Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 18 days agoIs being an "Incel" a new thing or new terminology? If so what were they in like the 70's or 80's?message-squaremessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down17
arrow-up114arrow-down1message-squareIs being an "Incel" a new thing or new terminology? If so what were they in like the 70's or 80's?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 18 days agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-218 days agoThey still get called these things, but none of them are truly descriptive of the specific kind of dweeb, dillhole, goober, bozo, etc an incel is. I mean, those words also describe most right-wingers.
minus-squareCarbonIceDragon@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·18 days agoGoober? Ive usually only seen that one used as a sort of endearing tease between friends accusing the other of being silly, never seen it used to describe either a person’s love life or their politics.
minus-square🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-218 days agoIt used to be synonymous with “idiot.” I much prefer the modern usage. I’m a bit of a goober myself. 🤪
They still get called these things, but none of them are truly descriptive of the specific kind of dweeb, dillhole, goober, bozo, etc an incel is.
I mean, those words also describe most right-wingers.
Goober? Ive usually only seen that one used as a sort of endearing tease between friends accusing the other of being silly, never seen it used to describe either a person’s love life or their politics.
It used to be synonymous with “idiot.” I much prefer the modern usage. I’m a bit of a goober myself. 🤪