Incel is a term that means something in particular.
Analysis of the incel movement found that online references to inflicting violence and extremely degrading language on dedicated incel forums are running eight times higher than in 2016, when researchers first began tracking misogynist content on the internet. (source)
“According to a new study by the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), these incels are only getting more dangerous.
The CCDH’s Quant Lab analyzed 1 million posts on one of the most popular incel forums and found that the group has become increasingly radicalized over the past year and a half. CCDH Founder and CEO Imran Ahmed told the Washington Postthat the forum is part of a “novel, new violent extremist movement born in the internet age” with a “cogent ideology” intent on harming women and girls. The report found that there’s been a notable spike in conversations around pedophilia, especially with prepubescent girls, and mass killings. The report also found that members mention the word “kill” approximately every 37 minutes and the word “rape” every 29 minutes. The forum is visited by roughly 2.6 million people a month.”
A larger share of Americans (men and women) are not partnered than has been the case in the past. But it's about 38% - which is not a majority. Men are only 3% less likely to be partnered than women. A lot of things go into this statistic, but one important aspect is that more and more women recognize the ways that marriage can disadvantage them. The women who want partners often don't want to live with them, particularly if they have done so in the past.
The researchers identified several reasons why more and more women are choosing not to get married including infidelity, increasing career opportunities and independence, and finding more security living with their parents and siblings.
“Marriage has mostly not been a great situation for women historically and across the world, and they’re trying to find alternative solutions. As new opportunities open up for women to be full people without it, they’re opting for that,” Hannaford said.
