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Neither 4chan nor PUAhate have self-identified as incel forums, even though some incels use or used those sites. No mass murderers are known to have been primarily motivated to commit their crimes by online communities devoted to involuntary celibacy. In some countries such as the Netherlands, there have been efforts of recognizing sex as a basic need. This often leads normies to believe that self-identified incels use the term as an outward display of hate, whereas actual self-identified incels often use the term in a self-deprecating or self-defeating manner. However, to mainstream communities, "incel" often refers to a hateful misogynist and/or an involuntarily celibate person who is part of an online community of hateful misogynists. Among academics and self-identified incels, the word refers to the literal circumstance of being celibate against one's will. The term "incel" often means different things to different people, leading to confusion. Therefore, incels do not share a belief system, especially not those who do not self-identify as incels. "Incel" is used almost exclusively to designate a male incel (making it a synonyme of " malecel") for female involuntary celibates, the term femcel is used.Ĭontrary to perceptions in the media, incel is neither a political movement nor a community/subculture, but a descriptive academic term for a gender-neutral life circumstance. This condition of being incel is a certain kind of nonsexuality. The condition of being incel is also called inceldom. Incel is a sociological term that is short for involuntary celibate or involuntary celibacy, a common adverse life circumstance. Incels are the vanguard of tearing down gender roles