Protest against ‘incel’ ideology today in Montreal after deadly shooting

MONTREAL — A group of women is holding a protest in Montreal against so-called incel ideology, saying the deadly shooting in Montreal on Monday highlights the danger of misogynistic extremism.

Incel stands for “involuntary celibate,” a term for a fringe internet subculture dominated largely by men who blame women and social structures for their lack of sexual or romantic relationships.

Activist Céleste Trianon says today’s protest will begin at the memorial for the 1989 Polytechnique massacre during which a gunman motivated by a hatred for feminism killed 14 women at an engineering university.

Trianon says the memorial in the Côte-des-Neiges district was chosen because she believes both shootings show the dangers of the radicalization of some young men.