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Robert

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Behind the Bastards
Part One: From Elliott Rodger to Clavicular: The Story of Incel Evolution

Not in the same way.

Behind the Bastards
Part One: From Elliott Rodger to Clavicular: The Story of Incel Evolution

It's very different.

Behind the Bastards
Part One: From Elliott Rodger to Clavicular: The Story of Incel Evolution

And if you hate sluts, we're not friends.

Behind the Bastards
Part One: From Elliott Rodger to Clavicular: The Story of Incel Evolution

Yes.

Behind the Bastards
Part One: From Elliott Rodger to Clavicular: The Story of Incel Evolution

Well, there's slut hate.

Behind the Bastards
Part One: From Elliott Rodger to Clavicular: The Story of Incel Evolution

And then the last one is lookism, right?

Behind the Bastards
Part One: From Elliott Rodger to Clavicular: The Story of Incel Evolution

So it's PSL is P-O-A, hate, slut hate, and lookism.

Behind the Bastards
Part One: From Elliott Rodger to Clavicular: The Story of Incel Evolution

That's where the name of the scale comes from, right?

Behind the Bastards
Part One: From Elliott Rodger to Clavicular: The Story of Incel Evolution

Oh, interesting.

Behind the Bastards
Part One: From Elliott Rodger to Clavicular: The Story of Incel Evolution

And we'll talk about the concept of lookism because that's what leads us to looks maxing in a little bit.

Behind the Bastards
Part One: From Elliott Rodger to Clavicular: The Story of Incel Evolution

But the PSL scale comes along with this kind of, alongside this, they develop this intricate vocabulary for facial features primarily.

Behind the Bastards
Part One: From Elliott Rodger to Clavicular: The Story of Incel Evolution

And I found a quote from an article in The Viewer by Maya Gilhog and Isabel Lee that gives an overview of this.

Behind the Bastards
Part One: From Elliott Rodger to Clavicular: The Story of Incel Evolution

Quote, different physical traits impact the PSL rating someone receives.

Behind the Bastards
Part One: From Elliott Rodger to Clavicular: The Story of Incel Evolution

A weak jaw, for example, makes a man a two out of 10, while a negative canthal tilt or downward slanted eyes repels universally.

Behind the Bastards
Part One: From Elliott Rodger to Clavicular: The Story of Incel Evolution

Both characteristics, along with many more, are considered unmasculine by the incel community.

Behind the Bastards
Part One: From Elliott Rodger to Clavicular: The Story of Incel Evolution

They signify weakness and low SMV or sexual market value, the primary measure of an individual's worth according to an incel.

Behind the Bastards
Part One: From Elliott Rodger to Clavicular: The Story of Incel Evolution

And I don't think this gets enough attention.

Behind the Bastards
Part One: From Elliott Rodger to Clavicular: The Story of Incel Evolution

There's some like toxic capitalism baked into incel ideology.

Behind the Bastards
Part One: From Elliott Rodger to Clavicular: The Story of Incel Evolution

Which is the idea that like, well, everyone has an objective sexual market value.

Behind the Bastards
Part One: From Elliott Rodger to Clavicular: The Story of Incel Evolution

Market value.