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In January 2019, Christopher cell phone.
Cleary, 27, was arrested in Pro-
vo, Utah, on his way to attack a Authorities received tips from
Women’s March event.
Cleary’s Facebook friends about
Police found Cleary, a Colorado his troubling online post: “I’ve
resident, by tracking him on his never had a girlfriend before and
(Ever since ten people were killed in Toronto after a man drove a van into pedestrians huge at-
tention has been focused on a previously little-known internet subculture. "Incel" is short for "in-
voluntarily celibate" and refers to groups of men who feel that they can't enter into sexual re-
lationships. They frequently vent anger against sexually successful men ("Chads") and attractive
women ("Stacys"). Incel forums include rants aimed at feminism and women, and some encourage
violence. This week, BBC Trending takes an closer look at this dark online subculture. We speak to
incels, ex-incels, and a woman who posed as a man online to keep an eye on them. And there’s a
surprising twist, as we find out what one incel did shortly after our interview. Courtesy of BBC Sto-
ries and YouTube. Posted on Jun 10, 2018.)
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