It's time to Unban Looks Posts

GridReXX · 2026-03-05T11:55:55+00:00

Looks posts are banned not because people don’t care about looks with respect to attraction.

They are banned because those posts have historically turned into pathological “woe is me,” defeatist, incel/incel-adjacent, fatalistic, edgelording, “black pill” doom-spiraling circlejerking.

When those types of commenters prove they can self-regulate and not turn this debate forum into the quarantined subs their ilk came from, then maybe we can reconsider.

Until then, “looks” commentary can exist in the Weekly Looks thread.

This is a debate subreddit. Not 4chan. Not a Black Pill support group.

Altruistic_Look_7868 · 2026-03-05T06:56:01+00:00

What is there to discuss about that honestly? Everyone knows the better looking you are, the easier of a time you have. Exactly what points so you want to prove?

Popeoath · 2026-03-05T06:10:43+00:00

Every dating discussion is contingent on looks, it is silently assumed that it is a non-issue. Overlooking this has been fatal for well meaning discussion. Too many people are being given a false impression that it is not as serious as the malleable traits in dating.

Problem is you get the opposite crisis when looks talk is allowed, people constantly reducing every dating discussion to looks. Blame the black pillers and pink pillers.

The problem is just that the implementation of the biweekly Looks thread is just outright broken, and seems to never get fixed.

It gets sticked for like a day at most after it's been posted, and then the N Count thread takes its spot for the whole rest of the month. So nobody ever gets to properly talk about the matter.

What I propose is, if they can't fix the issue, that they just merge the damn threads. One monthly quarantine thread where you can talk about Looks, N Count, and every other dating subject that doesn't risk getting the sub banned.

blebbyroo · 2026-03-05T05:33:57+00:00

I’m pretty sure it is banned because of how many subs were banned due to black pill defeatist and harmful takes that fester when you tend to allow black pill ideologies such as focusing on looks. So it was protective of the sub in general. No one is denying looks matter, but some People tend to think it’s the only thing that matters or that it matters to an extent that they should just not try.

KayRay1994 · 2026-03-05T06:27:30+00:00

The issue with looks posts is that they very quickly evolve into looksmaxxing and blackpill rhetoric where the do take some truth (ie. “Hot people are hot”) and turn it into the most self hating (and outwardly hating) circlejerk possible.

Generally, long as you don’t present as a slob, you’re already past the minimal threshold. If you take care of yourself, then you’re doing fine.

Looks matter in the sense that things are certainly easier when you’re hot, but it isn’t the end all be all that looks threads evolve into

Competitive_Swan_130 · 2026-03-05T05:56:10+00:00

I feel like this is a great idea but should be only available to users who post a clear picture of themselves so that we don't get a situation where a bunch of acne-prone incels are sitting behind computer screens talking about women they never could get in the first place .like how some subs have posts that are only available to certain approved users, this is how the rule should be applied

CelicnisGhost · 2026-03-05T09:11:48+00:00

The people that are "locked out of dating" if they genuinely improved themselves (hit the gym for several years, get a good hair/beard combo and good fitting clothes) is not nearly as high as you think.

Looks are merely a bar to clear, unless on extreme ends of the scale (yes, Chad can fuck a lot on looks alone, medically crippled fat midget can be as funny as he wants and he won't do shit).

For most people deeply focusing on them isn't really worth it.

Solondthewookiee · 2026-03-05T05:36:52+00:00

We all know looks matter. This has never been in dispute except by red pillers trying to push their bullshit narrative that society has lied to men.

fiftypoundpuppy · 2026-03-05T05:37:04+00:00

Here's a better idea

Since this is purplepilldebate, black-pillers who want to endlessly whine about their femur length or whatever can create their own fucking sub

And then they get banned on sight from this one so this "good discussion" can actually have a snowball's chance in hell of being had, with a link to said sub

Imagine if a sub about budgeting got infested by hordes of people who were only interested in complaining about how they wouldn't have to budget if only they were rich

How does that facilitate "good discussion" about budgeting?

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Icy_Ad_4544 · 2026-03-05T11:32:07+00:00

I want to know where all these women are at who are saying “I want to fuck ugly dudes!! 🥰”

Title	It's time to Unban Looks Posts
Author	NiaNia-Data
Upvotes	16
Comments	126
Date	March 5, 2026 5:22 AM UTC (5 months ago)
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