incels
Online resentful celibates
Incels are men who identify as involuntarily celibate—unable to find romantic or sexual partners despite wanting them.
The term, a blend of "involuntary celibates," originated in online communities where members share grievances about rejection.
Incel culture often features resentment toward women and sexually successful men, and has been linked to misogynistic violence: The shooter's manifesto revealed incel ideology.
State of lacking companions
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
- alienationState of being isolated
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- ostracismBanishment from a group
disconnection · withdrawal · solitude · marginalization · outcast · abandonment · social anxiety · virginity
Male-centric online spaces
- redpillExpose to harsh truths
- hypergamyUnion with social superior
- lookismDiscrimination by appearance
- chadPunched-out paper bits
friendzone · normie · cope · rope · ascend
Anonymous posting site
- RedditSocial news aggregator
- forumGathering place for discourse
- echo chamberSelf-reinforcing information environment
- threadFiber for stitching
meme · radicalization · anonymous · moderator · online community · subreddit · boards · doxxing
Gender-based prejudice
- toxic masculinityHarmful rigid male norms
- entitlementAssumed right to benefits
- objectificationReducing humans to things
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
resentment · antifeminism · male supremacy · blame · dehumanization · victimhood · grievance · anger
Multi-victim gun attack
- terrorismIntimidation through targeted violence
- radicalizationShift toward extreme ideology
- violenceHarmful physical force
- media coverageReporting by news outlets
extremism · threat · manifesto · hate group · public safety · deplatforming · surveillance · intervention
loneliness
State of lacking companions
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
- alienationState of being isolated
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
ostracism · disconnection · withdrawal · solitude · marginalization · outcast · abandonment · social anxiety · virginity · despair
manosphere
Male-centric online spaces
4chan
Anonymous posting site
- RedditSocial news aggregator
- forumGathering place for discourse
- echo chamberSelf-reinforcing information environment
thread · meme · radicalization · anonymous · moderator · online community · subreddit · boards · doxxing · shitposting
sexism
Gender-based prejudice
- toxic masculinityHarmful rigid male norms
- entitlementAssumed right to benefits
- objectificationReducing humans to things
hostility · resentment · antifeminism · male supremacy · blame · dehumanization · victimhood · grievance · anger · hatred
mass shooting
Multi-victim gun attack
- terrorismIntimidation through targeted violence
- radicalizationShift toward extreme ideology
- violenceHarmful physical force
media coverage · extremism · threat · manifesto · hate group · public safety · deplatforming · surveillance · intervention · prevention
- anti-feminismanti-feminism, misogyny, male supremacy, manosphere, men's rights
- cybercriminalshacker, hackers, scammer, scammers, phishers
incelsCasanovas
Prolific womanizers
Don Juans · womanizers · playboys · studs · ladies' men