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How to Save an Incel

Can an online chat forum help young men escape 'inceldom'? Journalist Sophia Smith Galer finds out.

Online communities like Reddit are often blamed for the rise of 'incel' culture. Incel, a portmanteau of 'involuntary celibate', describes someone, usually a young male, who is frustrated by their lack of sexual experiences. These disenfranchised individuals congregate on the internet to share their views.

Incel forums have been studied by public policy researchers because of the often misogynistic rhetoric and high-profile violence some members of the incel community embrace.

But could chat forums also be a space where young men can be saved?

In one subreddit, deep in the corner of the internet鈥檚 loneliest users, lay a group of men desperate to escape inceldom. Journalist Sophia Smith Galer meets members of this community to find out more.

Producer: Anouk MIllet

A Tempo & Talker production for 大象传媒 Radio 4

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28 minutes

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Mon 29 Apr 2024 16:00

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