section_path: Ideology/"Blackpill"
section_name: "Blackpill"
paragraph_text: "Blackpill"
  
  The "blackpill" (sometimes written as "black pill") generally refers to a set of beliefs mostly held by incel communities, which include biological determinism, fatalism, and defeatism for unattractive people. Believers are referred to as being "blackpilled". On the former incel subreddit r/braincels, the term "blackpill" was used for meme images that criticized women as egocentric, cruel, and shallow.
  
  The black pill has been described by Vox correspondent Zack Beauchamp as "a profoundly sexist ideology that... amounts to a fundamental rejection of women's sexual emancipation, labeling women shallow, cruel creatures who will choose only the most attractive men if given the choice". The term was first popularized on the blog Omega Virgin Revolt, where it represented a belief that the entire social system was broken and that one's place in the system was not something any individual could change. One who has "taken the black pill" has adopted the belief that they are hopeless, and that their lack of success romantically and sexually is permanent regardless of any changes they might try to make to their physical appearance, personality, or other characteristics.
  
  Many self-identified incels support their beliefs through citations to scientific studies in fields including psychology, sociology, evolutionary biology, evolutionary psychology, and economics. Collections of research deemed to support their beliefs are sometimes named the "scientific blackpill". Some evolutionary psychology researchers have disputed incels' interpretations of studies from their field, such as the strategic pluralism (or "double-mating strategy") hypothesis. Researchers at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue have described incels' appeals to science as part of a strategy of " argument by exhaustion ", where "large numbers of references of dubious quality are made to back up questionable assertions".
  
  Self-identified incels regularly endorse the ideas of "female hypergamy "; the genetic superiority of men over women; the "80/20 rule" (an application of the Pareto principle, in which incels assert that 80% of women desire the top 20% of most desirable men); and, among non-white men within the subculture, the "just be white" (JBW) theory, which posits that Caucasians face the fewest obstacles to relationships and sex.
  
  Self-identified incels also believe that people seeking a romantic or sexual partner participate in a cruel, mercenary, and Darwinian sexual selection, wherein incels are genetically unfit and where women hold an advantage for reasons ranging from feminism to the use of cosmetics. Incels may attribute their lack of sexual success to factors such as shyness, sex-segregated work environments, negative body image, penis size, or their physical appearance, and commonly believe that the only thing more important than looks in improving a man's eligibility as a prospective partner is wealth. Some justify their beliefs based on the works of fringe social psychologist Brian Gilmartin and clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson.
  
  The "blackpill" (sometimes written as "black pill") generally refers to a set of beliefs mostly held by incel communities, which include biological determinism, fatalism, and defeatism for unattractive people. Believers are referred to as being "blackpilled". On the former incel subreddit r/braincels, the term "blackpill" was used for meme images that criticized women as egocentric, cruel, and shallow.
  
  The black pill has been described by Vox correspondent Zack Beauchamp as "a profoundly sexist ideology that... amounts to a fundamental rejection of women's sexual emancipation, labeling women shallow, cruel creatures who will choose only the most attractive men if given the choice". The term was first popularized on the blog Omega Virgin Revolt, where it represented a belief that the entire social system was broken and that one's place in the system was not something any individual could change. One who has "taken the black pill" has adopted the belief that they are hopeless, and that their lack of success romantically and sexually is permanent regardless of any changes they might try to make to their physical appearance, personality, or other characteristics.
  
  Many self-identified incels support their beliefs through citations to scientific studies in fields including psychology, sociology, evolutionary biology, evolutionary psychology, and economics. Collections of research deemed to support their beliefs are sometimes named the "scientific blackpill". Some evolutionary psychology researchers have disputed incels' interpretations of studies from their field, such as the strategic pluralism (or "double-mating strategy") hypothesis. Researchers at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue have described incels' appeals to science as part of a strategy of " argument by exhaustion ", where "large numbers of references of dubious quality are made to back up questionable assertions".
  
  Self-identified incels regularly endorse the ideas of "female hypergamy "; the genetic superiority of men over women; the "80/20 rule" (an application of the Pareto principle, in which incels assert that 80% of women desire the top 20% of most desirable men); and, among non-white men within the subculture, the "just be white" (JBW) theory, which posits that Caucasians face the fewest obstacles to relationships and sex.
  
  Self-identified incels also believe that people seeking a romantic or sexual partner participate in a cruel, mercenary, and Darwinian sexual selection, wherein incels are genetically unfit and where women hold an advantage for reasons ranging from feminism to the use of cosmetics. Incels may attribute their lack of sexual success to factors such as shyness, sex-segregated work environments, negative body image, penis size, or their physical appearance, and commonly believe that the only thing more important than looks in improving a man's eligibility as a prospective partner is wealth. Some justify their beliefs based on the works of fringe social psychologist Brian Gilmartin and clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson.