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The term "purplepill" was coined because the color purple is an intermediate between the colors blue and red, and as such allowed for a space pertaining to nuanced discussion rather the echo chambers that can sometimes be prevalent in redpilled or bluepilled platforms. | The term "purplepill" was coined because the color purple is an intermediate between the colors blue and red, and as such allowed for a space pertaining to nuanced discussion rather the echo chambers that can sometimes be prevalent in redpilled or bluepilled platforms. | ||
On a spectrum of gender politics, some purplepillers see themselves as centrists ([[r/PurplePillDebate]]), while others see themselves as anti-gender ([[incelistan.net]]), while others see themselves as non-ideological ([[incelswithouthate]]). | On a spectrum of gender politics, some purplepillers see themselves as centrists, or post-feminist/post-Red Pill ([[r/PurplePillDebate]]), while others see themselves as anti-gender ([[incelistan.net]]), while others see themselves as non-ideological ([[incelswithouthate]]). | ||
The media often has trouble processing this when trying to report on purplepill spaces, as they are not familiar with what, for example, an anti-feminist non-gender-dogmatic worldview would look like in the context of modern politics. | The media often has trouble processing this when trying to report on purplepill spaces, as they are not familiar with what, for example, an anti-feminist non-gender-dogmatic worldview would look like in the context of modern politics. | ||
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The color purple is a median color on the red-blue continuum. As such, if someone says they're semibluepilled, they are also purplepilled. Likewise, a semi-red-pilled person is also purplepilled. | The color purple is a median color on the red-blue continuum. As such, if someone says they're semibluepilled, they are also purplepilled. Likewise, a semi-red-pilled person is also purplepilled. | ||
==Post-modernity / subversiveness == | ==Post-modernity / subversiveness== | ||
Like blackpill spaces, purplepill spaces are often characterized by an appreciation for post-modern and subversive art, philosophy, and discussion style. | Like blackpill spaces, purplepill spaces are often characterized by an appreciation for post-modern and subversive art, philosophy, and discussion style. | ||
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Although the term was originally used solely by redpillers in a disparaging manner that meant something akin to what "NPC" or "normie" means today, some bluepillers have subsequently embraced the term and reappropriated it to disseminate their ideals.<ref>Mountford, J. B. "Topic Modeling The Red Pill." Social Sciences 7.3 (2018): 42.</ref> Some tropes associated with bluepillers include: | Although the term was originally used solely by redpillers in a disparaging manner that meant something akin to what "NPC" or "normie" means today, some bluepillers have subsequently embraced the term and reappropriated it to disseminate their ideals.<ref>Mountford, J. B. "Topic Modeling The Red Pill." Social Sciences 7.3 (2018): 42.</ref> Some tropes associated with bluepillers include: | ||
* accepting the status-quo | *accepting the status-quo | ||
* a belief that feminism promotes egalitarianism | *a belief that feminism promotes egalitarianism | ||
* the usage of platitudes (referred to by redpillers as "chadsplaining") | *the usage of platitudes (referred to by redpillers as "chadsplaining") | ||
* a belief in the just-world-hypothesis | *a belief in the just-world-hypothesis | ||
* solidarity with majority viewpoints (criticized by redpillers as constituting argumentum ad populum) | *solidarity with majority viewpoints (criticized by redpillers as constituting argumentum ad populum) | ||
==Forums== | ==Forums== | ||
*r/Purplepilldebate is an [[anti-incel]] purplepill forum | *r/Purplepilldebate is an [[anti-incel]] purplepill forum | ||
*[[Incelistan.net]] is a pro-[[incel]] purplepill forum | *[[Incelistan.net]] is a pro-[[incel]] purplepill forum | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Whitepill]] | *[[Whitepill]] | ||
*[[Redpill]] | *[[Redpill]] | ||