What's An 'Incel'? The Online Community Behind The Toronto Van Attack
Reporter Arshy Mann breaks down the ideology of violent misogyny linked to the Toronto suspect: "It's quite a disturbing part of the Internet."
Last week, a van plowed into a busy Toronto sidewalk, killing 10 people in what appeared to be a deliberate act.
The suspect in the attack, Alek Minassian, was quickly linked to an online community of trolls and violent misogynists who call themselves "incels" — a term that stands for "involuntarily celibate."
Arshy Mann, a reporter, has been covering the incel community. He helped explain what it is.
