What is your opinion on the blackpill ideology?

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The blackpill is an ideology or philosophy that aims to explain dating, but in the context of this post, marriage, because we are Muslims and we don't date. The blackpill is essentially lookism + genetic determinism + hypergamy.

Lookism is the idea that looks are the primary factor in romantic attraction. If you find somebody attractive or romantically desire them, the primary reason is their physical appearance, which includes face, height, physique, and race. There's also a factor called the halo effect. Example. I look at a beautiful Muslim woman and say I want to marry her because she is a righteous practicing Muslima, while if she was the exact same but conventionally ugly, I would not say that. So her looks halo her deen.

Genetic determinism in this context can be explained as your looks are genetic, as in if you're tall and females like that about you, well, it's genetic, or if your face is very handsome or pretty, that's genetic. The most relevant aspects of attraction are genetic, with the exception of physique.

Hypergamy would be the idea that females primarily date up in terms of wealth, appearance, social status, and other factors. I personally am not a particularly big believer in hypergamy, but it is still a fundamentally important part of the blackpill.

Posted Jun 15, 2025, 3:09 AM UTC

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