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The '''blackpill''' is a philosophy that | The '''blackpill''' is a philosophy that men's dating problems require systemic rather than personal solutions, if a solution exists at all.<ref>https://dalrock.wordpress.com/2011/11/21/she-felt-unloved/#comment-22914</ref> It has emerged in opposition to the [[redpill]] movement which instead promotes [[work on yourself|self-improvement]] and [[Fapstinence|various dating tricks]]. | ||
On incel boards like [[/r/braincels]] and [[incels.co]], and following [[chadfishing]] experiments and insights from [[online dating]], the blackpill increasingly referred to [[lookism]] with a [[good genes hypothesis|good-gener]] bent. For these blackpillers, ugly, 'genetically inferior' men have no chance of getting laid in an unconstrained mating context as women are assumed to choose based on [[looks]] rather than [[personality]] or effort. | On incel boards like [[/r/braincels]] and [[incels.co]], and following [[chadfishing]] experiments and insights from [[online dating]], the blackpill increasingly referred to [[lookism]] with a [[good genes hypothesis|good-gener]] bent. For these blackpillers, ugly, 'genetically inferior' men have no chance of getting laid in an unconstrained mating context as women are assumed to choose based on [[looks]] rather than [[personality]] or effort. | ||
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==Themes== | ==Themes== | ||
Typical themes, memes and shitposts in blackpill communities include the following: | Typical themes, memes and shitposts in blackpill communities largely overlap with the [[redpill]] and include the following: | ||
'''Nature arguments''' | '''Nature arguments''' | ||
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'''Muscle theory''': [[Muscle theory|Building muscle]] likely actually works as a dating strategy,<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill#Across_91_studies.2C_bodily_masculinity_was_predictive_of_men.27s_mating_and_reproductive_success</ref> both to become more physically attractive to women,<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill#Rated_strength_is_the_main_predictor_of_men.27s_bodily_attractiveness._No_women_prefer_weak_men</ref> and for intimidating other men to win out in [[intrasexual competition]].<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill#Among_male_university_students.2C_only_cues_of_physical_dominance_over_other_men_predicted_their_mating_success</ref> See also the [[body attractiveness]] article. Building muscle and free mate choice, however might not come very naturally to [[life history|slow-life strategists]] who are might be more [[evolutionary mismatch|adapted for arranged marriage]], and the ability to gain muscle mass is also partly genetically predetermined. | '''Muscle theory''': [[Muscle theory|Building muscle]] likely actually works as a dating strategy,<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill#Across_91_studies.2C_bodily_masculinity_was_predictive_of_men.27s_mating_and_reproductive_success</ref> both to become more physically attractive to women,<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill#Rated_strength_is_the_main_predictor_of_men.27s_bodily_attractiveness._No_women_prefer_weak_men</ref> and for intimidating other men to win out in [[intrasexual competition]].<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill#Among_male_university_students.2C_only_cues_of_physical_dominance_over_other_men_predicted_their_mating_success</ref> See also the [[body attractiveness]] article. Building muscle and free mate choice, however might not come very naturally to [[life history|slow-life strategists]] who are might be more [[evolutionary mismatch|adapted for arranged marriage]], and the ability to gain muscle mass is also partly genetically predetermined. | ||
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'''Female sexuality more flexible than assumed''': Most blackpillers and redpillers, especially those focusing on female mate choice, regard female sexual desire is very inflexible, however there is substantial evidence that female sexuality is actually ''more'' malleable by culture than men's (see [[Roy Baumeister]]'s research). | |||
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