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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
==1700-1900== | ==1700-1900== | ||
The term 'involuntarily celibate' has been used in literature prior to the internet, and sometimes, but rarely even in a semi-academic way. It wouldn't be until the internet era that the term entered academia. Prior to the internet, the term, "involuntary celibate", was used in literature, including but not limited to | The term 'involuntarily celibate' has been used in literature prior to the internet, and sometimes, but rarely even in a semi-academic way. It wouldn't be until the internet era that the term entered academia. | ||
Prior to the internet, the term, "involuntary celibate", was used in literature, including but not limited to: | |||
''[[Antoine Banier|The Mythology and Fables of the Ancients, Explain'd from History, Volume 3]]'' in 1739. | |||
''Russia: or, A compleat historical account of all nations which compose that empire'' by Johann Gottlieb Gorgi in 1780 (makes explicit reference to polygyny among Uzbeks leading to widespread inceldom among men). | |||
''Aparato a la historia eclesiastica de Aragon'' in 1791 by the enlightenment era Spanish historian Joaquin Traggia (referencing incel slaves). | |||
''The Doctrine and Law of Marriage, Adultery and Divorce'', 1826, by Hector Davies Morgan. | |||
M.A, Volume Six of the British satirical magazine ''Punch'' in 1844 (in the form of a satirical proposal to alleviate inceldom purportedly authored by a representative of the "Grand National Union Wife Agency and Assurance Company"). | |||
''Family Herald Magazine'' and, in 1876, ''The Population Question According to T. R. Malthus and J. S. Mill'' by Charles Robert Drysdale in 1892. | |||
==1900-present== | ==1900-present== | ||
The term involuntary celibate was also used in ''Virginia'' by Ellen Glasgow in 1913, ''[[The Great Unmarried]]'' by British Journalist Walter M. Gallichan in 1916, 'The Building'' by Peter Martin in 1960, in detail in ''[[Blueprint for a Higher Civilization]]'' by [[Henry Flynt]] in 1975, ''Law and Liberation'' by Robert E. Rhodes in 1986, ''Criminal Tendencies'' by William O'Rourke in 1987, ''Human Sexuality: the search for understanding'' by David Knox in 1984, and ''Understanding Sexuality'' by Adelaide Haas and Kurt Haas in 1990. | The term involuntary celibate was also used in ''Virginia'' by Ellen Glasgow in 1913, ''[[The Great Unmarried]]'' by British Journalist Walter M. Gallichan in 1916, 'The Building'' by Peter Martin in 1960, in detail in ''[[Blueprint for a Higher Civilization]]'' by [[Henry Flynt]] in 1975, ''Law and Liberation'' by Robert E. Rhodes in 1986, ''Criminal Tendencies'' by William O'Rourke in 1987, ''Human Sexuality: the search for understanding'' by David Knox in 1984, and ''Understanding Sexuality'' by Adelaide Haas and Kurt Haas in 1990. '' | ||
While never directly using the verbatim terms, "involuntarily celibate" or "incel," famous French author [[Michel Houellebecq]] has written about the topic vicariously through his many fictional works about [[involuntarily celibate]] and layless men. Famous English novelist and non-fiction writer George Orwell also briefly touched upon [[involuntarily celibate]] (without explicitly using the term) tramps in his book about the lives of the underclass, Down and Out in Paris and London, in 1933. | While never directly using the verbatim terms, "involuntarily celibate" or "incel," famous French author [[Michel Houellebecq]] has written about the topic vicariously through his many fictional works about [[involuntarily celibate]] and layless men. Famous English novelist and non-fiction writer George Orwell also briefly touched upon [[involuntarily celibate]] (without explicitly using the term) tramps in his book about the lives of the underclass, Down and Out in Paris and London, in 1933. | ||
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==Protocels== | ==Protocels== | ||
