“Incels” are not particularly right-wing or white, but they are extremely depressed, anxious, and lonely, according to new research - Kotaku In Action 2

“Incels” are not particularly right-wing or white, but they are extremely depressed, anxious, and lonely, according to new research (liberalarts.utexas.edu)

posted 204 days ago by rattleS 204 days ago by rattleS +53 / -0

“Incels” are not particularly right-wing or white, but they are extremely depressed, anxious, and lonely, according to new resea...

AUSTIN, Texas — “Incels” (involuntary celibates) are ethnically and politically diverse, according to new research from The University of Texas at Austin, Brunel University London, and Swansea University. They also have a greater tendency to perceive thems...

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– yeldarb1983 3 points 204 days ago +3 / -0

...or for people too dumb to just ask people...

Seriously, I don't know how many times, I've stumbled across some lefty thread where they're trying to figure out why right-wingers do this or that, and they make these wild speculations, and I can't stop myself from posting something along the lines of

...why don't you just ask us?

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– Assassin47 3 points 204 days ago +3 / -0

Even this research itself is pointing out that most researchers of the "Incel" phenomenon don't actually ask incels for their opinion.

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