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Zenith2017 t1_j96cx8r wrote

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It's short for "involuntarily celibate". It connotes a group of mostly straight men who hold resentment or hate for women because they feel they're owed sex but don't get it.

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PorkyWallace t1_j96rjz1 wrote

What is the term for men who feel they are owed sex from men, and don't get it, or for women who feel they are owed sex from women, and don't get it?

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Zenith2017 t1_j96vsee wrote

I'd say it's still an incel mindset either way

Edit to explain more - I feel it's evolved from the original meaning to also include misogynistic (and misandristic et al) behaviors based around the idea that someone owes you sexual consideration or favors for really any reason, and the backlash these people display when they don't get it.

Think of the scenario where a person comes on to someone, gets rejected, and says "I didn't like you anyway / you're not attractive anyway / fuck you anyway" as a form of retribution. That's incel to me and it can definitely manifest in "nice girls" type of cultures as well as the more classic "nice guy" archetype

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GargantuanWitch t1_j9b047j wrote

"Incel" is short for "involuntarily celibate." There's no distinction for gender.

It's basically "It's YOUR problem you don't want Cheeto dust all over your tits and Top Ramen for dinner, Mother says I'm a catch."

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