General Article They’re desperate to be accepted’: How boys as young as 14 are sucked into the world of incels

Topic Selected: Sexism Book Volume: 427

A recent report concluded the incel community is ‘waging a war’ on women and poses a danger to other young men, but are there warning signs when boys are headed down this path?

By Natalie Gil

Derek* had never had a proper conversation with a woman in real life beyond simple exchanges. He didn’t have any friends, he had been bullied at school, and now as an adult he was unemployed. He had always felt like he was on the outside of life, looking in.

‘He never felt a part of mainstream society a...

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