In the media
February 16, 2025
On Sunday, February 16th, the Singaporean newspaper The Straits Times published an article discussing incels and the threat they represent from a violent extremist point of view. The newspaper quoted Eviane Leidig, Associate Fellow and former Research Fellow in the Current and Emerging Threats programme at the ICCT.
'Incels do champion certain goals, such as ending women’s suffrage and abolishing laws on rape and sexual assault,' she said.
'Incels believe they are entitled to sexual and romantic relations with women, and that women are valued only for serving these needs. However, incels believe that due to their physical appearance and low social status, their fate is that they will never be successful with women,' she added.
Finally, she noticed how like other ideological extremist movements, individuals who radicalise towards misogynist violent extremism are driven by both personal and societal grievances.
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