Ryoga from the popular Japanese Anime, Ranma 1/2
- Ryoga Hibiki, 16, is 'The MiniClan's Eternal Lost Boy'. He has great physical
strength and endurance, but he's gullible and deeply sensitive; to the point where
he would cry at almost anything. When it comes to mind games, he is easily beaten
if his emotions and his depression get in the way
Ziggy (hope to God!)
formerly, Jughead from the Archie Comics
Mary Worth
Anybody who makes catty remarks about Brenda Starr
Heckle (though not Jeckle)
Cathy (has disturbing fixation on her dog)
Binky (from Life in Hell) and Akbar (though not
Jeff)
Blondie's mailman
Dilbert meets the incel stereotype perfectly, but he did have
a girlfriend Liz at one point. Reports a mailing list member:
"There was this one Dilbert where he tells Dogbert that he
met a women that likes him. Then, Phil, the Prince of
Insuffucient Light shows up to tell Dilbert that heck just froze
over. Then, a herd of flying pigs goes by. I taped this cartoon
into my binder 'cuz it was so damned funny. :)"
From a mailing list:
'"Peanuts" is rife with dysfunctional romantic
attachments. Lucy's hopeless
attraction to Schroeder (because he's intellectually fascinating,
btw),
Sally's hopeless attraction to Linus (which also seems to be
because of his
inner characteristics), Charlie Brown's hopeless interest in the
Little
Red-Headed Girl (strictly looks), and that dark-haired girl's
unrequited
obsession with Charlie Brown (unexplained). But then again,
they're just
kids, and one shouldn't label "invcel" too early --
After all, as a parent,
I believe that everyone should be "involuntarily
celibate" until they're 18,
at least, with the parent providing the "involuntary"
part, if necessary.'
'Of course, Jon in "Garfield" is invcel, but this is a
truly dreadful cartoon.'
'Actually, the subject of cartoons made me think, first and
foremost, of
underground cartoonist R. Crumb, the man who should be invcel,
but isn't.
The documentary about him and his family (entitled, simply,
"Crumb," I
believe) is a must watch for all involuntary celibates.
His two brothers,
featured prominently in the film, were both invcels. One stayed
in his room
at his mother's house, rarely leaving, while the other lived
alone in a
(pardon the expression) crumby apartment, and had been busted
once on a sex
crime charge (for pulling down a woman's pants).
So here you have
one
harmless celibate, dangerous only to himself, while the other was
more in
line with the media image that folks have complained about on
this listserv,
but both were treated sympathetically. The most interesting case
is Robert
Crumb himself. Physically the geekiest-looking of the bunch, he
has also
been quite sexually active, by sheer force of personality. He
wears his
sexuality on his sleave, and so he appears sexual. He's
a fascinating character, and he lives large. Perhaps he should be
the patron
saint of invcels.'
