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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 [[Incelosphere|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> | ||
==Definition== | ==Definition== | ||
The [[Donnelly]] | The [[Donnelly Study]] defined incels as adults who fail to find a sexual partner for six months or more without choosing so. | ||
There remains disagreement about whether this definition is appropriate due to conceivable loopholes. For example, [[Bluepill|Bluepillers]] often argue in bad faith about such definitions and say male incels could simply have gay sex or pay for a prostitute and, therefore, they are [[volcel|volcels]] and incels don't exist. Hence, a definition in good faith would include an addition that incels are adults who are overwhelmingly ''romantically'' rejected by the ''members of the sex they are sexually attracted to''. | There remains disagreement about whether this definition is appropriate due to conceivable loopholes. For example, [[Bluepill|Bluepillers]] often argue in bad faith about such definitions and say male incels could simply have gay sex or pay for a prostitute and, therefore, they are [[volcel|volcels]] and incels don't exist. Hence, a definition in good faith would include an addition that incels are adults who are overwhelmingly ''romantically'' rejected by the ''members of the sex they are sexually attracted to''. | ||
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This is the source of a lot of conflict in the [[incelosphere]]. A solution to this longstanding conflict would be an incel definition that rejects [[standardcel]]s but includes non-[[standardcel]] [[mentalcel]]s as incel. This has been formalized before, but has not been popularized or adopted yet by any major forum, perhaps because of the effort required in enforcing such a complicated definition. | This is the source of a lot of conflict in the [[incelosphere]]. A solution to this longstanding conflict would be an incel definition that rejects [[standardcel]]s but includes non-[[standardcel]] [[mentalcel]]s as incel. This has been formalized before, but has not been popularized or adopted yet by any major forum, perhaps because of the effort required in enforcing such a complicated definition. | ||
The infighting over whether to include [[ | The infighting over whether to include [[love-shies]] in [[incel forums]] mainly hinges on the meaning of ''involuntary'', and whether involuntary means "without choice" or "against will". However, in different contexts, the word involuntary can mean either, and both are different experiences. | ||
According to the definition in the Donnelly Study, inceldom is not the same as [[permavirginity]] or [[truecel]]dom, meaning even someone who is only experiencing a dry spell may find himself involuntarily in this situation and hence may count as incel. | According to the definition in the Donnelly Study, inceldom is not the same as [[permavirginity]] or [[truecel]]dom, meaning even someone who is only experiencing a dry spell may find himself involuntarily in this situation and hence may count as incel. | ||
==Demographics of incels== | ==Demographics of incels== | ||