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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 [[PUA|various dating tricks]]. More generally, a 'blackpill' refers to a proclaimed fact with particular dire and inevitable consequences (see [[pill jargon]]). Someone who hold a certain amount of blackpill beliefs is called a '''blackpiller'''.
The '''blackpill''' is a philosophy that argues that [[beauty|physical attractiveness]] is the most critical factor in determining men's dating success in modern Western countries.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vI92nJUjvjE</ref> A man's money, status, and social skills are argued to be other factors of secondary importance, which is known as [[LMS|LMS theory]]. An expanded or alternate definition proposes that a man's dating and life outcomes generally rely on genetically determined traits.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20221015021050/https://incels.is/threads/whats-your-fundamental-definition-of-the-blackpill.125984/</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20221015021453/https://looksmax.org/threads/why-i-dont-believe-in-the-black-pill.517362/</ref> As a consequence of these beliefs, blackpillers often argue that men's dating issues require systematic rather than individual solutions, if there is any solution at all for the most disadvantaged males.<ref>https://dalrock.wordpress.com/2011/11/21/she-felt-unloved/#comment-22914</ref> Someone who holds a certain amount of blackpill beliefs is called a '''blackpiller''' or '''blackpilled'''.


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 [[Sexual selector|choose]] based on [[looks]] rather than [[personality]] or effort.
The Blackpill emerged in opposition to the [[redpill]] movement. Adherents of this movement, influenced by [[PUA|pick-up artistry]], generally promote [[work on yourself|self-improvement]] and various dating tricks as the solution for men's dating woes. The redpill also promotes an individualistic approach to dating that often blames incels and low-status men for their lack of mating success. These differences in outlook frequently enables tensions between redpillers and blackpillers.
The [[Fakestream|media]] often conflates [[incels]] with these blackpillers, while only a minority of incels actually subscribe to the blackpill.
 
In general online parlance, the term 'blackpill' also refers to a harsh fact (see [[pill jargon]]). In this sense, 'blackpiller' or 'blackpilled' denotes someone with a pessimistic view of the world or a particular situation. This specific usage of the term is often detached from any incel use of the word.
 
The blackpill was heavily influenced by [[Looks theory|'looks theory']], which was promoted by a user of the now defunct [[PUAhate]] board.
On incel boards on [[Reddit]] and blackpilled incel forums such as [[incels.is]], influenced by [[chadfishing]] experiments and insights from [[online dating]], the term blackpill increasingly referred to [[lookism]] with a [[good genes hypothesis|good-gener]] bent. This was opposed to redpill arguements, which frequently asserted women responded most to a man's level of [[Game|'game']]. For these blackpillers, [[ugly]], 'genetically inferior' men have no chance of getting laid in an unconstrained mating context due to female [[hypergamy]].  
==Etymology==
==Etymology==
The term blackpill was first used in November 2011 by a blog commenter named ''Paragon'' on the Dalrock anti-[[feminist]] blog. Paragon said only mass poverty could solve men's systemic [[dating]] issues, as he saw that as the only mechanism that could bind women to men short of eugenics. Facing [[dating]] difficulties in Ontario (Canada), Paragon moved from Canada to the Philippines, a less prosperous country than Canada, and married there. In Paragon's own words:<ref name="ref208"></ref>
The term blackpill was first used in November 2011 by a blog commenter named ''Paragon'' on the Dalrock anti-[[feminist]] blog. Paragon said only mass poverty could solve men's systemic [[dating]] issues, as he saw that as the only mechanism that could bind women to men short of eugenics. Facing [[dating]] difficulties in Ontario (Canada), Paragon moved from Canada to the Philippines, a less prosperous country than Canada, and married there. In Paragon's own words:<ref name="ref208"></ref>

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