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.
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Activist Céleste Trianon says today’s protest will begin at 5 p.m. 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.
Hundreds of people are expected to attend.
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.
“Just realizing this was happening again, I knew we needed to do something,” said Trianon. “We wanted to bring light on how dangerous the incel movement is.”
The Canadian Press has accessed a manifesto written by Monday’s alleged gunman that expresses hatred toward women and calls for violence.
Monday’s shooting in Côte-des-Neiges left three people dead, including a Montreal police officer and a bystander.
