Another day, another new TikTok slang term that we need to explain.
The app is full of bizarre slang, especially when it comes to dating.
Just last week, the term ‘roaching’ took over TikTok, a new relationship term that essentially means sleeping around with lots of people at once.
Now, there’s a new one to add to the mix. However, TikTok’s latest dating term isn’t actually slang at all, it’s a real word.
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What is an ‘incel’ on TikTok?
An ‘incel’ is a member of an online subculture of people who say they are unable to get a romantic or sexual partner.
It’s short for ‘involuntary celibate’, and people in incel forums are often resentful about the fact that do not have a relationship.
In recent years, incel has adopted a new meaning, becoming a term to describe primarily men who blame women for the fact they are not sexually active.
They often believe that women should be verbally or physically punished for doing so, and incels are often associated with crime.
History of incels
The term ‘incel’ was first coined in 1993 when a Canadian university student created a website called “Alana’s Involuntary Celibacy Project” to discuss her lack of sexual activity.
She wanted a term to describe people like her, and anyone who was lonely, celibate or hadn’t had a relationship in a long time were invited to share their thoughts and experiences.
However, the project eventually shut down when comments from men began.
Incels have been linked to violence
In recent years, incels have been increasingly associated with violence.
The BBC reports that many incels follow extremist, racist and misogynistic views, and are often associated with crime.
This idea first came about in 2014 when a man called Elliot Rodger shot and killed six students at the University of California in Santa Barbara, before committing suicide.
He left behind a message in which he said he was unhappy with his life because he didn’t have a relationship with a woman, and due to this, he called for violence against women.
Since then, there have been a number of other cases of incel crime across the world, and some people even call for them to be regarded as a terrorist group.
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