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| '''Involuntary celibacy''' (colloquially '''incel'''){{By whom|date=February 2013}} is ] near-total or total absence in ] of ]s or ] for reasons other than voluntary ], ], ], or ].{{citation needed|date=March 2013}} |
'''Involuntary celibacy''' (colloquially '''incel'''){{By whom|date=February 2013}} is ] near-total or total absence in ] of ]s or ] for reasons other than voluntary ], ], ], or ].{{citation needed|date=March 2013}} | ||
| Involuntary celibacy is distinct from other forms of ]. Involuntarily celibate individuals are just as sexually driven as a typical individual, but their day to day experiences, despite effort on their part, fail to produce any significant sexual partnerships. Incel persons therefore lack intimate physical connection for very long periods of their adult lives — not merely, for example, a 12- or 24-month gap — while also perpetually failing to secure opportunities for sexual engagement in the first place |
Involuntary celibacy is distinct from other forms of ], in that it's nothing more than a bunch of whiny, misogynistic dudebros crying about how it's women's obligation to have sex with them. Involuntarily celibate individuals are just as sexually driven as a typical individual, but their day to day experiences, despite effort on their part, fail to produce any significant sexual partnerships, because they're all douchebags who believe in the friendzone. Incel persons therefore lack intimate physical connection for very long periods of their adult lives — not merely, for example, a 12- or 24-month gap — while also perpetually failing to secure opportunities for sexual engagement in the first place, which, frankly, is entirely their own fault for being major creeps to every woman they meet. | ||
| Most incel people are physically unattractive, and are often disrespectful to women. Any type of personality disorder an incel person might have has very little to do with the fact that they're irrationally bitter about the lack of sex that is entirely their fault, and the assumption that it might seems somewhat ableist. | |||
| Most incel people are not physically unattractive, and they exhibit the same social behaviours as their peers who have sex lives.<ref name= Donnelly/> A few of the involuntarily celibate population might exhibit discernible ] that preclude current and future sexual opportunities, but the small amount of research done on this subject indicates that the incel population are on the whole socially normal, otherwise healthy individuals whose frustration is merely a product of their lack of sex, and not vice versa.<ref name=Donnelly/> | |||
| ==Definition and psychological consequences== | |||
| Involuntarily celibate people tend to suffer from intense ], ], and ] as a result of the very prolonged periods of lack of sexual and/or intimate body contact. In most ] and ] societies, additional social standards pressure people to have experienced sexual interaction in some form by their 20s or 30s. If the person lacks any such experience while all of his or her peers have it, serious psychological consequences can result. <ref name=Donnelly/> | |||
| In the case of ] ]'s ] on ], Chubbuck's involuntary celibacy is considered to be the driving force behind both her depression and suicide.<ref>, '']'', August 22, 1974</ref> While ] diminishes the risk of contracting ]s (STD) it may necessitate relinquishment of potential health benefits of sex.<ref>{{cite web|last=Doheny |first=Kathleen |url=http://www.webmd.com/sex-relationships/features/10-surprising-health-benefits-of-sex |title=10 Surprising Health Benefits of Sex |publisher=Webmd.com |accessdate= 2012-08-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/74575 |title=Six Reasons to Have Sex Every Week |publisher=Thedailybeast.com |date= 2007-12-09 |accessdate=2012-08-14}}</ref> Some researchers conclude that male incel people are more likely to ] as a substitute for sexual relations.<ref>{{cite web|last=Szalavitz |first=Maia |url=http://healthland.time.com/2012/03/16/sexually-frustrated-flies-are-driven-to-drink |title=Sexually Frustrated Flies Are Driven To Drink |publisher=Healthland.time.com |date= 2012-03-16 |accessdate= 2012-08-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Carey |first=Benedict |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/16/health/male-fruit-flies-spurned-by-females-turn-to-alcohol.html?_r=1 |title=Learning From the Spurned and Tipsy Fruit Fly |publisher=Nytimes.com |date=2012-03-15 |accessdate=2012-08-15}}</ref> | |||
| ==Depth and prevalence== | |||
