The Misogyny Subculture: Pickup Artists (Part 6)

Every family, group and community has outliers-black sheep one could say. Within the misogyny subculture those black sheep are pickup artists or "PUA".


PUA is a community of men whose primary life goal is to "pick-up" or "romance" as many women as possible with the sole purpose of having sex. They have zero interest in any type of serious relationship. It is completely about sexual conquests.


Now, pick-up artists typically aren't apart of the 20% (from the 80/20 rule). Rather, they are often former incel sympathizers or just "regular dudes".


So, that begs the question how are they able to pick-up women?


Well, pick-up artists employ an approach they claim is scientific. They say it's about sociobiology. According to their philosophy women react to certain physical attributes but also react to specific social cues and mental/emotional manipulation.


PUA believe in crafting their presentation, which they call "game". First, improving one's physical appearance is key. They refer to it as "outer game".  The way to improve the outer game is to change the wardrobe, workout and improve personal hygiene.


Doing this (they say) will lead to a more potent "inner game". Inner game is exactly what it implies, which is improving self-esteem and confidence.


Once, these improvements are enacted guys will be able to actually fine tune their approach and their seduction.


You're probably thinking, "Ok. This actually sounds like good advice. Sure, the goal of sleeping with as many women as possible is a bit douchebaggy but what is the problem really?"


And, that is a fair point. It is actually what I thought too. It is certainly a point pua make. In fact, they frequently turn this advice into a lucrative business on the lecture and workshop circuits and on YouTube where their videos get massive views which results in huge monetization.


 But, of course, there are caveats and very substantive tangible reasons these guys are apart of the misogyny subculture.


Pick-up artists, unlike their brethren, aren't ideologues. They do not necessarily harbor an intense resentment of women. They are not red pills who believe women are out to conduct male genocide. Nor do pua have an irrational abhorrence for feminists.


However, pick-up artists do possess disdain and disregard for women. They view women as points in a contest or as objects to be conquered and subsequently discarded.


And, here is where pua's misogyny is most illuminated. As has been established, the only end goal is to seduce a woman into sex. Unfortunately, there are no principled guidelines or tethered structures as to how that is achieved.


Pick-up artists are notorious for having no shame in their game. They will do whatever it takes to get the pudding. If that means they feel it's necessary to lead a woman into believing an actual serious relationship is possible they'll do it knowing they have zero intentions of that. If it entails preying on emotionally vulnerable or unstable women , they will do it.


A well-known tactic that pua employ is negging. Negging is the practice of giving backhanded compliments or simply just being an ass. It is supposed to be a form of reverse psychology. For example a guy practicing negging will say, "You have great breasts! They can't be real. " The basic principle is women actually respond more favorably to men who
 ignore them or mildly insult them. Allegedly negging weakens women's defenses making them more vulnerable to seduction. Negging can also be employed against a woman's significant other instead of her with the same goal in mind.


(Side note: If negging disgusts you, it should. But, I can tell you I have personally witnessed it be successful in both methods [against the woman and her significant other in her presence].)


Some pua take it to the extremes, also. If running game doesn't work, some will resort to coercion or rape.


Pick-up artists essentially view women as commodities. Or, even more crassly they see women as prey. They checkout out the scene. They approach them. They lure them into the trap. Then, they kill it, so to speak. And, they move on with no remorse nor regard for the carnage they might left behind.


This callous attitude is why many people especially feminists believe pick-up artists are the most toxic among the misogyny subculture groups. Sure, they don't appear as misogynistic as let's say mgtow or as nihilistic and virulent as incels or as demeaning and slut shaming as crypto-misogynists; however, they are every bit as dangerous. They use whatever they have to do to entice women into sex then often leave them emotionally and mentally scarred. Sometimes their manipulation is physical.


But, why are pick-up artists considered the black sheep of the subculture? Well, let's begin with incels. Some incels (red pills) buy into what pick-up artists are selling.


However, many incels (red and black pills) think pick-up artists are selling false hope and more importantly betraying the ideology. Let's not forget incels' entire existence is predicated on the belief they are forcibly celibate because they possess certain physical and/or financial shortcomings that doom them to a lonely life and feminism is so pervasive within society that either a miraculous shift would have to occur or that shift is never coming. Oh, and we can't neglect the "reality" that 80% of "females" are vain vapid bitches and hoes whom are only interested in chads or beta males/cucks they can use and then throw away. (NOTE: Be VERY wary of any dude who primarily or exclusively refers to women as "females". This likely is an indicator they don't possess a generally favorable view of women. IJS) So, needless to say some dudes saying that if these incels just worked out; showered; and realized Aqua-Fresh isn't only good for cheap caulking they would get a little taste of pudding, is antithetical to the party line.


While some incels distrust pua, mgtow and crypto-misogynists detest them! Mgtow and crypto-misogynists believe pick-up artists are nothing less than snake oil salesmen. They believe pua's techniques and purporting of sociobiology is pseudoscience. (BTW they're correct; it largely is.) Essentially, they think pick-up artists are grifter blue pills selling false hope, pathetically naive to the insidious evil of feminism and who are liars because their "conquests are few and far between" regardless what their bragging says.


