Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Can Rev Sociol. 2024 Feb;61(1):7-24. doi: 10.1111/cars.12460. Epub 2024 Jan 8.
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.
1989 年，马克·莱潘在蒙特利尔的高等师范学校谋杀了 14 名女性。我们展示了独身主义者（“incel”）男性如何庆祝莱潘并将他视为他们社区的一员。我们的分析基于 incels.is 上的 637 条评论，这是主要的英语 incel 论坛，明确提到了马克·莱潘。我们认为，独身主义者利用莱潘来定位自己的男性气质，并为针对女性的暴力行为辩护。首先，独身主义者通过声称女权主义者对男性发动性别战争，来定位自己既处于霸权男性气质又处于从属男性气质。其次，独身主义者将莱潘视为一个有条不紊且高效的杀手，将自己和莱潘都与霸权男性气质联系起来。第三，独身主义者将自己和莱潘都描述为女权主义者的受害者，并利用这种感知到的从属地位为针对女性的暴力行为辩护。我们将讨论结果与男性气质理论和监管在线社区的政策联系起来。
