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[[File:67.jpg|thumb|right|What [[Wikipedia Incel Article|Wikipedia]] tries to present what incels want vs. what incels actually want.<br>Doubles as what women want vs. what men want.]] | [[File:67.jpg|thumb|right|What [[Wikipedia Incel Article|Wikipedia]] tries to present what incels want vs. what incels actually want.<br>Doubles as what women want vs. what men want.]] | ||
[[File:fragilebigots2.png|thumb|right|Incels are the vanguard of tearing down gender roles]] | [[File:fragilebigots2.png|thumb|right|Incels are the vanguard of tearing down gender roles]] | ||
'''Incel''' is a [[Donnelly Study#Incel is Now a Valid Academic Sociological Term|sociological term]] that is short for '''involuntary celibate'''; '''involuntary celibacy''' is a common [[Adverse effects of inceldom|adverse]] life circumstance.<ref>Donnelly, Denise; Burgess, Elisabeth; Anderson, Sally; Davis, Regina; Dillard, Joy (2001). [http://cda.morris.umn.edu/~meeklesr/celibacy.html "Involuntary Celibacy: A life course analysis"]. The Journal of Sex Research. 38 (2): 159–169. doi:10.1080/00224490109552083</ref><ref>Shehan, Constance L., ed (February 29, 2016). "Celibacy". [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781119085621 The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Family Studies]. 1. John Wiley & Sons. p. 238. ISBN 9780470658451</ref><ref>Carpenter, Laura M. (2010). "Gendered Sexuality Over the Life Course: A Conceptual Framework". Sociological Perspectives. University of California Press. 53 (2): 155–178. doi:10.1525/sop.2010.53.2.155. JSTOR 10.1525/sop.2010.53.2.155</ref><ref>Harvey, John H.; Wenzel, Amy; Sprecher, Susan, eds. (2004). The Handbook of Sexuality in Close Relationships. Mahwah, New Jersey: Taylor & Francis. p. 900. ISBN 9781135624699. Retrieved 2015-12-30.</ref><ref>Strong, Bryan; Cohen, Theodore (2013). The Marriage and Family Experience: Intimate Relationships in a Changing Society. Belmont, California: Cengage Learning. p. 50. ISBN 1133597467. Retrieved 2015-12-30.</ref> In some countries such as the [[Netherlands_Government%27s_Model_for_Combatting_Inceldom|Netherlands]], there have been efforts of recognizing sex as a basic need.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20170503151557/https://www.nytimes.com/1992/08/04/news/04iht-sex_.html</ref> | '''Incel''' is a [[Donnelly Study#Incel is Now a Valid Academic Sociological Term|sociological term]] that is short for '''involuntary celibate'''; '''involuntary celibacy''' is a common [[Adverse effects of inceldom|adverse]] life circumstance.<ref>Donnelly, Denise; Burgess, Elisabeth; Anderson, Sally; Davis, Regina; Dillard, Joy (2001). [http://cda.morris.umn.edu/~meeklesr/celibacy.html "Involuntary Celibacy: A life course analysis"]. The Journal of Sex Research. 38 (2): 159–169. doi:10.1080/00224490109552083</ref><ref>Shehan, Constance L., ed (February 29, 2016). "Celibacy". [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781119085621 The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Family Studies]. 1. John Wiley & Sons. p. 238. ISBN 9780470658451</ref><ref>Carpenter, Laura M. (2010). "Gendered Sexuality Over the Life Course: A Conceptual Framework". Sociological Perspectives. University of California Press. 53 (2): 155–178. doi:10.1525/sop.2010.53.2.155. JSTOR 10.1525/sop.2010.53.2.155</ref><ref>Harvey, John H.; Wenzel, Amy; Sprecher, Susan, eds. (2004). The Handbook of Sexuality in Close Relationships. Mahwah, New Jersey: Taylor & Francis. p. 900. ISBN 9781135624699. Retrieved 2015-12-30.</ref><ref>Strong, Bryan; Cohen, Theodore (2013). The Marriage and Family Experience: Intimate Relationships in a Changing Society. Belmont, California: Cengage Learning. p. 50. ISBN 1133597467. Retrieved 2015-12-30.</ref> The condition of being incel is called '''inceldom'''. This condition of being ''incel'' is a certain kind of [[nonsexualities|nonsexuality]]. In some countries such as the [[Netherlands_Government%27s_Model_for_Combatting_Inceldom|Netherlands]], there have been efforts of recognizing sex as a basic need.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20170503151557/https://www.nytimes.com/1992/08/04/news/04iht-sex_.html</ref> | ||
Contrary to perceptions in the media, incel is neither a political movement nor a [[incel community|community]]/subculture, 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]]/subculture, 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. |