Pick-up artists believe mgtow are " simply pathetic losers who have no game and can't handle rejection". Their opinion of incels is a bit softer. They believe incels are losers too, but they "wallow in their pity because other incels and mgtow have encouraged them to do so." Most pua feel if incels just followed their advice they would having sex all the time.


Very similar to the other groups pua uses the internet as their main communication tool. They cluster in online groups and forums they call "lairs". They utilize these lairs to swap "trade secrets" and brag about conquests.


It should come as no surprise that within the confines of the lairs the misogyny and virulent rhetoric increases. I pointed out earlier that pua doesn't come across as misogynistic and hateful as the other groups and that is generally true. They are not likely to pervade Twitter, Twitch or Redditt with spiteful venomous name calling and harassing women. But, in the privacy of the lairs the name calling and disparaging is quite present. And, it does occasionally seep out into more public and well trafficked platforms. Especially in the form of negging.


Pick-up artists might be viewed as the illegitimate sons of the misogyny subculture but they are apart of it nonetheless. No, they don't wallow in self-pity like incels. They are not hateful pious jackasses like mgtow. Nor are they sanctimonious sexists like crypto-misogynists. Make no mistake though, they are every bit as misogynistic.


Women are literally nothing more than a piece of ass. They virtually see women in three categories: women they've fucked; women they haven't fucked yet; and, women they don't deem worthy of fucking. And, they will literally do whatever it takes to get the ass regardless what it is.


That attitude and approach itself is quintessential misogyny.


 

The Misogyny Subculture: MGTOWs (Part 4)

In the previous blog I discussed incels in-depth. I went over their worldview and what shapes it. Also, I covered their philosophy that men essentially go in one of three directions: blue pill (men who see the world as they want it to be); black pill (men who view the world as a wasteland where women rule and men are systematically victimized by genocide, thus there is no hope) and red pill (men who believe they see the world for what it is in reality, which is feminism is systematically attempting to genocide all men, but while the outlook is bleak all hope is not lost).


This installment will circle in on a subset of red pills called mgtow (men who go their own way).


While mgtows are a subset of red pills they are definitely a distinct group of their own. Similar to incels mgtows believe the vast majority of women are shallow deceitful creatures who are guided by feminism to wreck natural order and make men extinct. They also believe the combination of shallowness and feminism is what leads women to practicing hypergamy.


Now, unlike incels mgtows don't claim involuntary celibacy or a lack of genetics is their problem. They are men who have consciously decided to swear off women. They have vowed not to engage in serious relationships. Marriage is equivalent to suicide in their eyes.


Another area mgtows differ from incels is, although they have sworn off women, most of them will still have casual sex with women (preferably prostitutes). However, some mgtows actually have pledged abstinence, which they refer to as "going monk".


The mgtow movement began in the mid-2000s likely around 2005. Like incels they originated as an online group in Reddit. They eventually expanded their presence as they began popping up on Twitter. And, they have carved out quite a niche on YouTube where there are a plethora of guys who produce content geared toward mgtows and pushing their propaganda about women.


The mgtow worldview and philosophy is not much different from incels in they have an intense disdain for feminism. While it is probably fair to say mgtows possess more nuanced "classifications" of women than incels, they share the same base perception that women are predominantly "trash".


Mgtows believe good women exist but they still want nothing to do with them because they are always capable of "turning". However, unlike incels, mgtows willingly accept female allies. And, they actually have more than one might expect. In fact, it is quite common from my observations to see women make appearances in mgtow videos and even independently make videos advocating for the mgtow cause.


Despite this alliance with select women mgtows are capable of being every bit as misogynistic as incels. I would say mgtows lean toward being more sexist than misogynistic but admittedly that might be a distinction without a difference.


Mgtows believe the world should go back to the 1950s when women were "barefoot and in the kitchen". They whole heartedly believe feminism has poisoned women's minds causing them to "not know their place".


Also, they subscribe to assertion that women have essentially taken over the workplace and the government installing a feminist agenda that is systematically destroying the fabric of the family and society. According to them their is a hierarchy ordained by God that says men are atop the pyramid and women are subservient. However, they don't see themselves generally as religious fundamentalists. I suspect that is because theoretically that would interfere with the banging of prostitutes. But, again, that is merely a suspicion.


Certainly, misogyny is a staple of their platform. It is extremely evident in the way they address feminists. It is not uncommon for feminists to be referred to as "whores", "sluts", "bitches" and "cunts". As stated earlier, they seem to make more of a distinction than incels do who are the "good" women and who are the "bad" women, but to the women they consider bad they are repugnant.


Mgtows are notorious for perpetuating rape culture. They believe most women who are victims of sexual assault are at fault for getting raped because of the way they dress or because they are "dick teases".  They also believe a significant amount of men are falsely accused and there is an inadequate amount of sympathy extended toward them.


These dudes truly feel the court system is prejudiced against them also. According to them not only are men biased against in sexual assault cases but are at distinct disadvantages when it comes to divorce and child custody cases. This belief largely lends to their disavowal of marriage and having children.


