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The condition of being ''incel'' is a certain kind of [[nonsexualities|nonsexuality]].
The condition of being ''incel'' is a certain kind of [[nonsexualities|nonsexuality]].


==Etymology==
== Etymology ==
 
The term ''involuntary celibacy'' dates back at least to the 18th century, e.g. a French clergyman, [[Antoine Banier]], used it in 1739.
The term ''involuntary celibacy'' dates back at least to the 18th century, e.g. a French clergyman, [[Antoine Banier]], used it in 1739.
The neoliberal feminist [[Alana]] introduced the abbreviated term ''incel'' in 1997 which was later adopted in the [[Donnelly Study]] in 2001 and was first [[Ton den Boon|lexicographically recognized]] in 2018.<ref>https://www.vandale.nl/wvdd-incel</ref>
== Definition ==
The [[Donnelly Study]] defined incels as adults who fail to find a sexual partner for six months or more without choosing so.
There remains disagreement about whether this definition is appropriate due to conceivable loopholes. For example, [[Bluepill|Bluepillers]] often 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]] and incels don't exist. 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''.


After [[Alana]] introduced the abbreviated term ''incel'' in 1997, it was used in the [[Donnelly Study]] in 2001 and it was first [[Ton den Boon|lexicographically recognized]] in 2018.<ref>https://www.vandale.nl/wvdd-incel</ref> The Donnelly Study defined incels as adults who fail to find a sexual partner for six months or more without choosing so, however, in the [[incelosphere]], there is dispute about this definition because of conceivable loopholes.
There is [[gatekeeping]] and infighting going on in incel forums about who counts as incel.
[[Uglycel]]s complain that [[love-shy]]s simply lack ''will'' to find a partner.
In an effort to weed out [[standardcel]]s, many incel forums reject incels who are not willfully trying to date a wide variety of people, or may even say they are not incels.
In doing so, they often inandervatently marginalize non-standardcel mentalcels in the process.
This is the source of a lot of conflict in the [[incelosphere]].  A solution to this longstanding conflict would be an incel definition that rejects [[standardcel]]s but includes non-[[standardcel]] [[mentalcel]]s as incel. This has been formalized before, but has not been popularized or adopted yet by any major forum, perhaps because such a definition would be very long.


Incels typically have a low [[dominance hierarchy|dominance status]] ([[Alpha, Beta, Omega|beta or omega rank]]) that the [[pussy cartel]] doesn't approve ofTheir low dominance status is most often due to being [[beauty|ugly]], [[love shy|shy]], [[poorcel|poor]], [[heightcel|short]], [[skinnycel|weak]], [[mentalcel|neurodivergent]], and/or [[medcel|physically ill]] (see [[causes of inceldom]]).
The infighting over whether to include [[love-shyness|love-shies]] in incel forums mainly hinges on the meaning of ''involuntary'', whether involuntary means "without choice" or "against will"However, the word involuntary can mean both, and both are different experiences.
According to the definition in the Donnelly Study, inceldom is not the same as [[permavirginity]] or [[truecel]]dom, i.e. someone who is experiencing a dry spell may find himself involuntarily in this situation.


==Overview==
==Overview==
Contrary to perceptions in the media, incel is neither a political movement nor a [[incel community|community]], but a descriptive academic term for a gender-neutral life circumstance. Therefore, incels do not share a belief system, especially not those who do not self-identify as incels.
Contrary to perceptions in the media, incel is neither a political movement nor a [[incel community|community]], but a descriptive academic term for a gender-neutral life circumstance. Therefore, incels do not share a belief system, especially not those who do not self-identify as incels.
Incels often have a low [[dominance hierarchy|dominance status]] ([[Alpha, Beta, Omega|beta or omega rank]]) that the [[pussy cartel]] doesn't approve of.  Their low dominance status is most often due to being [[beauty|ugly]], [[love shy|shy]], [[poorcel|poor]], [[heightcel|short]], [[skinnycel|weak]], [[mentalcel|neurodivergent]], and/or [[medcel|physically ill]] (see [[causes of inceldom]]).


Incels are politically diverse.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/askanincel/comments/dn62od/political_leanings/?sort=new</ref>
Incels are politically diverse.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/askanincel/comments/dn62od/political_leanings/?sort=new</ref>
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No mass murderers have been users of incel forums. Neither [[4chan]] nor [[PUAhate]] have self-identified as incel forums, even though some incels use or used those sites. Current major incel internet forums are: [[Incels.co]], [[Facebook's Incelistan]], [[Incelistan.net]], [[Love-shy dot com|love-shy.com]], [[Incelswithouthate]], and [[Foreveralone]]. Roughly [[demographics of inceldom#Numbers|20-30% of American men between the ages of 18-30 are incels]].
No mass murderers have been users of incel forums. Neither [[4chan]] nor [[PUAhate]] have self-identified as incel forums, even though some incels use or used those sites. Current major incel internet forums are: [[Incels.co]], [[Facebook's Incelistan]], [[Incelistan.net]], [[Love-shy dot com|love-shy.com]], [[Incelswithouthate]], and [[Foreveralone]]. Roughly [[demographics of inceldom#Numbers|20-30% of American men between the ages of 18-30 are incels]].
==Umbrella term==
Since the word ''incel'' is an umbrella term encompassing multiple demographics of people, people who fall under the definition of that word or self-describe as such won't be agreeing on its meaning. As expected, there remains disagreement in the [[incelosphere]] 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]] and incels don't exist. 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''.
Inceldom is not the same as [[permavirginity]] or [[truecel]]dom, i.e. someone who is experiencing a dry spell may count as being involuntarily forced into celibacy by whatever life circumstance he may find himself in (hence ''incel'').
There is also angst about [[love-shyness]] technically counting as, "involuntary", often.  [[Uglycel]]s complain that extreme love-shys may never show any evidence of will to find a partner.  The infighting over whether to include [[love-shyness|love-shies]] in incel forums mainly hinges on the meaning of: involuntary, whether involuntary means "without choice" or "against will".  However, the word involuntary can mean both, and both are different experiences.  In an effort to weed out [[standardcel]]s, many incel forums reject incels who are not willfully trying to date a wide variety of people, or may even say they are not incels.  In doing so, they often inandervatently marginalize non-standardcel mentalcels in the process.  This is the source of a lot of conflict in the [[incelosphere]].  A solution to this longstanding conflict would be an incel definition that rejects [[standardcel]]s but includes non-[[standardcel]] [[mentalcel]]s as incel.  This has been formalized before, but has not been popularized or adopted yet by any major forum, perhaps because such a definition would be very long.


==Adverse effects of inceldom==
==Adverse effects of inceldom==
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