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==Definition controversy== | ==Definition controversy== | ||
In the [[incelosphere]], there is dispute about whether the original definition provided in Donnelly Study is appropriate. [[Bluepill|Bluepillers]] argue in bad faith about such definitions, and say male incels could simply have gay sex or pay for a prostitute and therefore they are [[volcel|volcels]]. Hence, a definition in good faith would include an addition that incels are adults who are overwhelmingly rejected by the ''sex they are sexually attracted to''. | In the [[incelosphere]], there is dispute about whether the original definition provided in Donnelly Study is appropriate. [[Bluepill|Bluepillers]] argue in bad faith about such definitions, and say male incels could simply have gay sex or pay for a prostitute and therefore they are [[volcel|volcels]]. Hence, a definition in good faith would include an addition that incels are adults who are overwhelmingly rejected by the ''members of the sex they are sexually attracted to''. | ||
Involuntary celibacy can also be caused by a sheer lack of dating opportunities,<ref>https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40806-018-0163-7</ref> or by pressure to succeed, leaving practically no time to socialize, let alone flirt with women. | Involuntary celibacy can also be caused by a sheer lack of dating opportunities,<ref>https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40806-018-0163-7</ref> or by pressure to succeed, leaving practically no time to socialize, let alone flirt with women. | ||