Interestingly (or not so interestingly), mgtows almost exclusively skew to far right side of the political spectrum. Many of them associate themselves with the alt-right or male chauvinist groups like the Proud Boys. Also, many mgtows along with being misogynistic and sexist are racist, xenophobic and homophobic.


Speaking of homophobia, while unquestionably mgtows believe feminism is the root of all evil, they too believe the LGBTQ community is out to destroy straight men. They believe society's construct is being manipulated to give undeserved attention to the LGBTQ community which is a nefarious attempt to generate male genocide.


Another intriguing aspect to mgtows is their contempt for pickup artists (pua). I have mentioned in previous blogs incels believe "puas" are scammers and snake oil salesmen giving men false hope.


Well, mgtows believe the same thing except there is a bit more of personal animosity. Pickup artists believe (or at least say they do) incels are just dudes down on their luck who need confidence, a stick of Juicy Fruit and a shower. But, they think mgtows are simply "losers" and they say as such.


I don't wanna go to deep here because puas will have their own installment in this series; however, it must be noted pick-up artists believe mgtows are just dudes who are lazy and weak. They think mgtows seeking out sex workers is an example of an unwillingness to work on their "game". Whereas they view incels as losers too but principled losers who just need the proper tools to begin "bedding" women.


It's all odd.


Most people would say incels are infinitely more dangerous than mgtows because they seemingly pose more of an imminent threat. I understand that perspective.


However, I think in the grander scheme mgtows pose a more significant threat because they actually can integrate into society better. They are not generally social outcasts. Their sexism and misogyny can easily be more propagated and come across as less toxic. The problem is it's every bit as toxic.


I compare it to the weaving in of racism into the political discourse. What someone like Steve Bannon says is every bit as pernicious as what Steve King says. The difference is Bannon cloaks his rhetoric in populism and plausibly deniable statements whereas King is almost blatant in his rhetoric. He leaves little, if any, wiggle room.


Mgtows are no different from Bannon in their approach. Sure, if provoked, they will expose their hand, but generally they cloak their anti-feminism in spurious claims of persecution of men. On the other hand, incels give away the game going all in on all women from the jump.


Make no mistake mgtows are simply more sophisticated incels. The distinctions are narrow but real. Regardless, the disdain for feminism is the same and the misogyny has the potential of being just as raw and unfettered.

The Misogyny Subculture: Red Pill/Black Pill (Part 3)

Remember the motion picture trilogy, The Matrix? Neo? Trinity? Morpheus?


Well, if not, allow me to offer a reminder. The framework of incel philosophy and their life arc is based on a primary theme of The Matrix.


The main protagonist of the film series, Neo, was presented an option by the antihero, Morpheus. He offered Neo the choice between two pills, one blue and one red. The blue pill would send Neo back to his "normal" life but that life wasn't necessarily based in reality. Or, he could choose the red pill, which represented life as it really was. Neo chose the red pill and quickly realized life wasn't what he thought it was and reality was harsher and more depressing than he realized.


To understand how incels view the world around them it must be understood the role this theme from The Matrix plays. In the incel worldview there is a blue pill and a red pill exactly like The Matrix. However, incels interjected a third pill, the black pill.


Let's begin with the blue pill. The blue pill represents a world that is unrealistic and willfully naive. Males who choose the blue  pill are ones who believe that women will judge them on merit. They believe the game is not rigged in favor of "chads" or "tyrones". Chads and tyrones are the guys who are either genetically or financially superior. They are the top 20% of the male species.


According to incel philosophy blue pillers choose to see the world as they want it or believe it should be. They believe in falling in love. They believe if one is kind and sweet to a woman she will want to be in a romantic relationship or at least be willing to have sex.


Incels believe blue pillers are naive or blind to reality. That reality is women don't care about them and barely acknowledge their existence. Women only care about money and physical attributes. They subscribe to the 80/20 rule or as they call it hypergamy. If you remember from the previous blog, hypergamy states essentially the bottom 80% of women or "beckys"/"basic chicks" as they are called only seek after the top 20% of men or commonly referred to as alpha males (chads/tyrones). In case there is some inquiry about the other 20% of women they are referred to as "staceys". Naturally, staceys are only interested in alpha males.


Now, there is a caveat. The blue pillers, whom incels (and alpha males) derisively refer to as "beta males" or "cucks", do sometimes become entangled in romantic relationships with beckys and even some staceys.


Of course, this is not because these women are good women. It is because these women began to realize that alpha males only want their cobbler and aren't interested in seeking a family. Also, many alpha males aren't necessarily financially stable and the ones who are might be few and far between making competition a bit too fierce.


So, they "settle" for betas. But, their "settling" has nefarious and insidious motives.


Before the late 1960s (according to incel propaganda) these beckys who settled for beta men did so with the acceptance that they would be with them for life. But, since the 60s and especially now women's life forecast has changed. This change is due to.........say it all together now, children,........FEMINISM.


Incels propagate that beta males are unwittingly and wittingly being played by "femoids" (incels' slur for women). They believe a main tenant of feminism is an encouragement of women to seduce and marry beta men thu. After doing so the women fulfill their desire/need to have children. Then, they bleed these men dry of their money, assets, dignity and self-esteem; thus, cuckholding them. Once they have accomplished this they divorce the men (so they can go be with a chad) taking their children from them leaving them penniless and despaired.


