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Shageletic
Jul 25, 2007

Cosmik Slop posted:

If you ask me, these "incels" should be in cells!!

More like they suffer from incel...phalopathy

Bunch of donkey brains

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Shageletic
Jul 25, 2007

Benny Harvey posted:

In seriousness, who wouldn't like to go back in time and slap their former selves for being unreasonably picky? Just me?

Lol yeah. Young Shageletic was so brain washed by society and film and TV's propaganda regarding the opposite sex that I never bothered to get to know alot of potentially cool friends/partners. Whatta loving idiot.

At least it's something you grow out of. If you're not a loving idiot.

TheBizzness
Oct 5, 2004

Reign on me.
The opposite for me. Wish I would have thought more of myself and aimed a little higher.

Ghost Leviathan
Mar 2, 2017

Exploration is ill-advised.

Shageletic posted:

Lol yeah. Young Shageletic was so brain washed by society and film and TV's propaganda regarding the opposite sex that I never bothered to get to know alot of potentially cool friends/partners. Whatta loving idiot.

At least it's something you grow out of. If you're not a loving idiot.

A lot about incels makes sense when you realise they uncritically absorbed what pop culture was telling them about women and relationships.

Romcoms have a lot to answer for. Seriously, gently caress up young impressionable people's brains worse than porn.

Benny Harvey
Nov 24, 2012

Ghost Leviathan posted:

A lot about incels makes sense when you realise they uncritically absorbed what pop culture was telling them about women and relationships.

Romcoms have a lot to answer for. Seriously, gently caress up young impressionable people's brains worse than porn.

Really, I thought that was mainly true for women as they're the audience.

FilthyImp
Sep 30, 2002

Anime Deviant

Ghost Leviathan posted:

Romcoms have a lot to answer for. Seriously, gently caress up young impressionable people's brains worse than porn.
I spent my teenage years wondering why no strange pirate-turned-farmhand ever undid my bustle while staring longingly at my amble bosom. You know, the standard, clear indicators of romantic intent.

Anyway this one time I was helping a girl in my chem class with balancing equations and she kept twirling her hair, smiling, and uncomfortably pushing her chest towards me. Then she sat on the desk to "get a better look" and I chastised her for being careless when her skirt hiked up.

Man, why couldn't someone just show some interest in me :sigh:

Ghost Leviathan
Mar 2, 2017

Exploration is ill-advised.

Benny Harvey posted:

Really, I thought that was mainly true for women as they're the audience.

Male-oriented movies do pretty much all the same poo poo. And romantic subplots in everything from sitcoms to children's cartoons.

This may seem silly but it's literally the only examples they have to go on. You think their boomer/gen x parents are going to even bother trying to give them any guidance or advice on relationships, even if they had anything useful to offer in a way that the kids want to listen to?

Tarkus
Aug 27, 2000

I'm not sure you can blame romcoms or Hollywood movies in general for inceldom. I think it's a natural, semi-logical consequence of self-loathing and frustration. Most people want to not be at fault for their failings so they create reasons for women not liking them. They'll blame society and women in general for being the way they are and judging them on a few millimeters of bone creating this hyperbolic hierarchy that punished them for reasons that are beyond their control. Of course they never talk about how they never shower or brush their teeth or make women uncomfortable by being weird in general. I think what's funny is that there is an actual loose sexual/attractiveness hierarchy but these goofs always try to play to the top of it and then take their failure to double down on their terrible ideas.

I think romcoms and movies in general can normalize abuse and weird relationship dynamics but I don't think it has many connections with incel thought.

I AM GRANDO
Aug 20, 2006

It’s maybe a more general trend in media that presents romance as part of a character’s reward for doing things right or saving the day, or just accomplishing an unrelated goal like saving the local community center from an evil developer. There’s also a pernicious strand of kids’ story that presents heterosexual romance as weirdly adversarial, or like an exercise in satisfying formal requirements or knowing the right thing to say or do when prompted, which would make women seem scary and outside normal experience to heterosexual boys.

I agree that profound alienation and normal mental illness left to stew and intensify through the bad kind of online community is what makes an incel. There’s a reason they always have reactionary politics and want to kill people in spectacular ways in addition to being loser weirdos.

