‘Femcels’ and Other Women of the Manosphere, Mike Bloomberg’s Soda Problem and How the Joker Became the Role of a Lifetime
Here’s something that’s sure to blow your mind: It’s not just incels who feel that it’s their “inferior” looks and personality that makes them unfuckable. In the first piece from this week’s special issue on “Women of the Manosphere,” Isabelle Kohn documents the rise of female incels, aka “femcels,” who have begun surfacing on online forums for the involuntarily celibate with the same, ass-backwards worldview. It’s an intense ride.
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