So, next let's address the red pillers, which is the largest sect of incels. Men who choose the red pill are basically accepting "reality". They see the world as it truly is.


Red pillers believe they will likely never be in a romantic relationship let alone have sex because there is a manipulation preventing them from either. They believe the current societal construct precludes them from being apart of what they see is the "natural order". That "natural order" is that women's purpose for being on this earth is to be with, take care of and satisfy men.


These dudes fundamentally believe it is women's obligation to be with them whether it's sexually or in a long term relationship. They feel women should make themselves available to the dating pool at large and "settling" is their mandate. Red pillers firmly believe the 80/20 rule is in direct defiance of the natural order. They believe women practicing hypergamy is a threat to society's existence and the future population, which in their mind is a justification for purporting this view.


Red pillers feel there is an insidious force that propels this rebellion against nature's laws. Yep, you guessed it. It is feminism.


They say feminism teaches women they are free to be discriminatory in their choosing mates and sexual partners. They claim feminism encourages women to abstain if choices within their pool is undesirable. They claim feminism instructs women to heighten their standards to the point they are unattainable. In other words standards they can't match for whatever reason(s).


Red pills have a discernable disdain for women and it comes out in how they view them. They sincerely believe the vast majority of women are shallow, vain and insincere. Because of these flaws, it places these dudes in an impossible place.


According to them women are too focused on looks. This focus puts them at a disadvantage, which leads to their celibacy.


Red pills believe that genetics place them in unfair positions. They constantly compare themselves to chads. Per their perception chads have perfect bone structure and the slope of their foreheads is infallible which gives chads an unfair advantage. They say chads' jawlines are chiseled and women are innately attracted to their jawlines and the shape of their foreheads. Because of this incels say they were outcasts from the onset of life.


These guys do some odd, if not outright insane, things to improve their appearance. They perform chin exercises to improve their chin structure. They are obsessed with techniques make their penises bigger so their "package" stands out more.


But, what is the most telling aspect of red pillers' view on appearances is how they actually view women's appearance. While the bemoan and excoriate women's perceived obsession with looks they actually rate women on their looks. Inside many incel forums women are routinely judged on a sliding scale of 1 to 10. Numerous women (famous and non-famous) have their breasts, asses, legs, thighs and facial structure critiqued.


It is not uncommon for women to be rated as "fuckable" and "fuckable after a few beers".


Yet, according to Incels it is women who are shallow and vain.


Red pills possess a very nihilistic mindset. But, they believe change can occur. In their view feminism possesses the primary existential threat to them and their idea of natural order. So, if feminism can be eradicated order will be restored and the long national nightmare of these dudes being denied pussy will be over.


Now, while the red pills are nihilistic the black pills are unquestionably fatalistic.


Those guys who choose the black pill live in a dark, cold hopeless existence. Black pills wholly believe all is lost and their fate is locked in. Whereas red pills believe the outlook may be bleak but the tide can change black pills believe feminism has won, women control everything and they will forever be alone and sexless. Their motto is, "We ain't gettin no pussy today, tomorrow or ever."


Ok, that is not actually their motto but it does succinctly sum up how what they sincerely believe. They fundamentally believe the "fix" is in. Because they came up craps in the genetic lottery nothing they do would improve them in the eyes of women.


But, don't misread the wallowing in self-pity. While they seem to turn their despair inward they actually lay all their burdens at women's feet. Make no mistake they blame women and by proxy feminism for every single one of their ills including genetics.


A common thread among these guys is a deep seeded resentment if not stringent hatred for their mothers. Their genetic shortcomings is because "mom fucked a beta cuck". If they grew up in a single parent home, mom was "a slut who ran dad off".


As virulently misogynistic as red pills are, black pills are often next level. Black pills detest women. Some red pills display some exceptions to rule such as their mother or sisters. Black pills see all women as sluts, whores and bitches most of all their mothers and sisters.


Black pills are often not only fatalistic they are suicidal and homicidal. They go into incel forums often discussing suicide and spewing the most vile misogyny toward women and will turn that vileness on other men if they even appear to be challenging them.


Red pills will frequently talk suicide or praise people like Elliot Rodger but often they are just being bombastic. Black pills, however, are quite dogmatic and militaristic in their rhetoric. They feel since they have no hope nobody else should neither.


Both groups are known to harass women online. Of course, Twitter is their area of choice to demean and berate women. Men are not exempt from their harassment neither. Just defend a woman once and the term "cuck" will be liberally used.


What is probably quite telling regarding incels is whom they predominantly choose to spew their venom toward. Naturally, they expend their most disgusting rhetoric for women. They love to go after beta men. But, the people who would appear to be their most existential foe they largely leave alone.


Alpha males mostly go untouched. As much as they lament women's "obsession" with them and bemoan that these chads just hit it and quit it, they actually envy them. The reason there is no animosity hurled toward them is because the true underlying driver for incels is misogyny.


Look, they can't hate chads because chads are just doing what they would do if they could. No, they hate the women because women are obligated to give them sex at their [incels] discretion. However, that is not occurring because feminism is telling them they don't have to adhere to natural law and stay in their lane.


