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The term incel is an abbreviation of "involuntary celibate," a life condition with an [[Donnelly Study|academic sociological foundation]]. 'Incel' is not a unified subculture where there are members and members decide 'membership.' The [[incelosphere]] is mostly, but not entirely, male-dominated. | The term incel is an abbreviation of "involuntary celibate," a life condition with an [[Donnelly Study|academic sociological foundation]]. 'Incel' is not a unified subculture where there are members and members decide 'membership.' The [[incelosphere]] is mostly, but not entirely, male-dominated. | ||
Under the broad definition of inceldom, that is, celibate against choice,' self-described incel women likely have medical conditions such as [[vaginismus]], are in sexless [[relationships]] due to the actions of their partner, are extremely shy to the point of being complete shut-ins like the poetess Emily Dickinson who purportedly was sexless all her life, are possibly considered extremely weird or standoffish to the point of being deemed unapproachable by the majority of men they interact with, or, most likely, just have [[standardcel|very high standards]] for their prospective male romantic partners. | Under the broad definition of inceldom, that is, celibate against choice,' self-described incel women likely have medical conditions such as [[vaginismus]], are in sexless [[relationship|relationships]] due to the actions of their partner, are extremely shy to the point of being complete shut-ins like the poetess Emily Dickinson who purportedly was sexless all her life, are possibly considered extremely weird or standoffish to the point of being deemed unapproachable by the majority of men they interact with, or, most likely, just have [[standardcel|very high standards]] for their prospective male romantic partners. | ||
Many incel forum users believe that high-[[standardcel|standardcels]] should not count as incels, claiming that online dating offers plentiful dating options for women, even in terms of men seeking long-term relationships instead of '[[pump and dump|hookups]].' Many incel forum members also believe in not acknowledging fringe medical or mental conditions that would cause female involuntary celibacy, as they distract from the predominately male distribution of inceldom. | Many incel forum users believe that high-[[standardcel|standardcels]] should not count as incels, claiming that online dating offers plentiful dating options for women, even in terms of men seeking long-term relationships instead of '[[pump and dump|hookups]].' Many incel forum members also believe in not acknowledging fringe medical or mental conditions that would cause female involuntary celibacy, as they distract from the predominately male distribution of inceldom. | ||