[[protocel|Some notable pre-internet people who were arguably incelibates]] include [[Ludwig van Beethoven]] who suffered serial rejection at the hands of women, [[Emily Dickinson]] who suffered from agoraphobia, [[Joseph Merrick]] aka the Elephant Man who suffered from severe face and body deformities, artist [[Van Gogh]] who was perpetually rejected and eventually pursued a [[relationship]] with a hooker, [[Van Gogh]]'s famous painter [[manlet]] friend [[Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec]] was severely mocked for being a [[manlet]] and eventually just chose to live in the brothel he frequented, [[Friedrich Nietzsche]] who was famously rebuffed by every woman he approached and was alleged to have died from syphilis contracted from a hooker,<ref>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/3313279/Madness-of-Nietzsche-was-cancer-not-syphilis.html</ref>[[G. H. Hardy]] a famous mathematician who couldn't bear looking at himself in the mirror and never held steady [[relationship]]s with women, bisexual actor [[Anthony Perkins]] who for most of his life had a pathological fear of women remaining a virgin (at least to women) at age 39, [[Ed Gein]] who Perkins had played in the movie Psycho was terrified of human contact and probably died a virgin, and English recording artist [[Nick Drake]] who suffered from extreme shyness of women<ref>https://pleasekillme.com/remembering-nick-drake/</ref> and in all likelihood died a virgin (according to most analyses). Famous folk-pop singer and pianist [[Daniel Johnston]] was also a well-known incelibate. | [[protocel|Some notable pre-internet people who were arguably incelibates]] include [[Ludwig van Beethoven]] who suffered serial rejection at the hands of women, [[Emily Dickinson]] who suffered from agoraphobia, [[Joseph Merrick]] aka the Elephant Man who suffered from severe face and body deformities, artist [[Van Gogh]] who was perpetually rejected and eventually pursued a [[relationship]] with a hooker, [[Van Gogh]]'s famous painter [[manlet]] friend [[Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec]] was severely mocked for being a [[manlet]] and eventually just chose to live in the brothel he frequented, [[Friedrich Nietzsche]] who was famously rebuffed by every woman he approached and was alleged to have died from syphilis contracted from a hooker,<ref>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/3313279/Madness-of-Nietzsche-was-cancer-not-syphilis.html</ref>[[G. H. Hardy]] a famous mathematician who couldn't bear looking at himself in the mirror and never held steady [[relationship]]s with women, bisexual actor [[Anthony Perkins]] who for most of his life had a pathological fear of women remaining a virgin (at least to women) at age 39, [[Ed Gein]] who Perkins had played in the movie Psycho was terrified of human contact and probably died a virgin, and English recording artist [[Nick Drake]] who suffered from extreme shyness of women<ref>https://pleasekillme.com/remembering-nick-drake/</ref> and in all likelihood died a virgin (according to most analyses). Famous folk-pop singer and pianist [[Daniel Johnston]] was also a well-known incelibate. He was diagnosed with severe schizophrenia, and his songs detail his life in and out of mental hospitals, and debilitating unrequited love for various women. He may be the only famous modern pop musician to be an incelibate. | ||
===Modern era=== | ===Modern era=== | ||
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25-year policy that made sex a human right in the Netherlands]], no longer providing reimbursements to disabled people seeking legal hookers. | 25-year policy that made sex a human right in the Netherlands]], no longer providing reimbursements to disabled people seeking legal hookers. | ||
In November 2017, [[reddit]] shut down the subreddit /r/incels, and | In November 2017, [[reddit]] shut down the subreddit [[/r/incels]], and [[SergeantIncel]], created the forum which is currently known as [[incels.co|incels.is]]. | ||
Incel.life was shut down in 2018, due to efforts by [[Babe Magazine]]. In early 2018, [[Alana]] decided to rebrand her abandoned research project to "Love not Anger," while claiming that the term "incel" has acquired negative connotations. Although the trueforcedloneliness.com website is no longer operational, there nevertheless are many sporadic blogs and vlogs wherein content creators self-identify as [[TFL|TFLers]]. | [[Incel.life]] was shut down in 2018, due to efforts by [[Babe Magazine]]. | ||
