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[[4chan]] is a popular but controversial internet imageboard. "[[Chad]]" and "[[Stacy]]" are nicknames for stereotypical jocks and means girls that were apart of [[4chan]] culture for many years, used on incel-related forums and on the /r/incels subreddit (banned since November 7, 2017) on Reddit to refer to popular, attractive sexually-active men and women; a subreddit is an individual community on Reddit based on a topic of interest. The term "Incel Rebellion" is sometimes used interchangeably with the term "[[Beta Uprising]]", or "Beta Male Uprising" which refers to a violent response to sexlessness, which incels view as sexual deprivation | [[4chan]] is a popular but controversial internet imageboard. "[[Chad]]" and "[[Stacy]]" are nicknames for stereotypical jocks and means girls that were apart of [[4chan]] culture for many years, used on incel-related forums and on the /r/incels subreddit (banned since November 7, 2017) on Reddit to refer to popular, attractive sexually-active men and women; a subreddit is an individual community on Reddit based on a topic of interest. The term "Incel Rebellion" is sometimes used interchangeably with the term "[[Beta Uprising]]", or "Beta Male Uprising" which refers to a violent response to sexlessness, which incels view as sexual deprivation | ||
==Forums== | ==Forums== | ||
The various incel forums condemned the incident. There is no evidence that any forum incited | The various [[incel forums]] condemned the incident. There is no evidence that any forum incited Alek to commit the killing, nor is there any evidence Alek used any self-identified [[incel]] forums, as [[4chan]] is not an incel forum and [[Foreveralone]] is not self-identified (though it is geared toward [[involuntary celibates]]). | ||
In a video interrogation released in September, Alek confessed to using [[4chan]], specifically b (the random content board), r9k (the board geard toward original content) and pol (the board geared toward politics).<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4808&v=VyHgtSy41VM 1:17:00</ref> | In a video interrogation released in September, Alek confessed to using [[4chan]], specifically b (the random content board), r9k (the board geard toward original content) and pol (the board geared toward politics).<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4808&v=VyHgtSy41VM 1:17:00</ref> | ||