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11-09-2017, 07:19 PM
Reddit bans board where men posted misogynistic content and even advocated rape
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Reddit's crackdown on violent content continues with the ban of a board called "Involuntary Celibates" /r/Incels (https://web.archive.org/web/20171027054436/reddit.com/r/incels) in which people posted misogynistic content and even incited rape.*
SEE ALSO: Reddit bans Nazi pages as it cracks down on violent vitriol (http://mashable.com/2017/10/25/reddit-violence-ban-nazis/?utm_cid=a-seealso&utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=)
In its description, the community said it was a "support group for people who lack romantic relationships and sex."
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But a quick look on some cached posts shows the board was a hornet's nest for brutal hate content directed at women, who are described as "femoids" or "fembots":
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Other posts are titled *“all women are sluts" (https://web.archive.org/web/20171102214044/https://www.reddit.com/r/Incels/comments/7a5bp3/all_women_are_sluts/?utm_content=title&utm_medium=hot&utm_source=reddit&utm_name=Incels)*and "females love getting abused by good looking men." (https://web.archive.org/r/Incels/comments/6zt1a0/females_love_getting_abused_by_good_looking_men/?utm_content=title&utm_medium=new&utm_source=reddit&utm_name=Incels) Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/11/09/reddit-incels-ban-rape/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Reddit's crackdown on violent content continues with the ban of a board called "Involuntary Celibates" /r/Incels (https://web.archive.org/web/20171027054436/reddit.com/r/incels) in which people posted misogynistic content and even incited rape.*
SEE ALSO: Reddit bans Nazi pages as it cracks down on violent vitriol (http://mashable.com/2017/10/25/reddit-violence-ban-nazis/?utm_cid=a-seealso&utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=)
In its description, the community said it was a "support group for people who lack romantic relationships and sex."
https://i.amz.mshcdn.com/O_2k844J-Rwnu4ILytxgWyLeGBs=/fit-in/575x4096/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fcard%2Fima ge%2F645676%2F33bcdf6f-3f53-49dd-b9ca-579aec4a8946.png
But a quick look on some cached posts shows the board was a hornet's nest for brutal hate content directed at women, who are described as "femoids" or "fembots":
https://i.amz.mshcdn.com/uXEy261jDURl60M_yYNSWyvJIxE=/fit-in/575x4096/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fcard%2Fima ge%2F645654%2F812c3498-9629-4bb3-bf85-dd392ab34781.png
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Other posts are titled *“all women are sluts" (https://web.archive.org/web/20171102214044/https://www.reddit.com/r/Incels/comments/7a5bp3/all_women_are_sluts/?utm_content=title&utm_medium=hot&utm_source=reddit&utm_name=Incels)*and "females love getting abused by good looking men." (https://web.archive.org/r/Incels/comments/6zt1a0/females_love_getting_abused_by_good_looking_men/?utm_content=title&utm_medium=new&utm_source=reddit&utm_name=Incels) Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/11/09/reddit-incels-ban-rape/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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