Incels, Femicide, and the Rise of Extremist Masculinism.
Thousands of incels—self-described “involuntary celibates”—vent their rage and misogyny on online forums, blaming women’s emancipation and their own “bad genetics” for their loneliness. Vincent, 24, lives alone, glued to his screen. Under the alias DarkVinCel, he withdraws from the world as his online persona begins to take control.
Émilie, a PhD candidate in anthropology at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales, researches the misogynistic networks of the “manosphere.” Struggling with self-doubt and anxiety, she infiltrates an incel forum under the name ForeverAlone, hoping to conduct fieldwork from within. There, she connects with DarkVinCel. At first intrigued by his candor, she soon grows alarmed by the darkness of his thoughts. Is Vincent on the brink of violence?