| There is very little ] study regarding involuntary celibacy. Prior to a self-directed study on modern involuntary celibacy initiated in 1998 by researchers from ], there were zero publicly searchable research-based sources on the phenomenon. Even the 1998 study was only started once a member of an online discussion group for involuntary celibates inquired about current research on the subject.<ref>, Georgia State University News Release, July 24, 2001 (accessed December 14, 2006)</ref> The study, ''Involuntary celibacy: A life course analysis'',<ref name=Donnelly/> was published in 2001 in the '']'', produced by the ]. A news article reporting on the study indicated that involuntary celibacy can lead to anger and depression.<ref> American Association of Single People, November 12, 2001 (accessed December 14, 2006)</ref> ''Involuntary celibacy: A life course analysis'' has also been included in an anthology of scholarly literature.<ref> AbeBooks.com, (accessed December 14, 2006){{Dead link|date=August 2010}}</ref> A more recent study has been made into involuntary celibacy inside marriage and long-term cohabiting relationships<ref>Donnelly, D., and Burgess, E. (2008). Journal of Marriage and Family 70(2):519-535.</ref> and was published in 2008 in the '']''. | |||
| In a chapter devoted to involuntary celibacy in historian Elizabeth Abbott's book ''The History of Celibacy'', the examples cited include <ref>{{Cite book |author=Elizabeth Abbot |title=A History of Celibacy |publisher=Da Capo Press |location=New York |year=2001 |chapter=Coerced Celibacy: Involuntary Celibacy |pages=303–337 |isbn=0-306-81041-7}}</ref> those living amidst skewed sex ratios caused by the death of many men in a war or ] (the latter is particularly severe in ] and ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gendercide.org/case_infanticide.html |title=Case Study: Female Infanticide |publisher=Gendercidewatch.org |date= |accessdate=2012-08-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Tripp |first=Stephanie |url= http://www.elahemassumi.com/femaletext1.html |title= Professor Studies Effects of Female Infanticide |publisher=Elahemassumi.com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-14}}</ref>), ]s, those without access to the money needed to deal with a child, those denied the right to marry by social norms like ] or younger sisters in societies that call for the oldest to be married first, women whose families lack money for the ] required by their society, people who would lose their jobs if they were known to be sexually active like ]s and journeymen in certain trades in ], or certain Western domestic servant or educator positions prior to the previous centuries, and men ]d against their will. | |||
| ==Possible contributing factors== | |||
| Possible reasons listed below are controversial among vocal involuntary celibates themselves{{where|date=March 2013}}. | |||
| * Lack of suitable social circumstances conducive to sex | |||
| * Fear of contracting ]. | |||
| * ]es and/or negative ]s such as ] or ], including self-sabotaging ] patterns and ] issues | |||
| * Psychological ] such as ], ], ], ] or ]. | |||
| * The ], ] and ] may play a role in shrinking the pool of suitable, sexually available partners; some victims become sexually unavailable due to ].<ref>{{cite web |last=Sloan |first=Louise |url=http://www.health.com/health/condition-article/0,,20188385,00.html |title=Psychological Issues Can Fuel a Low Libido |publisher=Health.com |date=2008-05-05 |accessdate=2012-09-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Slowik |first=Guy |url=http://ehealthmd.com/content/what-causes-low-sex-drive#abuse |title=What Causes Low Sex Drive? |publisher=ehealthmd.com |date=2012-04-19 |accessdate=2012-09-24}}</ref> | |||
| * Heterosexual men who disqualify appealing women as "relationship material" based on the ] that beautiful women are less likely to be faithful as ]s or ], or to become good mothers, and would be the most likely to seek ].<ref>Etcoff Nancy. 1996. ''Survival of the Prettiest: The Science of Beauty''. Anchor Books. New York. (p. 88)</ref> | |||
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Involuntary celibacy (colloquially incel) is chronic near-total or total absence in a person's sexuality of intimate relationships or sexual intercourse for reasons other than voluntary celibacy, asexuality, antisexualism, or sexual abstinence.
Involuntary celibacy is distinct from other forms of celibacy, in that it's nothing more than a bunch of whiny, misogynistic dudebros crying about how it's women's obligation to have sex with them. Involuntarily celibate individuals are just as sexually driven as a typical individual, but their day to day experiences, despite effort on their part, fail to produce any significant sexual partnerships, because they're all douchebags who believe in the friendzone. Incel persons therefore lack intimate physical connection for very long periods of their adult lives — not merely, for example, a 12- or 24-month gap — while also perpetually failing to secure opportunities for sexual engagement in the first place, which, frankly, is entirely their own fault for being major creeps to every woman they meet.
Most incel people are physically unattractive, and are often disrespectful to women. Any type of personality disorder an incel person might have has very little to do with the fact that they're irrationally bitter about the lack of sex that is entirely their fault, and the assumption that it might seems somewhat ableist.