Woman behind 'incel' says angry men hijacked her word 'as a weapon of war'
The woman who coined the term ‘involuntary celibate’ says she intended it as a community for lonely people, and is shocked by its misogynistic turn
She came up with the label more than two decades ago, envisioning a community where people who are unable to find sexual partners could turn for support.
She called it “involuntary celibacy”.
This week the movement that eventually grew out of that term burst into public view, after a man ploughed into a crowd of pedestrians in Toronto, killing 10 people and wounding 14 others.
Minutes before the attack, the suspect allegedly posted a short, cryptic message celebrating the “Incel Rebellion”, .
