The Multiversity Project

Episode XXXII: Interview with an Incel: When Sexual Rejection Turns to Hate


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Incels, or "involuntary celibates", make up an online subculture of primarily straight men who, for one reason or another, consider themselves unable to attract a mate.

Peering inside incel forums reveals an dark, ideological world characterized by self loathing or self pity, hopelessness, misanthropy, misogyny, and racism. Incels who have taken the "black pill" believe that they have accepted deep, uncomfortable 'truths' about genetic determinism, 'female nature, and their impacts on society, while the rest of us are living in a "blue pilled" or "red pilled" fantasies.

In light of recent incel mass murders, and a feeling of growing discontent among dejected males in Western Society, The Multiversity Project feel that it is important to understand this growing movement. What causes some people to turn towards hatred? And is the twisted ideology of the Blackpill pointing towards some truths that mainstream society may be missing?

Joined by special guest, "John Doe." Listen for an interview, conversation, and debate with a member of one of the most controversial ideologies of our time.

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The Multiversity ProjectBy Arielle Friedman, Chris Guida, Kurt David Robinson, and Katy Kelly