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==Number of incels in the U.S.== | ==Number of incels in the U.S.== | ||
[[File:Aaqa.jpg|400px|thumb|right|[https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/03/29/share-americans-not-having-sex-has-reached-record-high/?utm_term=.9b52429c7136 Source]]] | [[File:Aaqa.jpg|400px|thumb|right|[https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/03/29/share-americans-not-having-sex-has-reached-record-high/?utm_term=.9b52429c7136 Source]]] | ||
[[File:Wweff.png|400px|thumb|Share of American young adults in stable partnerships has been cut almost a third to 49%]] | [[File:Wweff.png|400px|thumb|Share of American young adults in stable partnerships has been cut almost a third to 49%]] | ||
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Some [[feminist|feminists]] have claimed the comparison in acceptance to invitations to sex is not fair because women need to know the men first to be safe. However, there is solid evidence that women do engage in very adventurous sex with no hope for reciprocity or investment on part of the man, if the man has [[statusmaxxing|status]]<ref>https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X00029939</ref> and/or is exceptionally good looking ([[sexy sons hypothesis]]). Van Halen had ''sex tents''<ref>https://www.cracked.com/article_22900_van-halens-sex-hut-8-acts-legendary-rockstar-debauchery.html</ref> set up at his performances. This proves women do engage sometimes in adventurous, unsafe sex, therefore most [[femcel|femlcels]] are believed to be [[volcel|volcels]]. Feminists have a point in that women have more [[Bateman's principle|parental investment]], but phenomena like sex tents and sexy sons suggest women exploit their choosiness somewhat, so their inceldom seems more self-inflicted. | Some [[feminist|feminists]] have claimed the comparison in acceptance to invitations to sex is not fair because women need to know the men first to be safe. However, there is solid evidence that women do engage in very adventurous sex with no hope for reciprocity or investment on part of the man, if the man has [[statusmaxxing|status]]<ref>https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X00029939</ref> and/or is exceptionally good looking ([[sexy sons hypothesis]]). Van Halen had ''sex tents''<ref>https://www.cracked.com/article_22900_van-halens-sex-hut-8-acts-legendary-rockstar-debauchery.html</ref> set up at his performances. This proves women do engage sometimes in adventurous, unsafe sex, therefore most [[femcel|femlcels]] are believed to be [[volcel|volcels]]. Feminists have a point in that women have more [[Bateman's principle|parental investment]], but phenomena like sex tents and sexy sons suggest women exploit their choosiness somewhat, so their inceldom seems more self-inflicted. | ||
=== | ===Sexual frustration is a majoritarian issue=== | ||
With inceldom near tripling in a decade and steady partnerships almost cut in half for those between 18-35, as shown above, we can see that inceldom issues are approaching a majoritarian issue. With 51% of young adults without a partner, we can safely conclude that the amount of people sympathetic to incels due to their own situation may now be a majority of young adults. | With inceldom near tripling in a decade and steady partnerships almost cut in half for those between 18-35, as shown above, we can see that inceldom issues are approaching a majoritarian issue. With 51% of young adults without a partner, we can safely conclude that the amount of people sympathetic to incels due to their own situation may now be a majority of young adults. | ||
=== | ===Other estimates=== | ||
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In 2019, professor Simon DeDeo estimated somewhat lower numbers of incels, namely 700,000 in the U.S for men over 25 years old,<ref>http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/02/the-world-of-american-hikikomori.html</ref> and 1.3 million for men over 18 years old.<ref>http://simondedeo.com/?p=221</ref> Among American vicenarians (people in their twenties), women were 10% more sexually active than men,<ref>https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1101592/the-great-sex-recession-celibate-americans-at-record-high</ref> | |||
which can probably largely be attributed to the fact that men bloom later than women. | |||
Yet, this undeniably implies women's sexual needs are more likely met in this age bracket. | |||
[[Brian Gilmartin]] in the 1980s estimated that 1.5% of all American men are incelibate, estimating them at 4.7 million people. <ref>https://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/72931916/One-of-the-internets-most-reviled-subcultures</ref> | [[Brian Gilmartin]] in the 1980s estimated that 1.5% of all American men are incelibate, estimating them at 4.7 million people. <ref>https://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/72931916/One-of-the-internets-most-reviled-subcultures</ref> | ||
A 2012 report by The Centers for Disease Control claimed that within the past year roughly six per cent of men ages 25 to 44 have not had any sexual partners. The Washington Post correlated this figure within inceldom; thus making roughly 6% of that age group '''virginal''' incelibates (per Washington Post).<ref>https://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/72931916/One-of-the-internets-most-reviled-subcultures</ref> | A 2012 report by The Centers for Disease Control claimed that within the past year roughly six per cent of men ages 25 to 44 have not had any sexual partners. The Washington Post correlated this figure within inceldom; thus making roughly 6% of that age group '''virginal''' incelibates (per Washington Post).<ref>https://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/72931916/One-of-the-internets-most-reviled-subcultures</ref> | ||
This graph from Lyman Stone of the Institute for Family Studies that shows that male 12-month celibacy between the ages of 22-35 grew to around 14% of young men as of 2016. <ref>http://archive.is/y1YBg</ref> | This graph from Lyman Stone of the Institute for Family Studies that shows that male 12-month celibacy between the ages of 22-35 grew to around 14% of young men as of 2016. <ref>http://archive.is/y1YBg</ref> | ||