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minus-squareKombatWombat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 months agoStrictly speaking, incel refers to someone involuntarily celibate, regardless of gender. Femcel is the common 4chan term for female incels. It’s been used to describe the often misandrist subculture of r/FemaleDatingStrategy as an example.
minus-squareEmergMemeHologram@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 months agoI believe it’s not involuntary though. I bet it feels involuntary because change is hard, but I bet very very few people actually fall into that bin. At some point i think they just accept the label and stop trying to improve while pointing to the convenient answers.
Strictly speaking, incel refers to someone involuntarily celibate, regardless of gender. Femcel is the common 4chan term for female incels. It’s been used to describe the often misandrist subculture of r/FemaleDatingStrategy as an example.
I believe it’s not involuntary though. I bet it feels involuntary because change is hard, but I bet very very few people actually fall into that bin.
At some point i think they just accept the label and stop trying to improve while pointing to the convenient answers.