Involuntary celibates, or “incels,” are people who identify themselves by their inability to establish sexual partnerships. In this article, we use analytic abduction to qualitatively analyze 9,062 comments on a popular incel forum for heterosexual men that is characterized by extensive misogyny. Incels argue that emerging technologies reveal and compound the gender practices that produce involuntarily celibate men. First, incels argue that women’s use of dating apps accelerates hypergamy. Second, incels suggest that highly desirable men use dating apps to partner with multiple women. Third, incels assert that subordinate men inflate women’s egos and their “sexual marketplace value” through social media platforms. We argue that incels’ focus on technology reinforces essentialist views on gender, buttresses male domination, dehumanizes women, and minimizes incels’ own misogyny. We discuss findings in relation to theories of masculinity and social scientific research on the impacts of emerging technology.

非自愿独身者，或“incels”，是指无法建立性伙伴关系的人。在本文中，我们使用分析绑架对以广泛厌女为特征的异性恋男性流行 incel 论坛上的 9,062 条评论进行了定性分析。Incels 认为，新兴技术揭示并加剧了导致男性不由自主地独身的性别习俗。首先，incels 认为女性使用约会应用程序会加速过度婚配。其次，incels 表明非常受欢迎的男性使用约会应用程序与多个女性合作。第三，incels 断言，下属男性通过社交媒体平台夸大了女性的自我及其“性市场价值”。我们认为 incels 对技术的关注强化了对性别的本质主义观点，支持男性统治，使女性失去人性，并最大限度地减少 incels 自己的厌女症。我们讨论与男性气质理论和新兴技术影响的社会科学研究相关的发现。