What is crazy is that the majority of these guys are not bad looking guys. But, whether it be consciously or subconsciously they do (or do not) things that strip away any attractiveness they possess.


Most of them are introverts and recluses who spend the majority of their time locked away in front of their computers or in front of a television. The majority have poor personal hygiene. And, when they are in the presence of women they don't do anything to make themselves noticeable or noteworthy.


It is literally as if they force a self-fulfilling prophecy. Then say, "See, these bitches don't recognize a good thing when they see it." Or maybe they would if they combed their hair, washed the crust of their eyes, put a Tic Tac in their mouth and washed their ass with a bar of Lever 2000 instead of reeking of Marlboro Reds with a chin covered in Cheeto dust.


I digress.


Whether it's red pill or black pill the core philosophy is the same, which is women are trash and here to serve three purposes: feed men (whenever they want it), fuck men (whenever they want it) and provide men offspring (which women are primarily expected to care for). Truthfully, red pills and black pills are distinctions with narrow differences. Both are toxic and dangerous.

The Misogyny Subculture: Incels (Part 2)

INCELS! Where do I begin?


As I began to map the manner which I would lay out this series, I initially thought I would save the incel posts for last. Incels are the most interesting, intriguing and fascinating arm of this subculture. Thus, they (in a totally perverse and disturbing way) deserve to be the finale of this series.


But, then I realized they should be discussed first. Incels are the heartbeat, such as it is, of this movement. While it certainly can be said they are the culmination of misogyny and anti-feminism radicalization, it is their ideology that permeates throughout the entire subculture.


Perhaps, the other misogyny groups are not as virulent as the incels but they certainly are as dogmatic and that dogma comes from the incels.


So, who exactly are the incels?


In the introductory post I provided a brief and admittedly lacking overview. Here I will go into more detail and provide much more context.


As described in the previous post, incels stands for "involuntarily celibate". It is a group of men (primarily white heterosexual men) who are either virgins or who have gone an extended time period without having sex or a serious relationship. This lack of intimacy and sex is exclusively involuntary. And, according to incel ideology, the incels' lack of sex is directly due to women being shallow and having unreasonable expectations, which causes them to not overlook "regular" guys' flaws, and only go after genetically and/or financially superior men. Oh, and the root cause of women's "unreasonable expectations" and the incels' inability to get laid is........FEMINISM. Surprised by that, aren't you?


Before we go deep into the nuances of incels' ideology and structure, which is something I will do in the next blog, allow me to provide a brief history of the culture's beginnings. The term "incel" was actually created by a Canadian college student named "Alana" in 1993. She started a website for men and women who were having issues in the dating scene.


Somewhere along the line in the late 1990s and early 2000s the term was co-opted. The initial co-opting focused on the struggles of socially awkward men (mainly young men/teenagers) ability to date and/or have sex. Forums began popping up online for these guys to go into to voice their concerns, frustrations and problems.


Well, as with most things online, nefarious actors got involved and began preying on these guys. As the 2010s approached, there began to be a radicalization. Instead of simply focusing on how to improve these dudes' social awkwardness or encourage them to improve themselves or accentuate their positives there began to be a fomenting of resentment and anger. Wallowing in self-pity and depression became a way of life.


With the encouragement of these nefarious inciters and each other the anger, resentment, and self-loathing was turned from being something largely introspective into an outward aggression against women-essentially all women. Instead of self-hate these guys began transforming that hate into blatantly malignant sexism and misogyny. Women became the enemy and feminism began being seen as the nexus of evil.


This malignancy began bubbling underneath the surface. Although sexism and misogyny are commonplace in society this vitriolic more intense misogynistic, anti-feminist subculture was being cultivated underground and in the fever swamps of the internet.


It targeted primarily teenage boys and young men. Chat rooms and forums littered the internet providing a safe place for these incels to go and freely espouse their disdain for women and feminism.


The thing was it went largely unnoticed. Sure, these dudes would pop up on Twitter and Facebook spewing all sorts of venom and hateful rhetoric toward women but they were blown off as "internet trolls".


Reddit became a hotspot for incels. The incel subreddit was one of the more populated and toxic forums on Reddit. In fact, it became so toxic that Reddit was forced to shut it down. However, the incels went around that by creating a new forum with a new name.


In the next blog I will go into the nuances and intricacies of the incel ideology. To be able to fully grasp who these guys are and what shapes them you must understand their worldview and what comprises it.


Yes, it is resentment of women and detest for feminism, but it is a bit more complex than that. They have created an entire language and platform to buoy their ideology. Of course, make no mistake the foundation for their existence and their world view is hatred of women and blaming women for every one of their problems.


For the most part incels are seen as harmless. Most people see them as pathetic. But, they can be very dangerous. While most of the time their rhetoric is just vapid inane bullshit spewed online, there have been times it has provided real world consequences.


Back in 2014 Elliot Rodger killed six people and shot 14 more in a mass shooting near the University of California-Santa Barbara campus. Rodger also died during the shooting. A 144 page manifesto Rodger wrote was discovered. In the manifesto Rodger detailed his utter disdain for women largely stemming from his perceived inability to get women to have sex with him. He said he wanted to kill as many women as possible.


