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Derived from the stereotype of conspiracy theorists and other paranoid people wearing tin foil hats to protect themselves from radio transmissions or the government, a fannish '''tinhat''' is a person who believes that their favorite celebrities are really a couple, forced by [[The Powers That Be]] to keep their relationship a secret. It refers to those who have fantasies of closeted celebrities (mainly actors) unable to be open about their relationship in their profession. The term can refer to the stylish accessory or, by metonymy, to the fan who wears it.  

Derived from the stereotype of conspiracy theorists and other paranoid people wearing tinfoil hats to protect themselves from telepathic, microwave or radio transmissions by aliens, the government, or both<ref>In October 2005, a group of MIT students ran [http://boingboing.net/2012/10/01/tinfoil-hats-actually-amplify.html a series of tests] that seemed to prove tinfoil hats actually ''amplify'' radio waves and thus would be no good against mind control transmissions. Other scientists dispute this finding.</ref>: a fannish '''tinhat''' is a person who believes that their favorite celebrities are really a couple, forced by [[The Powers That Be]] to keep their relationship a secret. It refers to those who have fantasies of closeted celebrities (mainly actors) unable to be open about their relationship in their profession. The term can refer to the stylish accessory or, by metonymy, to the fan who wears it.  

==Origins==

==Origins==

[[Versaphile]] invented the term in answer to a request by [[Cesare]] for "a snappy sobriquet for the hardcore tru believas" who claimed that the [[The Lord of the Rings]] movie actors [[Elijah Wood]] and [[Dominic Monaghan]] were secretly in love.<ref>[http://www.journalfen.net/community/dl_anon/4387.html versaphile in journalfen DL_Anon thread, 2003-04-01](accessed 2008-10-02)</ref>

[[Versaphile]] invented the term in answer to a request by [[Cesare]] for "a snappy sobriquet for the hardcore tru believas" who claimed that the [[The Lord of the Rings]] movie actors [[Elijah Wood]] and [[Dominic Monaghan]] were secretly in love.<ref>[http://www.journalfen.net/community/dl_anon/4387.html versaphile in journalfen DL_Anon thread, 2003-04-01](accessed 2008-10-02)</ref>