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For this wiki, an incel is someone who would be rejected by the vast majority of the single members of the gender they are attracted to in spaces socially designated for dating if they tried, for at least a few years. [[Ton den Boon|The first lexicographer to define "incel"]], described it as a gender-neutral life circumstance rather than a subculture. Its unabbreviated form was coined in 1739 by [[Antoine Banier]] in his book on ancient Greek mythology. | For this wiki, an incel is someone who would be rejected by the vast majority of the single members of the gender they are attracted to in spaces socially designated for dating if they tried, for at least a few years. [[Ton den Boon|The first lexicographer to define "incel"]], described it as a gender-neutral life circumstance rather than a subculture. Its unabbreviated form was coined in 1739 by [[Antoine Banier]] in his book on ancient Greek mythology. | ||
No mass murderers have been users of incel forums. [[4chan]] and [[PUAhate]] were/are not incel forums. The media has sort of a collective delusion about this. | No mass murderers have been users of incel forums. [[4chan]] and [[PUAhate]] were/are not incel forums. The media has sort of a collective delusion about this, which can be treated with antipsychotic drugs or electroconvulsive therapy. | ||
The current non-niche incel internet forums are: [[incels.co]], [[Braincels|Reddit's Braincels]], [[Facebook's Incelistan]], [[Incelistan.net]], [[Love-shy dot com|love-shy.com]], [[Incelswithouthate]], and [[Foreveralone]]. Roughly [[demographics of inceldom#Numbers|28% of American men between the ages of 18-30 are involuntarily celibate]]. Self-described incels tend to be known as, "dating realists". | The current non-niche incel internet forums are: [[incels.co]], [[Braincels|Reddit's Braincels]], [[Facebook's Incelistan]], [[Incelistan.net]], [[Love-shy dot com|love-shy.com]], [[Incelswithouthate]], and [[Foreveralone]]. Roughly [[demographics of inceldom#Numbers|28% of American men between the ages of 18-30 are involuntarily celibate]]. Self-described incels tend to be known as, "dating realists". | ||