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[[File:fragilebigots2.png|thumb|left|<center>Incels are the vanguard of tearing down gender roles</center>]] | [[File:fragilebigots2.png|thumb|left|<center>Incels are the vanguard of tearing down gender roles</center>]] | ||
Incel overlaps but is distinct from 'sexual frustration', in that an involuntary celibate may simply accept their [[incelibacy]] and not feel bad about it. | [[Incel]], is short for and means, ''''involuntarily celibate'''', colloquially known as, "can't get laid for a long time", 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 dedicated to involuntary celibates and go in and out of fashion. '[[Involuntarily celibate]]' or '[[incel]]' is the particular phrasing of, "can't get laid", that entered academia as an [[Donnelly Study#Incel is Now a Valid Academic Sociological Term|academic sociological term]]. This happened through the [[Donnelly Study]]. The [[Donnelly Study]] defined incels as people who would like to have a sexual or romantic relationship with someont of the gender they are attracted to but can't find one for free for 6 months or more, and then remain celibate.[[File:67.jpg|thumb|right|<center>What people think incels want <br> vs. what they really want</center>]] The date may seem arbitrary, but there had to be a cutoff point, and sociologist [[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. Most people who self-identify as incel are not [[standardcel]]s as they cannot find *anyone* willing to have sex with them for free. [[Ton den Boon|The first lexicographer to define "incel"]], defined it as a gender-neutral life cirumstance rather than a subculture. Its unabbreviated form was coined in 1739 by [[Antoine Banier]] in his book on the history of Ancient Athens. Inceldom overlaps but is distinct from '[[sexual frustration]]', in that an involuntary celibate may simply accept their [[incelibacy]] and not feel bad about it. | ||
Frequent visiting of prostitutes or sugar-daddying does not count as a sexual or romantic relationship, but rather a financial relationship. Even if it did count as a sexual partnership, most self-identified incels cannot afford it on a regular basis. Many incels frequently characterize prostitution as not a fully sexual experience as it usually lacks sexual validation. Legalization of prostitution can mitigate the [[side effects of inceldom]] but no implementation of it so far has addressed inceldom itself as it usually takes the form of a service rather than a partnership. | |||
[[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. | ||