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The oldest online incel community was the Ast.support.shyness newsgroup founded in 1988. It was a Usenet [[purplepilled]] community constituting the first set of people who would make up the [[incelosphere]]. Think of them the open forums where anyone can read and join. On alt.support.shyness, like any modern day forum, there were interesting discussions which typically consisted of dating advice and coping strategies. | The oldest online [[incel]] community was the Ast.support.shyness newsgroup founded in 1988. It was a Usenet [[purplepilled]] community constituting the first set of people who would make up the [[incelosphere]]. Think of them the open forums where anyone can read and join. On alt.support.shyness, like any modern day forum, there were interesting discussions which typically consisted of [[dating]] advice and coping strategies. | ||
==Gender Separation Beginning== | ==Gender Separation Beginning== | ||
This the beginning of a gender separation in the [[incelosphere]]. When | This the beginning of a gender separation in the [[incelosphere]]. When | ||
it came to shyness, men tended to talk about Incel-related problems while women tended to | it came to shyness, [[men]] tended to talk about Incel-related problems while [[women]] tended to | ||
shyness in non-romantic settings (like public speaking or not having enough friends, in general). | shyness in non-romantic settings (like public speaking or not having enough friends, in general). | ||
There was talk about splitting things up between genders since it pained some of the men too | There was talk about splitting things up between genders since it pained some of the [[men]] too | ||
much to hear about a young woman needing help not being shy during a job interview when | much to hear about a young woman needing help not being shy during a job interview when | ||
they, themselves, were twice her age and hadn’t even kissed anyone. | they, themselves, were twice her age and hadn’t even kissed anyone. |