Re:How two British orthodontists became celebrities to incels
by dependenttypes on Sunday August 23, 2020 @01:29PM
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> "Incel" was a term of self-identification chosen by a subculture of people and refers to a specific set of beliefs they subscribe to.
And [censored] was originally a unit of measurement, while a variant of [censored] is commonly used between members of the african-american community to self-identify/refer to each other.
Regardless, we are talking about the use of incel to refer to someone who does not identify as part of said community.
> One of those slurs is based on the color of one's skin. Another one is based on one's sexual orientation.
And the other is based on whether they are virgins or not.
"Incel" was a term of self-identification chosen by a subculture of people and refers to a specific set of beliefs they subscribe to.
It is not even remotely equivalent to the slurs you mentioned in your original comment. One of those slurs is based on the color of one's skin. Another one is based on one's sexual orientation.
(I can see your original post because I have "showdead" turned on in my HN prefs)