Bigotry against involuntarily celibate men

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A quick Google search for "involuntary celibacy" will reveal several articles, all of which labeling all men who are unable to find love as violent misogynists who believe women owe us sex. Articles with titles like: "How involuntary celibates are dangerous in their desires", deeming myself and others like me "dangerous" for nothing more than lamenting our inability to obtain the same kind of affection the rest of society takes for granted; or "Unfuckable women don't go on killing sprees", implying that every unfuckable man does precisely that. These articles cite the grand total of the two (count 'em, TWO!) men to have ever carried out terrorist attacks motivated by chronic involuntary celibacy, in addition to a handful of anonymous Internet posts, as "evidence" that all men in the unfortunate position of being undatable collectively comprise a hate group.
As if it is not enough that I have to cope with the fact that I will always be alone, unwanted, and unloved; society has to add insult to injury by labeling me a violent misogynistic psychopath.
And people wonder why I think so often about suicide...

Two incels who are known to have carried out terrorist attacks ... as opposed to the hundreds of incels who have threatened and/or carried out rapes and other physical assaults against women ...

Identifying as “involuntarily celibate” is not healthy or positive at all. While you may be celibate and not want to be, there are things you can do to fix that situation.

Sure, many autistic guys have trouble with dating, specifically getting a date or having a date result in romance but like all things, you can learn the skills and become successful. But if you give up because you think it’s impossible, you won’t ever improve.

It's a definition problem. The word means different things to different people.
I've seen that more than once, people who just are in a bad place and then get bullied relentlessly and torn to shreds for it by normal "good" people because they didn't know what using the word "incel" really implies to them.

When people talk crap about "incels", just assume they're referring to a strawman guilty of all this:

Stastically, married and taken men have committed more assaults against women in the course of history; most domestic violence/rapes are committed by partners.

I disagree about the reasons why many ND guys are involuntarily single, as well as to the remedies. They need to stop trying to date NTs, be themselves, get a positive outlook of themselves, and then most of the problems will be solved. Trying to fake being NTs will lead nowhere, and cannot fix the negativity most of them show.

No one objects to the celibacy part, just the involuntary part. No one else is to blame for your decision. No one owes you sex.

I think it's wrong--and foolish--to judge all men who are involuntarily celibate by those online groups. They are, I'm sure, just a small subset of a larger group. (And who know how large that group might actually be, when our society puts so much emphasis on sex that many consider it quite embarrassing to be honest about their actual sexual "status"?)

That aside, people should ask themselves if the angry men on those sites are not involved in relationships precisely because they are so disagreeable. If they've never gotten into an intimate relationship or haven't been in one recently, it could be that potential dates/mates were put off by what they at least perceived as hostility.

To be clear, magneto, there are plenty of people in our society who won't see you as such a nasty person at all just because you're single!

I agree with alex on this. Identifying yourself as any kind of loser is not healthy.

This is frankly a problem that has a solution, in all but the most extreme circumstances involving physical paralysis or some kind of tragic disfigurement. That solution is putting in the time and effort required to get your social skills and self care (physical fitness, style, etc.) on point. The world will not start spinning the other way to better accommodate you. Social skills are extremely important whether we like it or not and the best way to get what we want in life is to learn and practice them. "Incel" is not a designation given at birth. It is a lifestyle choice.

That said, instead of beating down anyone who currently identifies as an incel, I think it would be better for everyone, both the incels themselves and all the people they may eventually shoot, if an effort were made to help get incels on the right track to learning social skills and getting their social/romantic lives under control.

Even in cases of physical disfigurement and deformity, one is not necessarily destined to be an incel as long as they are not paralyzed from the neck down. Take Nick Vujicic for example. He is happily married with 4 kids.

Just my opinion.

Elliot Rodger and copy cats since 2014 are to blame for the bigotry towards involuntary celibate men. It is best not to join 4chan, reddit and other negative forums where incels hang out.