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.