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GrammarPolice@lemmy.world 1 month agoMisogynist ≠ incel. Incel means involuntary celibate. We need more people to learn about this and stop equating those two terms
Comment on Anon sees happy people
GrammarPolice@lemmy.world 1 month agoMisogynist ≠ incel. Incel means involuntary celibate. We need more people to learn about this and stop equating those two terms
stevedice@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Incel refers to guys that turned misogynist because they’re involuntarily celibate.
GrammarPolice@lemmy.world 1 month ago
No, but ok
stevedice@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Yes. You don’t get to redefine a word just because you don’t like it. Incel does and always did mean that.
GrammarPolice@lemmy.world 1 month 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. Synonyms: Thesaurus:incel
(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.