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[[File:Henri.jpg|thumb|250x250px|right|<center></center>|link=Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec|[[Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec]], a [[protocel]].]] | [[File:Henri.jpg|thumb|250x250px|right|<center></center>|link=Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec|[[Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec]], a [[protocel]].]] | ||
[[File:Percent_of_us_12th_graders_who_have_ever_dated.png|thumb|300x250px|right|<center></center>|link=Demographics of inceldom|The percent of high school students who date is plummeting.]] | [[File:Percent_of_us_12th_graders_who_have_ever_dated.png|thumb|300x250px|right|<center></center>|link=Demographics of inceldom|The percent of high school students who date is plummeting.]] | ||
'''[[Incel]]''' is an academic sociological term that is short for '''involuntary celibate''' or '''involuntary celibacy''' | '''[[Incel]]''' is an academic sociological term that is short for '''involuntary celibate''' (a person suffering involuntary celibacy) or '''[[inceldom|involuntary celibacy]]''', a [[adverse effects of inceldom|negative]] life circumstance. An analogy many incels often find elucidating would be comparing the state of lifelong inceldom to commonly recognized life adverse circumstances, such as [[Pauper|poverty]]. | ||
Inceldom was recognized in academia as a sociological phenomenon in the landmark [[Donnelly study]] published in 2001. Many further peer-reviewed academic papers have since been written, portraying involuntary celibacy as a | Inceldom was recognized in academia as a sociological phenomenon in the landmark [[Donnelly study]] published in 2001. Many further peer-reviewed academic papers have since been written, portraying involuntary celibacy as a harmful life circumstance rather than exclusively describing a specific internet subculture. | ||
Academic researchers who have examined involuntary celibacy (though not all use that exact term) include: [[Denise Donnelly]], [[Elizabeth Burgess]], [[Laura Carpenter]], [[Theodor F. Cohen]], and [[Menelaos Apostolou]]. [[Brian Gilmartin]] also conducted extensive research into the closely linked concept of [[love shy|love shyness]]. The initial study explicitly dealing with the topic of involuntary celibacy, the Donnelly study, defined incels as all adults who fail to find a sexual partner for six months or more, despite their desire for one. However, among [[Incelosphere timeline#2020s|self-identified incels]], there is often fervent disagreement about the exact definition of what an incel is. | Academic researchers who have examined involuntary celibacy (though not all use that exact term) include: [[Denise Donnelly]], [[Elizabeth Burgess]], [[Laura Carpenter]], [[Theodor F. Cohen]], and [[Menelaos Apostolou]]. [[Brian Gilmartin]] also conducted extensive research into the closely linked concept of [[love shy|love shyness]]. The initial study explicitly dealing with the topic of involuntary celibacy, the Donnelly study, defined incels as all adults who fail to find a sexual partner for six months or more, despite their desire for one. However, among [[Incelosphere timeline#2020s|self-identified incels]], there is often fervent disagreement about the exact definition of what an incel is. | ||
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*[[List of incel forums|List of Incel Forums]] | *[[List of incel forums|List of Incel Forums]] | ||
*[[Incelosphere timeline|Timeline of the Incelosphere]] | *[[Incelosphere timeline|Timeline of the Incelosphere]] | ||