• GrammarPolice@lemmy.world
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    15 hours ago

    Incel ≠ misogynist. Incel means involuntary celibate. We need more people to learn about this and stop equating those two terms

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      5 hours ago

      Incel refers to guys that turned misogynist because they’re involuntarily celibate.

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          1 hour ago

          Yes. You don’t get to redefine a word just because you don’t like it. Incel does and always did mean that.

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            51 minutes ago

            Oh please. Using Wikipedia as a source while knowing entries are provided by individuals. Here’s all of Wiktionary’s definitions of the word:

            A member of an online subculture of people (mostly men) who define themselves as unable to find a romantic or sexual partner despite desiring one.

            (rare) An individual who is not sexually active despite having such a desire.

            (uncountable, seduction community, informal) “Involuntary celibacy”: the state of being not sexually active despite wishing to be.

            Incel is not a gendered word. Even females can be incels.