In early 2018, [[Alana]] decided to rebrand her abandoned research project to "Love not Anger," while claiming that the term "incel" has acquired negative connotations. Although the trueforcedloneliness.com website is no longer operational, there nevertheless are many sporadic blogs and vlogs wherein content creators self-identify as [[TFL|TFLers]]. | |||
In mid-2018, Incel Wiki starts as incels.info. In 2018, [[Braincels]] was quarantined from Reddit on the basis of misogyny. | In mid-2018, Incel Wiki starts as incels.info. In 2018, [[Braincels]] was quarantined from Reddit on the basis of misogyny. | ||
In early 2019, [[incelistan.net]] was created as a response to technical downtime for [[Facebook's Incelistan]]. | In early 2019, [[incelistan.net]] was created as a response to technical downtime for [[Facebook's Incelistan]]. | ||
In 2019, the largest [[anti-incel]] group: Found the Incel, was banned from the internet by [[Facebook]] for violent speech after an outing of sample posts on Youtube by [[William]] and courageous flagging by [[Master]] and others.<ref>http://archive.is/1tvT4</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Yz6LQEKboI</ref><ref>https://incels.co/threads/one-of-facebooks-largest-anti-incel-hate-groups-gets-banned-from-the-internet.101712/</ref><ref>https://incelistan.net/t/largest-ultra-violent-feminist-group-gets-banned-from-the-internet/157</ref><ref>https://incels.co/threads/one-of-facebooks-largest-anti-incel-hate-groups-gets-banned-from-the-internet.101712/</ref> | In 2019, Incels.info moves to incels.wiki. Also, the largest [[anti-incel]] group: Found the Incel, was banned from the internet by [[Facebook]] for violent speech after an outing of sample posts on Youtube by [[William]] and courageous flagging by [[Master]] and others.<ref>http://archive.is/1tvT4</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Yz6LQEKboI</ref><ref>https://incels.co/threads/one-of-facebooks-largest-anti-incel-hate-groups-gets-banned-from-the-internet.101712/</ref><ref>https://incelistan.net/t/largest-ultra-violent-feminist-group-gets-banned-from-the-internet/157</ref><ref>https://incels.co/threads/one-of-facebooks-largest-anti-incel-hate-groups-gets-banned-from-the-internet.101712/</ref> | ||
That year, the Washington Post and other outlets released articles detailing how [[demographics of inceldom|rates of celibacy]] among men between ages 18-30 was approaching 30% per year (an all time high), validating the intuition of many incel forums, and ending some of the [[gaslighting]] directed at incels<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/03/29/share-americans-not-having-sex-has-reached-record-high/?utm_term=.9b52429c7136</ref>. This became one of the largest topics of discussion across the entire incelosphere. | That year, the Washington Post and other outlets released articles detailing how [[demographics of inceldom|rates of celibacy]] among men between ages 18-30 was approaching 30% per year (an all time high), validating the intuition of many incel forums, and ending some of the [[gaslighting]] directed at incels<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/03/29/share-americans-not-having-sex-has-reached-record-high/?utm_term=.9b52429c7136</ref>. This became one of the largest topics of discussion across the entire incelosphere. | ||
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In April 2020, [[inceltears]] shut down with the message, "That's all folks, we're done", after a mod removed the rest of the mods then deleted their account. | In April 2020, [[inceltears]] shut down with the message, "That's all folks, we're done", after a mod removed the rest of the mods then deleted their account. | ||
In Mid 2020, [[Reddit]] banned all [[blackpill]] subreddits, including [[Shortcells|/r/shortcells]], /r/blackpillfeminism, and many more, leaving [[incelswithouthate|/r/incelswithouthate]] as the only incel board left on Reddit. | |||
In 2021, [[incelswithouthate|/r/incelswithouthate]] was banned, incels.co rebranded to [[Incels.co|incels.is]], looksmax.me rebranded to [[looksmax.org]]. | |||
==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
