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Fucking disgusting. I feel a deeper sense of shame everyday because this is being allowed in the US.

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[–] [email protected] 55 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Tate is the main inspiration for my theory that "incel" behavior and attitudes aren't necessarily tied to involuntary celibacy.

I think it's more fundamental than that, and it's just that that personality type often ends up involuntarily celibate, which amplifies their bitterness and spite and misogyny.

But there's another distinctive type of "incel" who, through some happenstance or another, manages to get laid. They share the same bitterness and spite and misogyny as the celibate incels, but the fact that they actually can manage to get laid adds a layer of entirely unwarranted arrogance on top of that.

And Tate is the exemplar of that. He just radiates "incel" - only with an extra layer of arrogance on top of it.

[–] earphone843 33 points 1 week ago

Involuntarily celibate people are that way specifically because their personality is shit. Most of them are narcissistic for sure, so they turn off any self respecting woman.

Now, there will always be women with absolutely garbage self esteem who will enter into a relationship with such a person because they feel like they have no other option.

But yeah, you're right. Being an incel is more about their personality disorder than not having sex. They basically want a house/sex slave and don't see women as people.

[–] pelespirit 22 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

He's a sex trafficker, not just an incel getting laid. I should say, like the old school, pretend to be a good boyfriend, and then sell them as prostitutes kind.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/andrew-tate-tristan-romania-rape-trafficking-travel-ban-us-rcna193959

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

He’s a sex trafficker

Which is an incel dream job. He's just managed to make it a reality instead of fap material.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I think you're missing a big factor: money.

When you have enough money, you can pay to not be celibate. The difference between Andrew Tate and the chuds who worship him is Tate has enough money to pay (or forcibly coerce...) women for sex. His crowd doesn't.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

fully agreed, it's cause/effect taken backwards. They think they are becoming toxic because they can't get laid... but really they are having trouble getting laid because they have a toxic view of the world.

and yeah agreed with the right money, connections, looks or maybe even just luck of who's around, people with those toxic viewpoints can still get laid.

Of course Tate himself... it's hard to really even judge him... From what I've seen of him I'd say while he hates women... I think he's just a con artist in general. He see's everyone in terms of what can he exploit from them, how can he get money, power etc.... including/especially the fanboys that worship him. He doesn't view them as people he respects, or that he wants to help get their lives together like he thinks he is. He thinks they are suckers that he can get to give him money on every one of his scams, and he knows what to say to keep them viewing him as some big alpha dog. of course like all exploiters, his goal is to let them feel powerful while bowing down to him, by convincing them there is someone below them on the food chain (IE women).

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Tate radiates that he's struggling deeply with that closet door.

Guys, is it gay to like women?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Sex between a man and a woman is 100% more feminine than sex between two men. Am I logicking this right?

[–] pelespirit 41 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The trump administration asked Romania to lift the ban and now the Tates have all of their shit back as well.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 week ago (2 children)

And you know Trump expects something in return. But what could he possibly want from a sex trafficker 🤔

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Is it home-baked cookies? I bet it's home-baked cookies.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Probably cookies. His last cookie plug got locked up so he needs a new pedo isla-I mean cookie island.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Island cookies?! Is that like white chocolate macadamia?!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There will certainly be white nuts involved

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Damn. You went there. You have my horrified respect.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

He is and always was a noise amplifier.

How is this not obvious by now?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

It’s the worst thing to happen as a result of the election that I didn’t see coming. All the rest was ~~un~~expected, but this really knocked the wind outta me.

Edit: meant to type expected. Maybe autocorrect, maybe my fault. Not sure.

[–] pelespirit 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think it's the dismantling of our government part.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

You didn't see that coming? He talked about it and the Project 2025 plan called for it.

[–] pelespirit 3 points 1 week ago

It’s the worst thing to happen as a result of the election

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

...but you said aside from the Tate thing, "All the rest was unexpected..."

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Meant to type expected. Maybe autocorrect, maybe my fault. Not sure. I've amended it.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Andrew Tate has huuuuuge "what are you gonna do, shoot me?" energy...

And I just don't think that will work out in the US.

Like, there's the whole movement of hyper aggressive assholes who just constantly push the acceptable boundaries of the social contract because they feel protected by it...

But they're constantly trying to push down the only thing actually keeping them safe from the repercussions of their own actions.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] vaultdweller013 4 points 1 week ago

This looks like it's from a 1996 drinking and driving PSA that is still being shown in schools because there's a crate of them and the VHS player still kinda works.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Hopefully a new luigi deals with them!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Luigi is in jail bro.

Do you mean Mario? Wario? Waluigi?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

Birdo, Birdo will shoot some hard metal "eggs" their way.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Who cares what they call themselves as long as they go and do the dirty work

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Goddammit Romania, you had one job:

Proving you weren't the corrupt shit hole Tater bragged about you being.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

We are about to need to form some sort of Anti-Shithead and Fascist Coalition before this fucking terrible ideology overtakes the earth by force and turns us all into dumb bigoted orcs.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I hope they're met with the welcome they fucking deserve.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Free Luigi!!

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 week ago

America as a shithole country doesn’t get much worse with this additional piece of shit, but thank god, now one less asshole in Europe.