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May seem like petty squabbling over semantics, but a man that forgoes long-term committed relationships and engages in frequent casual sex is obviously not an incel by any definition of the term. Therefore, this qualifying statement is important,imo, unless you're seeking to fundamentally redefine the term 'incel'. [[User:Altmark22|Altmark22]] ([[User talk:Altmark22|talk]]) 19:40, 30 December 2019 (UTC) | May seem like petty squabbling over semantics, but a man that forgoes long-term committed relationships and engages in frequent casual sex is obviously not an incel by any definition of the term. Therefore, this qualifying statement is important,imo, unless you're seeking to fundamentally redefine the term 'incel'. [[User:Altmark22|Altmark22]] ([[User talk:Altmark22|talk]]) 19:40, 30 December 2019 (UTC) | ||
:For the same reason we reached a conclusion of | :For the same reason we reached a conclusion of 15-30% inceldom in America among millennial men on the Demographics page, namely | ||
* A study by Poortman and Liebroer that found that ''only roughly 4% of singles'' preferred their singlehood over being in a relationship.<ref>https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2010.03.012</ref> | * A study by Poortman and Liebroer that found that ''only roughly 4% of singles'' preferred their singlehood over being in a relationship.<ref>https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2010.03.012</ref> | ||
* Only 1% of the population self-identify as asexual.<ref>https://health.usnews.com/health-news/health-wellness/articles/2015/05/04/asexuality-the-invisible-orientation</ref><ref>https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cluster=17133744500922136515&hl=en&as_sdt=0,5</ref> | * Only 1% of the population self-identify as asexual.<ref>https://health.usnews.com/health-news/health-wellness/articles/2015/05/04/asexuality-the-invisible-orientation</ref><ref>https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cluster=17133744500922136515&hl=en&as_sdt=0,5</ref> |