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Anon thinks there is a bicurious double standard (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 4 weeks ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] damnedfurry@lemmy.world 19 points 4 weeks ago (10 children)

It's not out of fashion at all, "virgin" just became "incel". The intent is identical.

[–] keegomatic@lemmy.world 7 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (5 children)

Not really. Incel implies a level of indoctrination into a misogynistic POV that has you convinced that you’re better off alone. It’s not the same as insulting someone for simply not having had sex yet.

edit: not that I think either is a productive thing to call another person

[–] damnedfurry@lemmy.world 14 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

Incel implies a level of indoctrination into a misogynistic POV

No one is thinking this deeply when they call a man who just said/did something they don't like an "incel". People just use it mindlessly as an insult, same as with "virgin".

[–] RobertoOberto@sh.itjust.works 8 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

I think people who haven't been been the target of insults since high school (or maybe ever?) forget how petty and uncreative it often is.

The point insulting someone isn't to be truthful, it's to be hurtful or put them down.

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