I think the biggest obstacle to this conversation is the inconsistency in how we define incel:
I guarantee you she would get plenty if she went to a local bar
There's no such thing as involuntary celibate for women. There is though the involuntary bachelorette status though: they can get dick, but are so insufferable that no one sticks around for a relationship after the dickin
Mate, celibate is the absence of sex. If you can get it, you're not an incel
It's not really involuntary celibate when you chose to be that way
an incel can pay a prostitute but that obviously wouldn't be satisfactory.
The discussion is mostly about the dating scene.
See how the definition meandered in this exchange? We can define incel strictly as "wants to have sex, but is unable to." But if he has the means to pay for a prostitute, but
chooses not to, is he still incel by this definition? What if he does hire a prostitute? If we're changing the definition to mean "unable to have sex through dating", is he still an incel because he only has sex he pays for?
The fact that
@souschef changed the scope to be within the context of dating, this give me the impression that although celibacy does
technically mean the absence of sex, we're not really thinking of inceldom as something to do
strictly with sex, but an inability to win the affection of others naturally. I think this is why the idea of femceldom causes such a stir because yes, it is easier for women to just get laid, but men pursue sex more than women and women generally want to bond with someone before having sex. Just look at those reddit posts of women upset about getting smashed and dashed on.
Since incels and femcels have the one same thing in common: an irrational hatred for the opposite sex and blaming them for all their problems.
This is another interesting point in defining incel. I don't think that incel/femcel strictly implies an irrational hatred for the opposite sex, but that's definitely the connotation those words have to come to develop. I prefer using the term "love shy" for people who aren't hateful, but just genuinely struggle with romance.
Like Two Frogs said, it's a fundamental misunderstanding of how the sexes differ. Women are emotionally orientated when it comes to relationships and intimacy.
I agree with this. Speaking analogously:
Incel - "I am hungry and there is no food in my fridge."
Femcel - "I am hungry and there is food in my fridge, but its poisoned so I don't want to eat it."
Today, the ugliest, raunchiest and dumbest women will demand tall, successful and beautiful men.
This is just signalling behavior. They act high and mighty because they think that by flaunting high expectations, this will cause people to think they are higher value than they really are. You ever notice how its always the fattest, ugliest women who are the loudest at bars?
Hot women don't need to be loud to get attention. High value women don't need to be demanding. They know their worth and if they're not getting what they want, they have plenty of other options.