TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - A solider and a victim: masculinity, violence, and incels celebration of December 6th
JO  - Canadian review of sociology
A1  - Halpin, Michael
A1  - Preston, Kayla
A1  - Lockyer, Demeter
A1  - Maguire, Finlay
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - In 1989, Marc Lépine murdered 14 women at L'École Polytechnique de Montréal. We demonstrate how involuntarily celibate ("incel") men celebrate Lépine and claim him as a member of their community. Our analysis draws on 637 comments made on incels.is, the main English-language incel forum, that explicitly mentions Marc Lépine. We argue that incels use Lépine to situate themselves in relation to masculinity and to justify violence against women. First, incels orient to both hegemonic and subordinate masculinity by arguing that feminists are waging a gender war against men. Second, incels celebrate Lépine as a methodical and efficient murderer, connecting both themselves and Lépine to hegemonic masculinity. Third, incels describe both themselves and Lépine as victims of feminists and use this perceived subordination to justify violence against women. We discuss findings in relation to theories of masculinity and policies regulating online communities.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1755-6171
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cars.12460
ID  - ref1
ER  -