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[[Henry Flynt]] discussed male involuntary celibacy in relation to being perceived as [[creep]] in his 1975 book [[Blueprint for a Higher Civilization]]. | [[Henry Flynt]] discussed male involuntary celibacy in relation to being perceived as [[creep]] in his 1975 book [[Blueprint for a Higher Civilization]]. | ||
The feminist creator of the first known incel discussion forum, [[Alana]], did not coin the abbreviated version of the phrase "incel" as has been commonly promulgated in the media. She merely introduced a prior attempt at shortening the phrase, as "invcel" in 1997. It was pronounced "invacel." As this sounds the term "imbecile", she later adopted "incel" at the suggestion of someone in the mailing list she created; this new contraction was also easier to pronounce. | The feminist creator of the first known incel discussion forum, [[Alana]], did not coin the abbreviated version of the phrase "incel" as has been commonly promulgated in the media. She merely introduced a prior attempt at shortening the phrase, as "invcel," in 1997. It was pronounced "invacel." As this sounds the term "imbecile", she later adopted "incel" at the suggestion of someone in the mailing list she created; this new contraction was also easier to pronounce. | ||
Incel was later used in the [[Donnelly Study]] in 2001 and was first [[Ton den Boon|lexicographically recognized]] in 2018.<ref>https://www.vandale.nl/wvdd-incel</ref> | Incel was later used in the [[Donnelly Study]] in 2001 and was first [[Ton den Boon|lexicographically recognized]] in 2018.<ref>https://www.vandale.nl/wvdd-incel</ref> | ||