A Wizard of Goatse
Dec 14, 2014

Benny Harvey posted:

Really, I thought that was mainly true for women as they're the audience.

it's true, being a man I simply have no idea what a romcom is. Sounds like a type of car, maybe?

Tarkus posted:

I'm not sure you can blame romcoms or Hollywood movies in general for inceldom. I think it's a natural, semi-logical consequence of self-loathing and frustration. Most people want to not be at fault for their failings so they create reasons for women not liking them. They'll blame society and women in general for being the way they are and judging them on a few millimeters of bone creating this hyperbolic hierarchy that punished them for reasons that are beyond their control. Of course they never talk about how they never shower or brush their teeth or make women uncomfortable by being weird in general. I think what's funny is that there is an actual loose sexual/attractiveness hierarchy but these goofs always try to play to the top of it and then take their failure to double down on their terrible ideas.

I think romcoms and movies in general can normalize abuse and weird relationship dynamics but I don't think it has many connections with incel thought.

self-loathing might exist regardless but the specific form and projection of generalized personal issues onto sex/women that are characteristic of incels are extremely specific to our cultural context, and are explicitly derived from pop media, hence why there's whole communities of guys right now writing long whiny screeds about how their parents owe them a sister to rape but there weren't in like 1850. there's no Sumerian clay tablets describing the ideal canthal tilt, possibly they all got thrown out by the Chad historians? who can say

A Wizard of Goatse fucked around with this message at 23:00 on Feb 7, 2022

Doctor Butts
May 21, 2002

Benny Harvey posted:

Really, I thought that was mainly true for women as they're the audience.

What if romantic comedies were written by men who based it on what they think women want? That one's really gonna bake your noodle later!

The Fattest PI
Mar 4, 2008
Movies and tv shows tend to have unrealistic and dumb romance because the writers historically have been a bunch of dudes who are total dweebs. So it became this weird thing where dweebs were writing this dumb dweeb poo poo, which was often just power fantasy or wish fulfilment for themselves. Then real life dweebs watch TV or movies instead of gaining their own world experience.

There's plenty of writers out there that I enjoy, but I can't think of one that I wouldn't classify at as at least a little fuckin weird.

A Wizard of Goatse
Dec 14, 2014

seems like a futile effort to pick out some specific genre of anything as responsible for the dudes convinced that there's a global elite of polygamous ultramen out there, and they all look like Johnny Bravo, which is what women want, and they're using up all the sex that's why you can't get any sex which is why nobody respects you

but, otoh, I can't imagine how someone could possibly get there without watching one hell of a lot of TV

Poohs Packin
Jan 13, 2019

A Wizard of Goatse posted:

seems like a futile effort to pick out some specific genre of anything as responsible for the dudes convinced that there's a global elite of polygamous ultramen out there, and they all look like Johnny Bravo, which is what women want, and they're using up all the sex that's why you can't get any sex which is why nobody respects you



I have, on several occasions, eaten all the pussy. None left. Sorry incels.

Ghost Leviathan
Mar 2, 2017

Exploration is ill-advised.

A Wizard of Goatse posted:

it's true, being a man I simply have no idea what a romcom is. Sounds like a type of car, maybe?

self-loathing might exist regardless but the specific form and projection of generalized personal issues onto sex/women that are characteristic of incels are extremely specific to our cultural context, and are explicitly derived from pop media, hence why there's whole communities of guys right now writing long whiny screeds about how their parents owe them a sister to rape but there weren't in like 1850. there's no Sumerian clay tablets describing the ideal canthal tilt, possibly they all got thrown out by the Chad historians? who can say

though a shitload of 1800s lit has characters regularly marrying their cousins and/or adopted siblings all the drat time

Another key piece of the puzzle is that we're just coming off generations where people got married because basically 'gotta marry someone'.

Another Bill
Sep 27, 2018

I stumbled ass-backwards into a comfortable, easy life for reasons beyond my comprehension and now I think I'm better than you for it.
https://twitter.com/jordanbpeterson/status/1490550533995868164

Gerald Butts is a Liberal party strategist / Trudeau buddy. lol 'loose mouth'

Woolie Wool
Jun 2, 2006


Jorp wants people to believe he's some sort of physical badass so desperately, I want to see someone beat him up and post it on YouTube.

PeterCat
Apr 8, 2020

Believe women.

Ghost Leviathan posted:

though a shitload of 1800s lit has characters regularly marrying their cousins and/or adopted siblings all the drat time

Another key piece of the puzzle is that we're just coming off generations where people got married because basically 'gotta marry someone'.

Tecumseh Sherman was adopted into a family and married his step sister.

I think it was just proximity.

DominoKitten
Aug 7, 2012

Woolie Wool posted:

Jorp wants people to believe he's some sort of physical badass so desperately, I want to see someone beat him up and post it on YouTube.

All anybody would have to do to defend themselves from him would be carry around a spray bottle of apple cider.

PITY BONER
Oct 18, 2021

Ghost Leviathan posted:

A lot about incels makes sense when you realise they uncritically absorbed what pop culture was telling them about women and relationships.

Romcoms have a lot to answer for. Seriously, gently caress up young impressionable people's brains worse than porn.

Talking about Pop culture, IMO, Romcoms are like Disney movies for adults because of the continuation of weird relationship themes (red flags, every time).There has been quite a bit of academic sociocultural and feminist criticism aimed at classic Disney movies for transmitting and maintaining the influence of multiple damaging social and gender role expectations into kids who got hooked on them (or had parents hooked on them and forced the kids to watch). If you've ever met adult Disney super fans, some of this stuff is readily apparent in their actions or thought processes. "You have no good qualities, but you deserve a Prince Charming because you're princess and you exist?" "Women need to be saved because they are all helpless?" Etc. Male and female characters conformed to stereotypical physical forms/shapes, social and gender roles, and expected actions that followed what was normal for the time period. There's definitely a body of criticism aimed at Disney movies, mostly the classics, but also many of the new ones, too.

For example, here's a listicle that points out some of the messaging about Disney princesses, which I will summarize with the topic titles:

https://screenrant.com/disney-princesses-aged-poorly-cinderella-ariel-belle/

quote:

Some Of The Storylines Suggest A Woman Should Change Herself To Get A Man To Love Her

The Fact That None Of The Princesses Have Realistic Body Shapes

Some Studies Suggest That Watching These Movies Promotes Harmful Gender Stereotypes

With The Exception Of A Few Newer Princesses, The Stories Still Rely Heavily On The Princess Finding A Man

Ariel Literally Gives Up Her Voice To Get Her Prince

Belle Falls In Love And Stays With An Abusive And Unstable Man

The Damsel In Distress Stereotype

The Whole Kissing People When They’re Asleep Thing

There Are Very Few Princesses Of Color

Most Of The Princesses Are Teenagers

You can imagine that a girl or boy who watched Disney movies multiple times week for the first 6+ years of their life is going to get some weird ideas about themselves and their role in the world.

And you know who LOVES the messaging of Disney movies and can't shut the gently caress up about how he thinks they perfectly reflect human society? loving Jorp!

moonmazed
Dec 27, 2021

by VideoGames

PITY BONER posted:

"You have no good qualities, but you deserve a Prince Charming because you're princess and you exist?"

:chloe:

PITY BONER
Oct 18, 2021

I take it you've never visited r/femaledatingstrategy?

Ghost Leviathan
Mar 2, 2017

Exploration is ill-advised.

PITY BONER posted:

I take it you've never visited r/femaledatingstrategy?

Pretty sure at least well over half of that sub, or possibly 99%, is dudes fakeposting as women.

That said, given all the stories of teenage girls who will do literally anything except tell a boy that they want to go out with him, I suppose it's not much better for women either.

PeterCat
Apr 8, 2020

Believe women.

I feel I should post Lindsay Ellis's take down of the postmodern Disney princess interpretation.

https://youtu.be/NeuLEu9ZePc

Pontificating Ass
Aug 2, 2002

What Doth Life?

Woolie Wool posted:

Jorp wants people to believe he's some sort of physical badass so desperately, I want to see someone beat him up and post it on YouTube.

