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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''' | '''Incel''' is a [[Donnelly Study#Incel is Now a Valid Academic Sociological Term|sociological term]] that is short for '''involuntary celibate''' or '''involuntary celibacy''', 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]]. | ||
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. | ||
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[[Henry Flynt]] discussed male involuntary celibacy, in relation to being perceived as [[creep]], in his 1975 book [[Blueprint for a Higher Civilization]]. | [[Henry Flynt]] discussed male involuntary celibacy, in relation to being perceived as [[creep]], in his 1975 book [[Blueprint for a Higher Civilization]]. | ||
The feminist creator of the first known incel discussion forum, [[Alana]], did not coin the abbreviated version of the phrase "incel" as has been commonly promulgated in the media. She merely introduced a prior attempt at shortening the phrase, as "invcel," in 1997. It was pronounced "invacel." As this sounds the term "imbecile", she later adopted "incel" at the suggestion of someone in the mailing list she created; this new contraction was also easier to pronounce. | The [[feminist]] creator of the first known incel discussion forum, [[Alana]], did not coin the abbreviated version of the phrase "incel" as has been commonly promulgated in the media. She merely introduced a prior attempt at shortening the phrase, as "invcel," in 1997. It was pronounced "invacel." As this sounds the term "imbecile", she later adopted "incel" at the suggestion of someone in the mailing list she created; this new contraction was also easier to pronounce. | ||
The term incel was later used in the [[Donnelly Study]] in 2001, which was the first formal academic exploration of the subject. Later, in 2018, the term was [[Ton den Boon|lexicographically recognized]] in a Dutch-language online dictionary.<ref>https://www.vandale.nl/wvdd-incel</ref> | The term incel was later used in the [[Donnelly Study]] in 2001, which was the first formal academic exploration of the subject. Later, in 2018, the term was [[Ton den Boon|lexicographically recognized]] in a Dutch-language online dictionary.<ref>https://www.vandale.nl/wvdd-incel</ref> | ||