate or “incels” have become significantly more radicalized over the past year.
More than 1.2 million posts made over an 18-month period on an incel forum were analyzed. Researchers found a 59 percent increase in mentions of mass attacks, widespread approval of sexual violence against women, and nine in 10 posts supportive of pedophilia.