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| - | '''Involuntary celibacy''' is the state of a person who has not established an [[intimate relationship]] or engaged in [[sexual intercourse]] for reasons other than voluntary [[celibacy]] or [[sexual abstinence]]. The term is used especially for adults who, despite general expectations, have had little to no sexual or romantic experience. | ||
| - | People who are unable to engage in sexual activities due to medical limitations are termed ''medcel'' (medically celibate). Married couples who do not engage in sexual activities are termed ''marcel'' (marriage celibate). People who choose to stay celibate are termed ''vocel'' (voluntarily celibate). These terms are not formally defined but are in common usage in the incel community. | + | The '''incel''' (short for '''involuntary celibate''') [[subculture]] consists of [[online community|online communities]] whose members define themselves by being unable to find a [[romantic partner|romantic]] or [[sexual partner]] despite wanting to, a state they describe as '''involuntary celibacy''' or '''inceldom'''. Self-identified incels are almost exclusively male. |
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| + | Discussions in incel [[Internet forum|forums]] are often characterized by [[resentment]], [[misanthropy]], [[misogyny]] and the endorsement of [[violence against women]] and more sexually successful men, a concept incels describe as the "black pill". The [[Southern Poverty Law Center]] has described the subculture as "part of the online [[male supremacist]] ecosystem", and self-described incels have committed several [[mass murder]]s in North America. | ||
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| + | * [[Androcentrism]] | ||
| + | * [[Human mating strategies]] | ||
| + | * [[List of subcultures]] | ||
| + | * [[Male expendability]] | ||
| + | * [[Manosphere]] | ||
| + | * [[Mate value in humans]] | ||
| + | * [[Sexual frustration]] | ||
| + | * [[Sexual tension]] | ||
| + | * [[Toxic masculinity]] | ||
| *[[Asexuality]] | *[[Asexuality]] | ||
| *[[Attachment theory]] | *[[Attachment theory]] | ||
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The incel (short for involuntary celibate) subculture consists of online communities whose members define themselves by being unable to find a romantic or sexual partner despite wanting to, a state they describe as involuntary celibacy or inceldom. Self-identified incels are almost exclusively male.
Discussions in incel forums are often characterized by resentment, misanthropy, misogyny and the endorsement of violence against women and more sexually successful men, a concept incels describe as the "black pill". The Southern Poverty Law Center has described the subculture as "part of the online male supremacist ecosystem", and self-described incels have committed several mass murders in North America.
See also
- Androcentrism
- Human mating strategies
- List of subcultures
- Male expendability
- Manosphere
- Mate value in humans
- Sexual frustration
- Sexual tension
- Toxic masculinity
- Asexuality
- Attachment theory
- Love-shyness
- Sexual addiction
- Unrequited love
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