• keegomatic@lemmy.world
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    14 days ago

    Maybe if they’re really young and weren’t on the internet when the word became popular, sure

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        14 days ago

        Good point, but I still think incel carries a certain connotation of misogyny with it, though. Otherwise you would just say “virgin”

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          13 days ago

          At some point, when insulted of being a virgin too many times, you become misogynistic, so they end up being right

          Some are creating the monsters they’re fighting