After the mass shooting and until this day incels hold Rodger in high esteem and consider him a hero. Many incels believe Elliot Rodger performed a community service (of sorts) and should be immortalized for "having the guts to do what is necessary and right".


Other incidents perpetrated by incels include a guy in Toronto driving his car into a crowd back in 2016 and the guy who shot six people killing two at a yoga studio in Tallahassee just months ago. Numerous other incidents have taken place over the last 10 years or so that have elements of incel ideology.


Yet, the mainstream media and the public at large continue to mostly ignore this subculture. And, even worse, in the Rodger murders along with many of the other incidents the media (I suspect unwittingly) play into the incel ideology by quasi blaming women for not giving these guys some ass. Absolutely astounding.


Here's the thing, this misogyny subculture is real and it's malignant. Incels are a group to be taken seriously.


I realize I may be working a bit backwards here. But, I wanted to provide a history. The nuances of Incels' ideology is important and key to understanding them.


In the next blog I will go into detail regarding the different factions within the community. I will also explain their rather disturbing fatalistic philosophies that entail how a guy like Elliot Rodger was radicalized and why there a plethora more like him milling about in the streets.

The Misogyny Subculture: Introduction (Part 1)

Sometimes you come across something that infuriates, disgusts and frustrates you, but it also fascinates you. That is what I have experienced with this "men's right movement" which is really just proto-misogyny.


Of course, misogyny is nothing new. It has been around since the beginning if time. It has been and is a staple of multiple political ideologies and religions.


Women have long been considered the "weaker" sex thus making them unequal to men. Women have been viewed as property by many and a step just above animals by some.


This attitude toward women has given men permission to degrade and demean them. It has been an allowance to misuse and abuse them.


Well, that's what men like to think anyway.


Some folks scoff and excoriate terms like patriarchy and male privilege. Now, while these terms are sometimes misused and overused, they most certainly exist. Multiple societies, including ours, wields patriarchy and privilege to keep an order-an order where men are on top and in control.


However, over the course of the last 50 years or so this has began to change. With the advent of the women's rights movement and feminism women have demanded and received (somewhat) equality.


They are now solidly in the workforce. Women are holding high political offices. They are in positions of power within Fortune 500 companies. Mostly women are recognized as contributing equal members of society. Of course, I should note that the battle for equality continues and women still face sexism and stigmatizing.


Now, this increased equality and feminism has brought with it a backlash. That backlash is resentment from some men, which has produced a "men's rights movement" and an anti-feminism/woman sentiment.


The idea of a men's rights movement seems silly to some I am sure. It seems silly to men. Men are not oppressed nor have their rights (in this country) ever been suppressed or stripped away. But, some dudes think their rights and their rightful position in society are being eroded.


By the way this belief or ideal is nothing new. I am about to date myself here, but remember Al Bundy? Yes, Married With Children's Al Bundy. In response to what he felt was women infiltrating men's spaces (his favorite bowling alley starting a "women's night") Al created the anti-feminism group, NO MA'AM (National Organization of Men Against Amazonian Masterhood).


Now, the entire concept was hilarious and ridiculous. It became a running bit on the show. Keep in mind though Al Bundy was a prelude to what we see now. Al's entire worldview was women are evil, money hungry, less intelligent and lazy. He and his buddies objectified women and were obsessed with their looks especially their breasts. And, the foundation of his ideology, as it were, was that men are the superior smarter sex and feminism was created to undermine men, their power and their "God given" rights (i.e. sex on demand, control of all money and wield all the authority and influence).


This is the genesis for today's misogyny subculture.


The subculture, like most subcultures of modern times, has been bolstered by the internet. Yet, another example of the internet being the best thing ever and the worst thing ever.


It is a complex culture, believe it or not. It is comprised of various subgroups which none of whom are a monolith.


Here is a list of the primary groups. I will go into significantly more detail on most of these groups individually in upcoming blogs. So, for now, I'll provide a quick synopsis of each one.


The first is the Men's Rights Movement. Basically, these dudes are a slightly more sophisticated NO MA'AM. They cloak their sexism and misogyny under the guise of simply wanting civil rights protection for men (primarily white men) as if their civil rights don't exist.


They believe all feminism is toxic and its core ideology is to hate and destroy men. They feel women (along with other groups) have become a protected class in society at the expense of heterosexual men (again primarily white men). They believe they are society's true alpha males. An excellent example of this group is the Proud Boys, self-described "Western Civilization chauvinists".


The next group is MGTOW (Men Who Go Their Own Way). These guys have essentially sworn off women. They, too, fervently believe feminism is the root of all evil. Some women are good in their minds, but generally women should not be trusted because they are lookist, materialistic, in capable of reasonable thought and just overall superficial. They have a huge presence on YouTube.


Next, we have the pickup artists. These fellas are exactly what the name implies. Their goal in life is to bed as many women as possible.


Now, some cloak this "hit it and quit it" approach as their way of weeding out the pretenders until they meet the "one". However, if you dig a little bit into these guys you'll realize they are just trying to dip their spoons into as many puddin pies as possible.


