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Incels: A Subculture of the Involutary Celibate
Goldschmídová, Eliška ; Sedláček, Jakub (advisor) ; Heřmanová, Marie (referee)
The thesis focuses on exploring and describing the subculture of incel, The term incel is an abbreviation of the phrase "involuntary celibate" and refers to individuals who are unable to find a romantic or sexual partner and some of them blame woman for their situation. In the theoretical part, the history of the term incel will be presented, as well as the subculture's placement in the broader context of online communities and subcultures that fall into the so-called "manosphere", characterized by the promotion of masculinity, misogyny, and anti-feminism. It will introduce the different ideologies that emerge across the community and the associated terms and neologisms that are fundamental to understanding it. It will also describe the attacks associated with the subculture and the reactions of those who are part of it. The practical part of the thesis answers questions through qualitative research in the form of semi- structured interviews with those who subscribe to the incel subculture. It presents the subjects' perspectives on the issue under study and attempts to answer what the reasons behind involuntary celibacy are and whether the community could exist outside the online environment. Keywords Incel/s, involuntary celibate, online subculture, online community, manosphere, slang
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