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[[Incel]], is short for and means, ''''involuntarily celibate'''', a term describing a life circumstance. It is not a subculture, organized group, movement, or a philosophy. Although individual philosophies, memes, or subcultures like the [[blackpill]] sometimes emerge on individual forums and go in and out of fashion. '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 of the gender they are attracted to 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, organized group, movement, or a philosophy. Although individual philosophies, memes, or subcultures like the [[blackpill]] sometimes emerge on individual forums and go in and out of fashion. '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 of the gender they are attracted to 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. | ||
Inceldom overlaps but is distinct from '[[sexual frustration]]', in that an involuntary celibate may simply accept their incelibacy and not feel bad about it. | |||
[[Love-shy|Love-shyness]] is the fear of romantic or sexual relationships. It is possible for a person to be both [[incel]] and [[love-shy]], and most are both to some degree or another. For instance, a person could originally be [[incel]], then suffer large numbers of turn downs, and eventually become [[love-shy]] and unable to approach. | [[Love-shy|Love-shyness]] is the fear of romantic or sexual relationships. It is possible for a person to be both [[incel]] and [[love-shy]], and most are both to some degree or another. For instance, a person could originally be [[incel]], then suffer large numbers of turn downs, and eventually become [[love-shy]] and unable to approach. | ||