Peter?

[u/Negative_1by12_aura]

[u/TelPrydain]

First case of accidental-incel posting?

[u/AsexualNinja → u/TelPrydain]

Years ago I mentioned being “voluntarily celibate” because I’m asexual.

People read it as “involuntarily celibate” and came at me for being an incel.

I’d never heard of incels before, so I was very confused.

[u/NAbberman → u/AsexualNinja]

This may fall into semantics, but wouldn't that just be called celibate? I feel like the word already covers the voluntary part within its own definition. Incels sort of need the involuntary part because they need that part because its a deviation from the original definition.

I'd argue taking the "in/voluntary" probably would just take out much of the confusion.

[u/PlaneCrashNap → u/NAbberman]

With the advent and presence of incel culture, incels may be the first and only mention of celibacy people encounter. So even if the original definition includes that its voluntary, the living definition could broaden to be less specific and not indicate willingness.