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On the other hand, men who have already proven their competitive ability to get a woman, may feel more relaxed around gays, especially since this can even act as a costly signal of their status. | On the other hand, men who have already proven their competitive ability to get a woman, may feel more relaxed around gays, especially since this can even act as a costly signal of their status. | ||
Many incels lack heterosexual experience as well as the ability to impress women or intimidate other men and they occupy low social status. As a result, | Many incels lack heterosexual experience as well as the ability to impress women or intimidate other men and they occupy low social status. As a result, such incels may be vulnerable being accused of gayness. | ||
For this reason, | For this reason, they may feel unease with male intimacy and may even express strong anti-gay views, both in order to avoid being seen as gay. | ||
Researchers at the University of Geneva (UNIGE), Switzerland, have indeed revealed that femininized men often adopt homophobia as a means of establishing their heterosexuality in a culture where distinguishing oneself as a man has been complicated by gender-egalitarian norms.<ref>https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-01/udg-tfo012219.php</ref> | |||
===Repressed homosexuality=== | ===Repressed homosexuality=== | ||