Brett Kavanaugh has earned the respect of incels everywhere

Allegations of sexual assault against Brett Kavanaugh may have drawn the ire of feminists. But in the misogynistic world of "incels," the embattled Supreme Court nominee has a different reputation.

Incels, a group of apparently sexually deprived men who've shortened the term "involuntarily celibate" to describe their plight, have paid close attention to Kavanaugh's confirmation proceedings, The Daily Beast reports. They particularly pulled out a line in Kavanaugh's Monday interview on Fox News, in which Kavanaugh defended himself against an assault allegation by saying he "did not have sexual intercourse or anything close to sexual intercourse in high school or for many years thereafter."

One poster in an incel forum said his support for Kavanaugh was "at 110 percent" after the virginity comments, per The Daily Beast. Another even suggested the nominee had created a new kind of "Kavanaughcel."

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Still, The Daily Beast points out that some incels had a problem with Kavanaugh's bro-ish ways. His repeated insistence that he "lifted" and played football in high school earned Kavanaugh the designation of "Chad" from some forum posters, who said the nominee deserved the stereotypical jock name.

Read more about Kavanaugh's incel inspiration at The Daily Beast.