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They do decide to not be celibate. They also get to decide that it is involuntary, and to identify with the term "involuntary celibate", shortened to "incel". T

They do decide to not be celibate. They also get to decide that it is involuntary, and to identify with the term "involuntary celibate", shortened to "incel". The study explicitly says: > ...we compared a sample (n = 151) of self-identified male incels...

dekken_ 3y ago
> They also get to decide that it is involuntary, That doesn't make sense, then it's voluntary.
- phoe-krk 3y ago
  In layman's terms, "I want to get laid, but I can't" is the definition of involuntary celibate. If someone doesn't want to get laid, they - by definition - aren't an incel.
  - Diti 3y ago
    Yes, that is exactly the spirit of this paper – it refers to mating behavior.
rob74 3y ago
The decision to not be celibate requires (at least) one more person who agrees with that decision. The decision to be celibate only requires yourself. That's the root of the problem...
- DonHopkins 3y ago
  But the decision to be misogynistic is independent of the decision to be celibate or not. And voluntary misogyny is the defining characteristic of the term "incel". There are many non-misogynistic non-inceles who want to get laid but can't for other reasons than choosing to hate women.