Oftentimes guys wonder on askTRP about examples of Red Pill movies or characters. Modern media is virtually devoid of conventional masculinity, but it was taken for granted in many post-WWII films. I often point to anything starring Marlon Brando, widely considered one of the greatest actors who ever lived, and a true Alpha both on and off screen. With his brooding good looks and effortless charisma - Richard Pryor called him "the most charming motherfucker you ever met" - Brando bedded many of the most famous actresses of his day.

One of those women was Rita Moreno, whose account of her affair with him provides a fantastic Red Pill example of an Alpha Widow. Even as an elderly woman, she still pines for the excitement that Brando gave her. Take a look at this recent interview (as painful as it is to watch a women's talk show) and listen when the topic of her late husband of 45 years comes up at the 4:45 mark. In a flat tone, she speaks about him matter-of-factually as "a nice Jewish doctor." Less than 30 seconds are spent going over the details of his life before the conversation pivots to Marlon Brando.

The moment the interviewer mentions Brando's name, Moreno is stunned into silence and momentarily stumbles over her words. She then spends almost five minutes excitedly recounting her affair with Brando - "the king of everything" and "one of the most sexual men on Earth." Naturally she tried to lock him down, and of course Brando rebuffed her. Nevertheless, she continued giving her prime years to Brando until, right on cue, she settled for Beta provider Leonard Gordon, the nice Jewish doctor, in her mid-30s. In a later interview, Moreno described the marriage as very unhappy and even seemed to express relief when he died.

“I was going insane,” she admits. ”It was horrific because no one else had a clue. I played a role for a very, very long time.” When Gordon died three years ago, she finally found her freedom. “It was an astonishing discovery,” she says. “After all the years of supervision I can do whatever I want. It was a very long time to be that unhappy.”

I submit to readers that this is a very common situation for women who remain married to Betas. Red Pill skeptics often point out that the divorce rate actually isn't so high these days, which is true. But for many women, marriage doesn't end in a contentious courtroom battle. Instead it continues as a silent struggle. My mom once told me that of all her friends who remained married, most wished they could leave their husbands, but didn't go through with it for family or financial reasons. Maybe that's admirable on some level, but who wants to be the guy in that sham of a marriage?

When Moreno mentions "supervision," we can take that to mean that her husband was extremely insecure and jealous. All those years of mate guarding - and for what? So his wife could secretly long for his death? Even if you win at the Blue Pill game, you still lose in the end.

Not long ago someone pondered on this forum whether women ever get over being Alpha widowed, or if they always live to regret settling for the Beta. To that, I leave you with this recent gem from Moreno, who turned 87 last year:

A black-and-white photo of Brando in his prime is displayed in Moreno’s bedroom, along with photos of Gordon, who died in 2010. Moreno refers to Gordon as the “love” of her life and to Brando as the “lust” of her life.