He's owning people by awkwardly forcing big words into twitter posts

Who What Now
Sep 10, 2006

by Azathoth
Jorp looks like his bones would shatter into a million pieces if a cat jumped in his lap so I would pay any amount of money to see him in a fight.

A Wizard of Goatse
Dec 14, 2014

he'd lose in a physical altercation with a glass of cider, sure, but imagine the foolhardiness in trying to get in an online pomposity match with the dude who's already throwing around "calumnious cronies" like the villain in a regency romance novel

Benny Harvey
Nov 24, 2012

Ghost Leviathan posted:

Pretty sure at least well over half of that sub, or possibly 99%, is dudes fakeposting as women.

That said, given all the stories of teenage girls who will do literally anything except tell a boy that they want to go out with him, I suppose it's not much better for women either.

Some loving effort if true.

I don't get the reluctance to believe FDS is actually women. Honestly kind of sexist to think women can't be trash people as much as men.

Poohs Packin
Jan 13, 2019

Benny Harvey posted:

Some loving effort if true.

I don't get the reluctance to believe FDS is actually women. Honestly kind of sexist to think women can't be trash people as much as men.

Well, its Reddit. I wouldn't really take anything on the site at face value or as a litmus for how people actually feel or act because 90% of posts are just trying to hit a moving target to get as much karma as possible.

Also, if you look at the "instant karma" subs a lot of the most updooted posts are women getting punched in the face by some giant ripped dude and redditors being like "THIS IS EQUAL TREATMENT RIGHT HERE".

Point being, anything painting women in a bad light, broadly, will gain upvotes. Stay off of reddit.

Radical 90s Wizard
Aug 5, 2008

~SS-18 burning bright,
Bathe me in your cleansing light~
Yehhhh, I'm sorry for contributing to this derail, it's getting weird

Yaldabaoth
Oct 9, 2012

by Azathoth
This feels like the most relevant thread to ask this question in but where did so many guys get the idea that wiping your rear end will turn you gay? It's such a stupid belief yet there's enough really nasty guys who believe it that it must have come from an actual source even if it was just something dumb like a 4chan troll.

Ghostlight
Sep 25, 2009

maybe for one second you can pause; try to step into another person's perspective, and understand that a watermelon is cursing me



gays do bum stuff ergo procto i'm homo

Tighclops
Jan 23, 2008

Unable to deal with it


Grimey Drawer
so jorp impacts his bowel so he can't poo poo that he might forego wiping because it's gay.

Yaldabaoth
Oct 9, 2012

by Azathoth

Tighclops posted:

so jorp impacts his bowel so he can't poo poo that he might forego wiping because it's gay.

All the poo poo comes from his mouth instead.

Pac and Cheese
Oct 29, 2010

gotta walk fast
https://twitter.com/jordanbpeterson/status/1491195256075079680?s=20&t=FTBt3Xx_a8abv6tPNiaRfw

jorp is going tactical, quick everyone lock up your medicine cabinets

Cicadalek
May 8, 2006

Trite, contrived, mediocre, milquetoast, amateurish, infantile, cliche-and-gonorrhea-ridden paean to conformism, eye-fucked me, affront to humanity, war crime, should *literally* be tried for war crimes, talentless fuckfest, pedantic, listless, savagely boring, just one repulsive laugh after another
maybe he heard everyone saying they could easily beat him up. you show 'em jordan!!

bird food bathtub
Aug 9, 2003

College Slice
I guarantee that spindly-rear end poo poo for brains could not ruck a single mile in full mil gear. That poo poo is minimum 80 pounds just from vest, plates, extenders, weapon, ammo, water. Add in something fun like being the radio guy or a 240B and you're cracking a hundred pounds easy riding on you shoulders.

Who What Now
Sep 10, 2006

by Azathoth
lol at him squinting through the night vision goggles with his tiny baby gun

Radical 90s Wizard
Aug 5, 2008

~SS-18 burning bright,
Bathe me in your cleansing light~
Get a load of Operator Baby Wrists over here

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Carlos Lantana
Oct 2, 2003

I'm really sorry, your avatar is giving me a boner and while that is perfectly OK and I don't want to kink shame anyone, its making me feel really weird getting a boner in a Trump thread.

Sincerely,

Jailbrekr
someone's dick's stopped working

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