And, what makes this sect toxic is that they really don't have a redline when it comes to the emotional injury they may levy on women. Because, often a tactic of their "game" is to lead women into believing a serious relationship is possible. Also, some don't believe in taking "no" for an answer, so sexual assault and rape are always on the table for them.


Then, you have what I call the crypto-misogynists. These dudes possess a fraction of the traits of the previous groups mentioned. They still actively seek relationships with women. However, they harbor deep resentment toward women. They have very low opinions regarding women.


They like to play this game of they're the "good guys" who just can't catch a break because women have been brainwashed by feminism and the media, of course. They cloak their arguments as they love women, lament only the bad ones and they know there are plenty of good women around. But, oddly, they spend almost every waking moment demeaning women, being apologists for misogyny, and propagating the position sexism is a myth. They "love" women but never have anything good to say about them.


Lastly, there is the incel community. Incels are guys (mostly straight; mostly white) who are "involuntarily celibate". They claim they are essentially prevented from having relationships with women let alone having sex with them.


Their core ideology is that women don't want to date or sex them because they are genetically and financially inferior. They say the vast majority of women date above their level, which they call hypergamy or the 80/20 rule. The 80/20 rule states 80% of women only seek sex and relationships from the top 20% of men, which they refer to as "chads" or alpha males.


Incels sincerely believe women are intentionally denying them their God given right to pussy. Seriously. And, nothing they do will change this. Why? Because, almost all women are shallow, materialistic , looksist and only interested in men with big penises (again, I'm being serious).


Now, what is amusing about this is most of these dudes are shut-ins and introverts. Whether consciously or subconsciously they do things (or don't do things) to make themselves less attractive and available to women. They are nihilistic and fatalistic. They wallow in self-pity and resentment.


And, what do they blame for their predicament? All together now, kids...........FEMINISM! Yes, like the other groups, feminism is the root of all evil and most, if not all, women are willing conduits for feminism's goal. That goal is to destroy men and/or turn them into beta cucks. (In a future blog of this series I will focus on incels and their affinity for the words, "beta" and "cucks".)






This proto-misogyny is more pervasive than people realize or want to believe. It's subcultures are real or more populated than I am comfortable with and I hope you too.


The real danger with this nonsense is that in some respects it's littered with truths and has appeal. Of course, it's specious but if you are someone (especially young men) who has been frequently rejected or disregarded by the opposite sex this can have some appeal. I can't lie. When I was 16 or 17, while I don't think I would've ever went all in I would've been opened to listening. And, something I'll discuss in future blogs is incels and mgtows, in particular, target middle school and high school boys for recruitment.


Another aspect of this movement is that these groups seem to align with the Alt-Right. Political ideology isn't necessarily a driving force but their antipathy toward feminism and their draconian attitude regarding women appears to coincide with Alt-Right talking points. If you go into the online forums or follow these dudes on Twitter you'll quickly realize their misogyny is accompanied by racism, xenophobia, homophobia and transphobia. Timelines are filled with hateful and violent rhetoric (mainly toward women).


The violent rhetoric is something I will dive much deeper into in subsequent blogs. It is a common thread amongst these groups whether it is advocating it or sympathizing with it.


Ok. Let me wrap this up.


I am loathe to even mention this. So, I have held out until now. But, it will be necessary to mention it in upcoming blogs, so it must be done.


For the vast majority of these dudes the incoherent ramblings of one Jordan Peterson is a guideline to their ideologies. I'm not saying this pseudoscience crypto-racist and misogynist grifter is the cause of this subculture. That would be unfair...I guess. But, what I am saying is this clown is well aware his nonsense comprises the framework of their bullshit and he does nothing to dissuade them even though he knows they are toxic people.


They look to Peterson as "daddy". That is what you need to keep in mind.


Whew. This was long. I am sorry. But, it's really difficult to wrangle all this fuckery and dumbassery into a few paragraphs.

Tucker Carlson Is Now Propagating Incel Porn

Since Donald Trump being elected President of the United States Tucker Carlson has slowly but steadily waded into the white nationalist propaganda waters.


Carlson has used his primetime Fox News slot to bludgeon immigration and diversity. He has pretended to care about free speech and feigned worry about the seemingly increasing inclination of college campuses and social media sites to de-platform those individuals seen as too divisive or controversial.


Also, Tucker has increasingly injected populism into his segments. He has often (especially lately) made sharp attacks against corporations such as Amazon and has low-key articulated critiques of the wealthy in this country. (I should note he levies these critiques while simultaneously praising the tax cuts which 83% of benefited the top 1% in the country.)


In addition to all this Carlson has frequently had guests on that at the very least are sympathetic to white nationalist ideals and initiatives. For example, Rep. Steve King of Iowa has been a periodic guest. And, Tucker himself has espoused talking points that has him flirting with the Alt-Right, if not in a casual relationship with them.


But, now Carlson has resorted to feeding the dregs of the Alt-Right what I call incel porn. Now, full disclosure, I didn't coin the term. I first heard Ana Kasparian of The Young Turks  use it.


