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|name = /r/incels |
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|founder = /u/BrokeCFO |
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|url = {{URL|https://www.reddit.com/r/incels}} |
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|type = ] |
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|language = English |
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|num_users = ]42,236 <small>(as of November 2017)</small><ref>{{Cite web |title=/r/incels metrics |work=Reddit Metrics |accessdate=November 7, 2017 |url=http://redditmetrics.com/r/incels |deadurl=no |archiveurl=|archivedate=|access-date=}}</ref>}} |
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'''r/Incels''' is a former ] (community on ]) that was dedicated to men who claimed to be "involuntarily celibate" as they lacked any form of ] or ]; it was launched in 2013, but banned from Reddit on 7 November 2017 due to violations of the site's content policy. |
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Members of the subreddit often blamed their lack of romantic success on women; this lead to many members advocating ] or ] against women, which the subreddit's ] users referred to as "femoids" and "sluts"; notable posts included "reasons why women are the embodiment of evil".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/nov/08/reddit-incel-involuntary-celibate-men-ban |title='Incel': Reddit bans misogynist men's group blaming women for their celibacy |
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|last=Solon |first=Olivia |date=8 November 2017 |website=] |publisher= Guardian News and Media Limited |access-date= 18 November 2017 |quote=}}</ref> Women who attempted to discuss their issues, or people supporting them, were banned.<ref name="Daily Dot">{{cite web |url=https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/reddit-incels-ban/ |title=Why Reddit finally banned one of its most misogynistic forums |last=Hathaway |first=Jay |date=10 November 2017 |website=] |publisher= |access-date= 18 November 2017 |quote=}}</ref> The subreddit's users also targeted "normies" and "Chads" who were perceived to be protecting them, while admiring murderers such as ], perpetrator of the ], who identified as an "incel".<ref name="NYT">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/09/technology/incels-reddit-banned.html?_r=0|title=Reddit Bans ‘Incel’ Group for Inciting Violence Against Women|last=Hauser|first=Christine|date=9 November 2017|website= ]|access-date=18 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://haenfler.sites.grinnell.edu/subcultures-and-scenes/incels/#ffs-tabbed-11 |title=Subcultures and Sociology: Incels |last= |first= |date= |website=] |publisher= |access-date= 18 November 2017 |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/internet/2017/02/reddit-the-red-pill-interview-how-misogyny-spreads-online |title=Spitting out the Red Pill: Former misogynists reveal how they were radicalised online |last=Tait |first=Amelia |date=28 February 2017 |website=] |publisher= |access-date= 18 November 2017 |quote=}}</ref> |
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==Banning== |
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However, due to ] launching new policies against ] on October 25, the subreddit was banned by Reddit staff on November 7; the subreddit had previously attracted attention from other Reddit users, who had created a petition on ].<ref name="NYT"/> It has been suggested that this was because an r/incels poster impersonated a woman and feigned being a rape victim seeking legal advice, though another reason that has been floated is that members of the subreddit planned to castrate a member's roommate. Former members of the subreddit appear to have migrated to other platforms, such as ] or ].<ref name="Daily Dot"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/reddit-forces-incels-to-involuntarily-abstain-from-po-1820313230 |title=Reddit forces "Incels" to involuntarily abstain from posting |last=Rife |first=Katie |date=9 November 2017 |website=] |publisher=] |access-date= 18 November 2017 |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-41926687 |title=Reddit bans 'involuntarily celibate' community |last=Bell |first=Chris |date=9 November 2017 |website=] |publisher= |access-date= 18 November 2017 |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newsweek.com/reddit-incels-mgtow-red-pill-mens-rights-mras-706886 |title=Reddit Bans Community of Celibate Men for Making Rape Threats |last=Gaudette |first=Emily |date=9 November 2017 |website=] |publisher= |access-date= 18 November 2017 |quote=}}</ref> |
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