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Unpopular and incorrect. Incel was first coined by a woman to describe herself.
Bad argument, what counts is how a term is actually used, not what it meant originally. (No I'm not saying OP is right)
I thought that was the point. We should be condemning them for thinking that way, and incels has become a double term to describe little men who actually think that.
agreed, that would be the unpopular opinion considering everyone else has it as:
a member of an online community of young men who consider themselves unable to attract women sexually, typically associated with views that are hostile toward women and men who are sexually active.
what would be the feminine version of Incel?
Femcel
but that doesn't make sense? INvoluntary CELibate vs FEMale CELibate?
Language is under no obligation to make sense.
Language is under every obligation to make sense. That is the entire purpose of it's existence. It is, however under no obligation to make sense to you.
Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo
Now be honest, does that make any sense, at all? It is grammatically correct.
Finding a loophole or an inconsistency about grammar doesn't prove that language shouldn't make sense to at least two people. I mean did anyone ever actually say that to communicate that actual meaning? If not then its not relevant at all.
But even if someone did say that with the intent to communicate (something about bison?), language or grammar, especially as it emerges from fallible human communication is allowed to make mistakes.
That's why we have words like "misunderstanding". It's also why meanings and patterns of use LITERALLY change over time. But whether misunderstood or unintelligible or encrypted it's fundamental purpose is still to communicate.
Those two people just need to agree on one way to express a thought, whether that way "makes sense" or not.
It's a shortcut of a portmanteau as in: FEMale inCEL = Femcel
You don't have to like for it to be.
Brother you asked, I just gave you the answer. That's what it is.
yes and I accept your answer; but I still question why its Femcel as it doesn't make sense.
this post was submitted on 22 Mar 2025
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