"Incel" etymology: Difference between revisions

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Finally, the word "involuntary" in "involuntary celibacy" makes it somewhat of an umbrella term. The adjective "involuntary" is intentionally broad enough that it includes individuals from a broad spectrum of emotional or subjective experiences, including those who are angry about their situation, as well as those who are content with their situation. Although the terms "nonvolitional" and "unintentional" have identical meanings to "involuntary", the former two have the disadvantage of having the prefixes "non-" and "un-" that makes them intractably associated with a determinative rather than the intention of the coinage as a noun.
Finally, the word "involuntary" in "involuntary celibacy" makes it somewhat of an umbrella term. The adjective "involuntary" is intentionally broad enough that it includes individuals from a broad spectrum of emotional or subjective experiences, including those who are angry about their situation, as well as those who are content with their situation. Although the terms "nonvolitional" and "unintentional" have identical meanings to "involuntary", the former two have the disadvantage of having the prefixes "non-" and "un-" that makes them intractably associated with a determinative rather than the intention of the coinage as a noun.


Furthermore, not a single English dictionary has the words "responsibility" or "imposition"  in the entries for "involuntary" or its synonym "unintentional". As such, it makes no sense to imply that the usage of the term "involuntary" implies blaming anyone for inceldom since the word involuntary is unloquacious.
Furthermore, not a single English dictionary has the words "responsibility" or "imposition"  in the entries for "involuntary" or its synonym "unintentional". As such, it makes no sense to imply that the usage of the term "involuntary" implies blaming anyone for inceldom since the word involuntary is unloquacious on the matter of morality.


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