Incel

An Incel, formally known as Involuntary Celibate or Inceldom, is a self-proclaimed label given mostly by males who have trouble finding sexual mates. Oftentimes, inceldom comes with misogynistic, racist, and homophobic viewpoints on society usually manifesting from their history of rejection. Many associating with the "incel" group believe they are "genetically inferior" usually blaming jawline formation under the realm of "better-developed jawlines attract women, and those with short jawlines are doomed." Specific subcultures of this group refer to the best-looking men as "Chads" and the best-looking women as "Stacys." Some men view themselves as "incels" due to being socially-awkward or having a condition such as autism.

Terrorism
Elliott Rodger from California wrote a near-150 page manifesto about his life complaining about how he could "never attract women" no matter what he did in his short life. On May 23, 2014, he shot and killed six people with guns and plowing a rented van into several individuals. He then committed suicide before the police could arrest him. The term "incel" was not well-known up until this point.

Alek Minassian from Toronto, Canada, plowed a van killing ten people on April 23, 2018. He praised Elliott Rodger during the jail interview taken after the terrorist attack. He was described as "socially-awkward" by some of his university classmates. He also described the "incel community" during the jail interview.

The October 2018 movie, Joker, stirred controversy after several media outlets believed the subject matter of the film would "incite incel violence." Joker, as of December 2019, is the only R-rated film to gross at least $1 billion at the box office.

External Sites

 * Elliott Rodger Meticulously Planned Isla Vista Rampage -- Los Angeles Times
 * What do we know about Alek Minassian? -- The Telegraph
 * 'Joker,' starring Joaquin Phoenix, Sparked an Incel Controversy -- NBC News
 * Joker -- Box Office Mojo