(Note: “foid” is evidently incel-speak for “feminoids” or, you know, women.)

I’m gonna say this with all the love and care and generosity in my big, soft heart, but incels would be a lot happier if they got over their social indoctrination that they’re heterosexual. Or sexual, period.

Abstinence has historically been an easy out for closeted asexuals. Misogyny and misandry has historically been protective coloration for gay and Lesbian self-deniers.

It might have made sense in places where intolerance was through the roof and, say, lynching and burning at the stake were common consequences. But it’s heartbreaking to see so many young men trying desperately to reconcile their heteronormative indoctrination with their authentic needs.

Pity isn’t the same thing as excusing. Their grievous misunderstanding makes them very dangerous men. But it’s still ok to wish they’d just look a little deeper and realize they’re not straight or they’re entirely non-sexual.