plural incels
: a person (usually a man) who is or identifies as involuntarily celibate and typically expresses extreme resentment and hostility toward those who are sexually active
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The argument that emerged suggested that Tyler, the Creator, in his early, highly offensive Odd Future work, cultivated a fan base of white incels who were inherently hostile to Black music.
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Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
Both samples found incels to be ethnically diverse as well, despite misconceptions portraying them in the media as white right-wingers.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 22 Sep. 2025
The consequences are disastrous and sexist-fueled: She’s forced into vacating her post, and takes to long days of binge-drinking and doom-scrolling as threatening male social media incels pillory her reputation after the details of her lawsuit against Tinder are leaked.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 19 Sep. 2025
According to the Anti-Defamation League, a common point of grievance among incels is that 80% of women are attracted to just 20% of men, a sentiment that arises on several occasions in the series.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
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Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
Both samples found incels to be ethnically diverse as well, despite misconceptions portraying them in the media as white right-wingers.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 22 Sep. 2025
The consequences are disastrous and sexist-fueled: She’s forced into vacating her post, and takes to long days of binge-drinking and doom-scrolling as threatening male social media incels pillory her reputation after the details of her lawsuit against Tinder are leaked.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 19 Sep. 2025
According to the Anti-Defamation League, a common point of grievance among incels is that 80% of women are attracted to just 20% of men, a sentiment that arises on several occasions in the series.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Incel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incel. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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