red piller

plural red pillers · alternative Red Piller

1. InternetOne who believes that society is gynocentric.

   Those requirements are apparently daunting to “red pillers.”

   2017 April 30, Sarah Palermo, “My Turn: In defense of the f-word – how feminism aims to benefit everyone”, in Concord Monitor

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   The so-called "red pillers" believe that society favors women over men, disenfranchising them and leaving them subject to laws and societal rules they feel are unjust to their gender.

   2015 June 16, Trijcomm, “Men's rights fanatics defend Iowa mall shooter fired for sexual harassment: It's 'hard to blame him'”, in rec.sport.pro-wrestling (Usenet)

   The red pill – while hinting that Simpson might become Nuke in the Marvel universe – seems in this context to function also as an obvious reference to “red pillers”, men’s rights activists who see themselves as proud anti-feminists interested in dominance, traditional gender roles, and the subjugation of women, whose flaws make that subjugation necessary.

   2015 November 27, Lili Loofbourow, “Jessica Jones: shattering exploration of rape, addiction and control”, in The Guardian

   Instead "red pillers" believe in a shared delusional system in which "Feminazis" and "Social Justice Warriors" have taken over the world.

   2015 December 30, Damian Walter, “Geek male identity has been reduced to Kylo Ren thrashing a computer with his sword - this needs to change”, in The Independent

   Its members often refer to themselves as “red pillers,” a reference to the Matrix scene in which Keanu Reeve’s character has the choice between taking a blue pill that will keep him in a fantasy world or a red pill that will thrust him into reality.

   2016 December 26, Angelina Chapin, “Chapin: Why it’s impossible to reason with the alt-right”, in Ottawa Citizen

plural Red Pillers

1. alternativeAlternative form of red piller.

   Though João experienced two happy years with fellow Red Pillers, his opinions have now drastically changed.

   2017 February 28, Amelia Tait, “Spitting out the Red Pill: Former misogynists reveal how they were radicalised online”, in New Statesman

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   For Red Pillers, genuine reality goes something like this: Female oppression is a myth and men are the ones holding the short end of the stick.

   2013 September 15, Dylan Love, “Inside Red Pill, The Weird New Cult For Men Who Don't Understand Women”, in Business Insider

   The nature of social media is polarising, it's intense and, like the 'Red Piller', makes you wonder 'WTF is going on'.

   2016 October 2, Anna Fitzpatrick, “Down the rabbit hole: meet the Red Pillers”, in Varsity