In summary, "incels" or "nice guys" are men who have experienced chronic sexual rejection. In large part, they blame this sexual rejection on women going for "jerks" over themselves. The phrase "friendzone" (the phenomenon of males wanting a romantic relationship with a female that sees him in a more platonic matter) is often associated with these guys. The feminist view says that, in fact, these guys are not "nice" at all. Instead, they feel entitled to sex with certain women just because they were nice to them. Furthermore, this kind of sexual entitlement contributes to violence and misogyny. This view, on its face, seems reasonable. But, the subtle mistakes are quite important. The first one of these is the idea of entitlement. In fact, I agree that, in large part, these males do feel entitled to intimacy. This is where the feminist narrative goes wrong. Feeling entitled to intimacy is not the same thing as feeling entitled to someon...
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