A karo na farko da aka tattauna batun mutane masu inuwa a cikin wasan kwaikwayon ya kasance a ranar 12 ga Afrilu, 2001 lokacin da mai watsa shiri Art Bell ya yi hira da dattijo dan asalin Amurka Thunder Strikes, wanda aka fi sani da Harley "SwiftDeer" Reagan. A lokacin wasan kwaikwayon, an karfafa masu sauraro su gabatar da zane-zanen mutanen inuwa da suka gani kuma an raba adadi mai yawa daga cikin wadannan zane-zanen nan da nan a fili a shafin yanar gizon. A watan Oktoba na wannan shekarar, Heidi Hollis ta wallafa littafinta na farko a kan batun mutane masu inuwa, kuma daga baya ya zama baƙo na yau da kullun a Coast zuwa Coast. Hollis ya bayyana mutane masu inuwa a matsayin duhu masu duhu tare da siffofin mutum da bayanan martaba waɗanda ke yawo da kuma zama a cikin mummunan ra'ayi, da'awar cewa mutane sun ruwaito cewa siffofin inuwa suna ƙoƙarin "tsalle a kansu".
gabatar da zane-zane na mutane masu inuwa da suka gani