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With the term [https://incels.wiki/w/Incelosphere_timeline originating in classical literature], involuntary celibacy is increasingly recognized as a significant social circumstance, with varying interpretations and definitions. While some view involuntary celibacy as a nonsexual identity, others associate it with online communities who self-identify as incel, often from a negative perspective. Indeed, the Cambridge Dictionary and [[Wikipedia]] definitions of incel assert the term exclusively refers to "misogynistic [...] nihilistic [...] online subcultures".<ref>https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/incel</ref><ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incel</ref> These hostile definitions of inceldom have been disputed and arguably constitute misinformation.<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Inceldom_FAQ</ref><ref>https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/articles-heterodoxy/202208/inside-the-minds-the-incels</ref>
With the term [https://incels.wiki/w/Incelosphere_timeline originating in classical literature], involuntary celibacy is increasingly recognized as a significant social circumstance, with varying interpretations and definitions. While some view involuntary celibacy as a nonsexual identity, others associate it with online communities who self-identify as incel, often from a negative perspective. Indeed, the Cambridge Dictionary and [[Wikipedia]] definitions of incel assert the term exclusively refers to "misogynistic [...] nihilistic [...] online subcultures".<ref>https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/incel</ref><ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incel</ref> These hostile definitions of inceldom have been disputed and arguably constitute misinformation.<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Inceldom_FAQ</ref><ref>https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/articles-heterodoxy/202208/inside-the-minds-the-incels</ref>
The concept of involuntary celibacy is not confined to a single political movement or online subculture. Many self-identified incels do not participate in any specific online forum. Major modern incel forums include [[incels.is]].
Efforts to understand and address involuntary celibacy include academic research<ref>https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=%22incel%22+involuntary+celibacy&oq=%22incel%22</ref> and policy discussions. In certain countries like the Netherlands, there have been considerations of sex as a basic human need.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20170503151557/https://www.nytimes.com/1992/08/04/news/04iht-sex_.html</ref>


==Etymology==
==Etymology==

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