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Incels benefit from the myth that men need sex to function. Movies, religion, media, and even school textbooks reinforce the idea that male sexuality is urgent and female consent is optional. Male loneliness is framed as a crisis. Female loneliness is framed as a personal failure. | Incels benefit from the myth that men need sex to function. Movies, religion, media, and even school textbooks reinforce the idea that male sexuality is urgent and female consent is optional. Male loneliness is framed as a crisis. Female loneliness is framed as a personal failure. Men generally have a higher sex drive than women, however this does not validate their claims. Female sexuality is not displayed or encouraged in media, rather conforming to male desire. Hardly any media is female gaze centered; books, and fanfiction are an exception, despite being words. | ||