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[[Incel]], is short for and means, ''''involuntarily celibate'''', a term describing a life circumstance. 'Involuntarily celibate' is an [[Donnelly Study#Incel is Now a Valid Academic Sociological Term|academic sociological term]] popularized in academia by the [[Donnelly Study]], referring to people who would like to have a sexual or romantic partner but can't find one for 6 months or more, and then remain celibate. The date may seem arbitrary, but there had to be a cutoff point, and [[Denise Donnelly]] chose 6 months as that factored in that almost everyone goes without sexual intimacy for months, but it is only unusual after a few months. [[Ton den Boon|The first lexicographer to define "incel"]], defined it as a gender-neutral life cirumstance rather than a subculture. | [[Incel]], is short for and means, ''''involuntarily celibate'''', a term describing a life circumstance. It is not a subculture or a movement. 'Involuntarily celibate' is an [[Donnelly Study#Incel is Now a Valid Academic Sociological Term|academic sociological term]] popularized in academia by the [[Donnelly Study]], referring to people who would like to have a sexual or romantic partner but can't find one for 6 months or more, and then remain celibate. The date may seem arbitrary, but there had to be a cutoff point, and [[Denise Donnelly]] chose 6 months as that factored in that almost everyone goes without sexual intimacy for months, but it is only unusual after a few months. [[Ton den Boon|The first lexicographer to define "incel"]], defined it as a gender-neutral life cirumstance rather than a subculture. | ||
Incel overlaps but is distinct from '[[sexual frustration]]', in that an involuntary celibate may simply accept their incelibacy and not feel bad about it. | Incel overlaps but is distinct from '[[sexual frustration]]', in that an involuntary celibate may simply accept their incelibacy and not feel bad about it. | ||