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ismnotwasm

(41,965 posts)
Tue Oct 1, 2013, 01:11 PM Oct 2013

*snort*

*warning offensive language*

(But I'm still laughing)


Cockblocked by Redistribution: A Pick-up Artist in Denmark


Thirty-three-year-old Daryush Valizadeh, known to his predominantly heterosexual male fan base as Roosh, is a well-known pick-up artist within the worldwide “Seduction Community,” which relies on pop evolutionary psychology to teach the art of getting laid. Its origins date back to dubious neuro-linguistic programming “speed seduction” theories in the early 1990s, but the Community rose to prominence with investigative reporter Neil Strauss’s 2005 bestseller exposé The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists, which spawned a VH1 reality show and drew aspiring “PUAs” to online forums and self-proclaimed gurus promising foolproof seduction strategies.

Pick-up artists believe that all women are the same: submissive, choosier than men when picking sexual partners, entranced by shiny objects. In the Community, players are self-made; most renowned pick-up artists claim they were socially awkward losers until they learned the tricks of the trade. If a pick-up artist hones his “inner game” (confidence) as well as his “outer game” (appearance), he can control his sexual future. When women come with cheat codes, rejection is not an option; if a play fails, the player tweaks his strategy instead of conceding defeat.

Roosh enjoys middling success as the author of the “Bang” series of travel guides, which trains readers to seduce women based on derogatory ethnic stereotypes. In Bang Brazil, Roosh warns his followers that “poor favela chicks are very easy, but quality is a serious problem.” He vows never to return to the Polish city of Katowice unless forced to “maintain the pussy flow.” Roosh’s predations haven’t gone without recognition. The Southern Poverty Law Center, a civil rights organization, included Roosh’s personal blog in a March 2012 report on American hate groups; it quotes an Icelandic feminist group that described Bang Iceland as a “rape guide.”

But Roosh’s Denmark directory diverges from his usual frat-boy Casanova fantasies liberally seasoned with rape jokes. Don’t Bang Denmark—note the dramatic title change—is a cranky volume that (spoiler alert!) probably won’t help any Roosh acolytes score. Roosh calls it the “most angry book” he’s ever written. “This book is a warning of how bad things can get for a single man looking for beautiful, feminine, sexy women.”

What’s blocking the pussy flow in Denmark? The country’s excellent social welfare services. Really.

http://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/cockblocked-by-redistribution
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*snort* (Original Post) ismnotwasm Oct 2013 OP
Thanks, totally worth the read! n/t TygrBright Oct 2013 #1
Love it! redqueen Oct 2013 #2
That was awesome. MadrasT Oct 2013 #3
Heh! ismnotwasm Oct 2013 #4
There aren't enough facepalms in the world for this shit... nomorenomore08 Oct 2013 #5

MadrasT

(7,237 posts)
3. That was awesome.
Tue Oct 1, 2013, 03:58 PM
Oct 2013

Posted it on Facebook to annoy my evo-psych buddies. This doesn't carry any particular "weight" as it is anecdotal evidence from a jackass, but it's still fun.

nomorenomore08

(13,324 posts)
5. There aren't enough facepalms in the world for this shit...
Thu Oct 3, 2013, 10:06 PM
Oct 2013

Really, after a certain point, I can only react with a kind of horrified amusement. Let's just say that, at times like these, I know exactly where David Futrelle (the ManBoobz guy) is coming from.

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