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'''Incel''', short for '''involuntary celibacy''', is a sociological term<ref>https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00224490109552083</ref> and adverse life circumstance. The term describes individuals who can not engage in romantic or sexual relationships despite a desire to. The term mainly refers to men ([[malecel]]), with a counterpart term [[femcel]] used for women. The term '''[[inceldom]]''' is commonly used to refer to the state of involuntary celibacy. | '''Incel''', short for '''involuntary celibacy''', is a sociological term<ref>https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00224490109552083</ref> and adverse life circumstance. The term describes individuals who can not engage in romantic or sexual relationships despite a desire to. The term mainly refers to men ([[malecel]]), with a counterpart term [[femcel]] used for women. The term '''[[inceldom]]''' is commonly used to refer to the state of involuntary celibacy. | ||
Those who experience inceldom often refer to themselves as, or are dubbed by others, as '''[[Incel|incels]]'''. 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]]. | |||
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 unifying themes of inceldom are a mixture of low social or sexual value and sexual frustration, as individuals who are truly content with their lack of sexual access, even if it wasn't chosen, would generally be considered voluntary celibate. Most self-identified online incel communities also assert that primarily, or only, men can be involuntarily celibate, excluding self-identified [[femcels]]. | |||
Involuntary celibacy has been a subject of academic study, being first explicitly examined in the [[Donnelly Study]], which defined it as the inability to find a sexual partner for six months despite the desire. The broader phenomenon of inceldom, while receiving increased attention in the 20th century, has historical precedents, indicating the longstanding existence of inceldom as an adverse life circumstance in human society.<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Incelosphere_timeline</ref> | |||
In the contemporary era, 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== | ||