A week or so ago Carlson did a segment on his show claiming women making more money than men is bad for the country. He distorted the facts by citing the vanishing manufacturing segment of the workforce which left many areas with only hospitals and schools which are areas dominated by women. (Should be stated that those jobs in the past were viewed as "women's work". Some still do view it that way.) He implied (not so subtly) that increased attempts to bring more women into the workforce has even further decreased opportunities for men. He also hinted the effort of women to obtain equal pay has had an unintended consequence of stagnating wages...for men.


I would like to note that the decrease in manufacturing jobs has nothing to do with women or their fight for equal pay. Bad trade deals, outsourcing and greedy corporations have been the root cause of the manufacturing sector decreasing. Also, stagnant wages are due again to greedy corporations and politicians who coddle and cover for them. You know like giving them two trillion dollars in tax cuts so their CEOs can buyback stocks instead of investing into their companies by providing jobs and increased pay. But, I digress.


Tucker went on to say that this earning discrepancy has led to increased crime, incarceration, drug abuse, single parent homes and low marriage rates because women don't want to marry men who make less than them. He emphasized these things are particularly true in "large population areas" (ie: cities).


The last line is what I found interesting and honestly what separates Tucker Carlson from the other vapid troglodytes on Fox News. He is quite astute at low-key spewing propaganda while making it sound populist and logical. Everything he said here has a grain of truth but is largely specious.


I haven't seen or read anyone else mention this, so maybe I am off base, but when I heard him reference large population areas coupled with his other points I felt he was speaking to a broad audience but perhaps had a targeted subgroup in mind.


Follow me here for just a moment. You must understand how the current iteration of the Republican mind works. (Needless to say, I'm not saying all Republicans ,but let's not bullshit, most.)


When Carlson references large population areas it's fair to say he means large cities, right. Now, he mentioned high crime rates and drug abuse. Fact is when Conservatives think of crime and drug abuse they think of black and brown folks. I mean that is the crux of Trump's border wall argument. These brown folks are bringing crime and drugs because, you know, most criminals walk a 1,000 miles to steal a car and rape someone. But, again, I digress.


Crime leads to incarnation. Undoubtedly America's incarceration rate is inane. The United States has the vast majority of the world's prison population. And, unfortunately, the majority of the incarcerated are black and brown men.


Carlson also mentioned single parent homes. Although divorced families and single parent homes are a phenomenon across racial, socioeconomic and religious lines Conservatives like Carlson love to harp about so many African-American children growing up in fatherless homes. Of course, they never mention the mass incarceration of black men due to bullshit petty drug offenses and glaring disproportionate sentencing by the court system.


Oh, and, lest I not forget the low marriage rate. Again, people across the societal spectrum are getting married less or simply waiting until later in life.


When it comes to black men (especially young black men) not marrying several factors come into play. It's simplistic and intellectually dishonest to say it's primarily because women are making more money than men.


First, why are they making more money? It is somewhat difficult to be employed when you're incarcerated and then when you get out the system is designed to hold you down. Let's be real. How many employers are willing to give a brotha with a record employment with a better than decent wage? The numbers show white ex-cons receive twice the job offers as black ex-cons.


Forget being incarcerated let's talk about the black men without a record. Again, the stats show that black men have significantly more trouble obtaining an interview, let alone a second interview, than their white counterparts.


But, let me stop. I don't wanna get too off topic.


What Tucker Carlson is doing here is the oldest trick in the book, divide and conquer. He is obviously attempting to divide women and men by alleging women making more money is a root cause for society's ills and more specifically men's ills. He is also being more nuanced in making an effort to create a wedge between men of color and women of color when one already exists.


The reason Tucker's rant is incel porn is because the overlaying message he is purveying is feminism has ruined society and it's women's fault men's lives are so shitty. If they weren't making more money and in more positions of prominence than crime, incarceration and drug abuse would decrease. Men wouldn't participate in these activities if their women weren't trying to be the head of the household.


And, if women didn't make more money they wouldn't be so willing to do it all without men. If things reverted back to men making more money than women would want to marry them again.


Of course, this is pure silliness and some of it is just straight up fallacy. On the whole women don't make as much as men. This is a clear established fact. Women only earn somewhere in the area of $.76 to $.80 on the dollar what men earn.


While some women do not want to marry men who make less I would argue there are more men who have a problem with being with a woman who makes more. Even dudes who rail against the patriarchy and proclaim themselves male feminists have a serious hang-up about women making more money than them. (Another example of why many feminists are leery about self-proclaimed male feminists.)


Honestly, if you were to visit any incel forum or watch mgtow (men who go their own way [incel blog coming soon]) and proto-misogynist videos on YouTube you would hear this same inane vapid craven babble. The only difference is Tucker cloaks it in "concern for society" , fake populism and isn't as boorish and demeaning as the typical misogynistic tools on Twitter and YouTube are.


It is categorically idiotic to blame women making more money than men for the ills of our society. It is spurious and intellectually bankrupt.


But, this is what Tucker Carlson does five nights a week. He usually spews audio porn for white nationalists, xenophobes and crypto-racists. Apparently, now, he's decided to scrape the bottom of the barrel with the most pathetic, pitiful and misogynistic of the Alt-Right and give the incels and mgtows a little taste of audio porn too.