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Many prominent figures throughout history were provably incel or very likely incel, to briefly note a few: [[Beethoven]], [[Friedrich Nietzsche|Nietzsche]], [[Van Gogh]], [[Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec]], [[Otto Weininger]] (likely, but not proven), the [[truecel|deformed]] [[manlet|dwarf]] companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammed, [[Julaybib]]<ref>https://www.islamstory.com/en/artical/3408730/Julaybib</ref> (who ascended through an arranged marriage prior to being killed in battle, after being described as "the one who had spent a lifetime in despair"), and likely many others. | Many prominent figures throughout history were provably incel or very likely incel, to briefly note a few: [[Beethoven]], [[Friedrich Nietzsche|Nietzsche]], [[Van Gogh]], [[Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec]], [[Otto Weininger]] (likely, but not proven), the [[truecel|deformed]] [[manlet|dwarf]] companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammed, [[Julaybib]]<ref>https://www.islamstory.com/en/artical/3408730/Julaybib</ref> (who ascended through an arranged marriage prior to being killed in battle, after being described as "the one who had spent a lifetime in despair"), and likely many others. | ||
It is very likely the term "Involuntary celibacy" was coined in 1739 by French writer and clergyman [[Antoine_Banier]]. He used it in a sense that implied that men demanding a dowry in exchange for marrying women, | It is very likely the term "Involuntary celibacy" was coined in 1739 by French writer and clergyman [[Antoine_Banier]]. He used it in a sense that implied that customs at the time that led to men and their families demanding a dowry in exchange for marrying women, resulted in some women being unable to marry, thus leading to them being [[femcel|incel]] (because female extramarital sense was heavily socially discouraged at the time). The frequency in use of the term seemed to increase in the 19th century (in the modern sense)<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Incelosphere#Background</ref>, with a lull in usage of the term in the 20th century, before seeing a resurgence in interest in the topic the 1990s. | ||
== Special Types of incels == | == Special Types of incels == | ||