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Not in the same way.
It's very different.
And if you hate sluts, we're not friends.
Yes.
Well, there's slut hate.
And then the last one is lookism, right?
So it's PSL is P-O-A, hate, slut hate, and lookism.
That's where the name of the scale comes from, right?
Oh, interesting.
And we'll talk about the concept of lookism because that's what leads us to looks maxing in a little bit.
But the PSL scale comes along with this kind of, alongside this, they develop this intricate vocabulary for facial features primarily.
And I found a quote from an article in The Viewer by Maya Gilhog and Isabel Lee that gives an overview of this.
Quote, different physical traits impact the PSL rating someone receives.
A weak jaw, for example, makes a man a two out of 10, while a negative canthal tilt or downward slanted eyes repels universally.
Both characteristics, along with many more, are considered unmasculine by the incel community.
They signify weakness and low SMV or sexual market value, the primary measure of an individual's worth according to an incel.
And I don't think this gets enough attention.
There's some like toxic capitalism baked into incel ideology.
Which is the idea that like, well, everyone has an objective sexual market value.
Market value.