* '''1986''': David Bowie releases the song [[Absolute Beginner]] which later becomes the eponym for a German [[incelospherian]] community of the same name. | |||
* '''1987''': Brian Gilmartin coins the term "love-shy". | *'''1986''': David Bowie releases the song [[Absolute Beginner]] which later becomes the eponym for a German [[incelospherian]] community of the same name. | ||
* '''1988''': [[alt.support.shyness]] Usenet newsgroup is founded | *'''1987''': Brian Gilmartin coins the term "love-shy". | ||
* '''1989''': n/a | *'''1988''': [[alt.support.shyness]] Usenet newsgroup is founded | ||
* '''1990''': [[Denise Donnelly]], graduates with a PhD in sociology from the University of Florida | *'''1989''': n/a | ||
* '''1992''': [[Ross Jeffries]] publishes "How to Get the Women You Desire Into Bed", which he later utilizes for [[AFC]]'s in Usenet groups | *'''1990''': [[Denise Donnelly]], graduates with a PhD in sociology from the University of Florida | ||
* '''1993''': The website [[Alana's Involuntary Celibacy Project]] is launched. | *'''1992''': [[Ross Jeffries]] publishes "How to Get the Women You Desire Into Bed", which he later utilizes for [[AFC]]'s in Usenet groups | ||
* '''1994''': The [[alt.seduction.fast]] Usenet newsgroup is founded by Lewis De Payne, a student of Ross Jeffries | *'''1993''': The website [[Alana's Involuntary Celibacy Project]] is launched. | ||
* '''1995''': [[Carol Queen]] publishes [[Exhibitionism for the Shy: Show Off, Dress Up, and Talk Hot]], a book aimed at [[mentalcel]]s | *'''1994''': The [[alt.seduction.fast]] Usenet newsgroup is founded by Lewis De Payne, a student of Ross Jeffries | ||
* '''1996''': The term AFC gets popularized on various Usenet newsgroups | *'''1995''': [[Carol Queen]] publishes [[Exhibitionism for the Shy: Show Off, Dress Up, and Talk Hot]], a book aimed at [[mentalcel]]s | ||
* '''1997''': The term "incel" is abbreviated by [[Alana]] from "involuntary celibate", a term whose usage dates back at least to the [[Antoine Banier|18th century]] | *'''1996''': The term AFC gets popularized on various Usenet newsgroups | ||
* '''1998''': The first [[Absolute Beginner]] forum is established. | *'''1997''': The term "incel" is abbreviated by [[Alana]] from "involuntary celibate", a term whose usage dates back at least to the [[Antoine Banier|18th century]] | ||
* '''1999''': Laurence Fishburne narrates the "pill scene" in The Matrix that later inspires the [[pill jargon]] in the incelosphere. | *'''1998''': The first [[Absolute Beginner]] forum is established. | ||
* '''2000''': TLC Trust is launched for [[disabledcel]]s along with the website [[tlc-trust.org.uk]] | *'''1999''': Laurence Fishburne narrates the "pill scene" in The Matrix that later inspires the [[pill jargon]] in the incelosphere. | ||
* '''2001''': A peer-reviewed academic journal published by Routledge on behalf of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality releases a study on [[incelospherian]]s. | *'''2000''': TLC Trust is launched for [[disabledcel]]s along with the website [[tlc-trust.org.uk]] | ||
* '''2002''': [[/groups/loveshy-drgilmartin]], a Yahoo [[support group]] is founded | *'''2001''': A peer-reviewed academic journal published by Routledge on behalf of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality releases a study on [[incelospherian]]s. | ||
* '''2003''': The website [[Love-shy dot com|love-shy.com]] is created. | *'''2002''': [[/groups/loveshy-drgilmartin]], a Yahoo [[support group]] is founded | ||
* '''2004''': The website [[incelsite.com]] is created. The first female-centric incel community, [[/groups/loveshy-women]], is formed. | *'''2003''': The website [[Love-shy dot com|love-shy.com]] is created. | ||
* '''2005''': Neil Strauss' book The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists is published and subsequently embraced in parts of [[PSL]]. | *'''2004''': The website [[incelsite.com]] is created. The first female-centric incel community, [[/groups/loveshy-women]], is formed. | ||
* '''2006''': The website [[IncelSupport]] is created. [[Kakuhido]] launches Valentine's Day, Christmas, and White Day protests. | *'''2005''': Neil Strauss' book The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists is published and subsequently embraced in parts of [[PSL]]. | ||
* '''2007''': The first website of the [[French incelosphere]] is founded called [[Virginite-tardive.fr]] which is only in the french language | *'''2006''': The website [[IncelSupport]] is created. [[Kakuhido]] launches Valentine's Day, Christmas, and White Day protests. | ||
* '''2008''': [[R9k]] is developed by Randall Munroe. The [[TFL]] movement is started by [[William Greathouse]]. The website [[Incel.myonlineplace.org]] is created. | *'''2007''': The first website of the [[French incelosphere]] is founded called [[Virginite-tardive.fr]] which is only in the french language | ||
* '''2009''': The website [[Loveshyproject.com]] is created. [[Involuntarycelibacy.com]] is created. | *'''2008''': [[R9k]] is developed by Randall Munroe. The [[TFL]] movement is started by [[William Greathouse]]. The website [[Incel.myonlineplace.org]] is created. | ||
* '''2010''': [[Kakuhido]] launches its first blog posts | *'''2009''': The website [[Loveshyproject.com]] is created. [[Involuntarycelibacy.com]] is created. | ||
* '''2011''': The subreddit [[ForeverAlone]] is created | *'''2010''': [[Kakuhido]] launches its first blog posts | ||
* '''2011''': The term [[blackpill]] is coined in the in the comments section of the Dalrock blog by a commenter named Paragon. It is later popularized by the blogger OmegaVirginRevolt. | *'''2011''': The subreddit [[ForeverAlone]] is created | ||
* '''2012''':The [[documentary]] [[Love Alien]] is released, 1 year after [[Shy Boys IRL]]. | *'''2011''': The term [[blackpill]] is coined in the in the comments section of the Dalrock blog by a commenter named Paragon. It is later popularized by the blogger OmegaVirginRevolt. | ||
* '''2013''': Incelsupport.com crashed this year. [[yourenotalone.info]] is created this year | *'''2012''':The [[documentary]] [[Love Alien]] is released, 1 year after [[Shy Boys IRL]]. | ||
* '''2014''': [[Lookism.net]] is created. Sluthate.com is created with several members being former frequenters of puahate.com. [[yourenotalone.info]] shuts down | *'''2013''': Incelsupport.com crashed this year. [[yourenotalone.info]] is created this year | ||
* '''2015''': r/incels is created; it is banned two years later after getting more than 40,000 members | *'''2014''': [[Lookism.net]] is created. Sluthate.com is created with several members being former frequenters of puahate.com. [[yourenotalone.info]] shuts down | ||
* '''2016''': The [[inceldom pride flag]] is created. | *'''2015''': r/incels is created; it is banned two years later after getting more than 40,000 members | ||
* '''2017''': The [[incelphobic]] subreddit [[r/inceltears]] is created by [[caspertruth666]]. [[r/incels]] gets banned from [[Reddit]] and moves to [[Incels.co]] | *'''2016''': The [[inceldom pride flag]] is created. | ||
* '''2018''': [[Ton den Boon]] becomes the first lexicographer to define the term "incel", defining it as a gender-neutral noun, meaning someone who lives an [[involuntarily celibate]] life.<ref>http://www.vandale.nl/wvdd-incel</ref> Its also shortlisted by Oxford as a "word of the year.<ref>https://languages.oup.com/word-of-the-year/2018-shortlist/</ref> [[Incels.info]] aka Incel Wiki starts. | *'''2017''': The [[incelphobic]] subreddit [[r/inceltears]] is created by [[caspertruth666]]. [[r/incels]] gets banned from [[Reddit]] and moves to [[Incels.co]] | ||
* '''2019''': [[Incelistan.net]] is created. r/braincels gets shut down by Reddit. Incels.info moves to incels.wiki. | *'''2018''': [[Ton den Boon]] becomes the first lexicographer to define the term "incel", defining it as a gender-neutral noun, meaning someone who lives an [[involuntarily celibate]] life.<ref>http://www.vandale.nl/wvdd-incel</ref> Its also shortlisted by Oxford as a "word of the year.<ref>https://languages.oup.com/word-of-the-year/2018-shortlist/</ref> [[Incels.info]] aka Incel Wiki starts. | ||
* '''2020''': | *'''2019''': [[Incelistan.net]] is created. /r/braincels gets shut down by Reddit. Incels.info moves to incels.wiki. | ||
*'''2020''': [[r/inceltears]] shuts down. [[Neets.me]] is created. | |||
*'''2021''': [[Reddit]] banned incelswithouthate. Incels.co rebrands to [[incels.is]]. Looksmax.me rebrands to [[Looksmax.org]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||