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It wasn't by those names, sure. But the "Forever alone" meme definitely was. https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/forever-alone https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/foreve
by noasaservice 4y ago
It wasn't by those names, sure.
But the "Forever alone" meme definitely was. https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/forever-alone https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/forever-alone
And the citation date: 2010.
Or better yet, https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cultures/involuntary-celibacy-incel https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cultures/involuntary-celibacy... cites that:
"On August 12th, 2005, the American television network G4TV released a satirical commercial for the online role-playing game World of Warcraft in which a woman introduces the game to her boyfriend in order to prevent him from pressuring her to have sex."
- claudiawerner 4y agoThe 'Forever alone' meme was originally a jab at oneself for having few partners; it didn't imply anything about one's mindset or opinion on others, nor an opinion on society as a whole. It was also used mostly in an ironic sense. I'm saying that the meme has nothing to do with the 'incel' movement, unless you want to throw in every online expression of loneliness as incel stuff. Some namesakes remain, for example Reddit's r/ForeverAloneDating where people who haven't had much experience (if any) can make posts to solicit potential e-dates. Although the balance is skewed toward men, there are a good number of women posting there too, and it has nothing to do with incel/blackpill crap.
- pksebben 4y agoiirc the term incel was actually coined as part of a support group for folks that struggled to date; I have a vague memory of an interview with the lady who's credited with it's Genesis, and how she was shocked at where it ended up.