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As a black guy who's accepted TRP, this really hits home

Skio89

January 29, 2014
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Title As a black guy who's accepted TRP, this really hits home
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Date January 29, 2014 3:21 AM UTC
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[–]dabidniss 36 points37 points38 points 12 years ago (3 children) | Copy Link

Check out the Black Phillip Show on YouTube and then check out the Beige Phillip podcast. They are hosted by black men and have a very red pill mentality.

I wouldn't say they are limited to a black mans perspective but their experiences are definitely relatable.

[–][deleted] 7 points8 points9 points 12 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

Yeah. I know this channel / podcast is getting mentioned in every single RP thread, but it's pretty spot on.

To answer your question about game varying race to race, I think the answer is to stand out. As a half-Indian guy, when I ran game in India, I played up my American half, and made sure to stand out (being tall and fair by Indian standards helps a lot too). When in America, I know that I have to stand out from all the other zillion Indian beta bucks guys and their horribly unsexy stereotype. Lifting, dressing like I DON'T work in IT, well-groomed, American accent, etc.

I'd imagine that being the complete opposite of your racial stereotype is a generally solid move. Since black people have some positive racial "sexy" stereotypes, I don't think this applies as well, and I am not sure quite what the right answer is. My roommate in college was black and he would say that if he came on too "alpha" he would immediately get shunted into the thug stereotype, and if he came on more 'white' and intellectual, he would wind up in the black nerd "Urkel" label like you talked about.

[–]pdx_rp 7 points8 points9 points 12 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link

Second this. Although I don't think Patrice's game is race specific. I think he preferred to pull down Black chicks and so he was comfortable running Black girl game. He talked a few times on Black Phillip how his game relied on making a girl mad, which was easy to do for any woman regardless of race.

[–]skinninja 4 points5 points6 points 12 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

3rd this! i have every eposide of the black phillp show saved on my computer and every mobile device i own! its some of the best advice given that can still be used today!

[–]Sunshinelorrypop 10 points11 points12 points 12 years ago (3 children) | Copy Link

There's a lot of black people on here so I'm sure they know way more about it than I do.

However, you need to assess why your being branded as Carlton, isolate the mannerisms and work on replacing them with better ones.

Also study real portrayals of men in film. American films are pretty shit for this, they just have guys with big muscles blowing people away. Although Limits of Control is quite good.

However a film that I really think displays strong frame is Le Conseguenze Dell'Amore. I think race really is overrated, body language was developed way back when we all were black and hasn't changed much since.

[–]elderstorm 7 points8 points9 points 12 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link

I think the show we have in England "Luther" is pretty good for alpha traits from a black guy. America usually stereotype black guys in films & shows so try UK shows or other countries as well.

[–][deleted] -1 points0 points1 point 12 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link

America usually stereotype black guys men in films & shows

Easy, killer.

[–]elderstorm 0 points1 point2 points 12 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

that too

[–]watersign 9 points10 points11 points 12 years ago* (2 children) | Copy Link

You don't have to be Urkel or Carlton. You need to be Denzel. Articulate, friendly, in shape and smart.

[–]heist_of_saint_graft 5 points6 points7 points 12 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

Right. Quoting from a comment I made earlier about another black guy having problems with the "Carlton/Urkel" problem.

He doesn't need to be a bad black guy. But he shouldn't act like a white beta either. He has all the elements for what he needs: dude plays an instrument, can speak coherent English, works in a whitebread field like IT. He needs to look at guys like Jamie Foxx and Obama, see how they play to their white audiences and black audiences beautifully. White people want to see a black man who is intelligent, friendly, and yet still dominant (social confidence, humor, excellence at an artform). Basically, a confident, articulate, charming black man would slay pussy in a place like New York City or any capital city in Western Europe. Could easily pull down liberal girls who want to piss off their conservative parents and still get to say, "So what, Dad, he's smarter than you."

To which I'll add: look at how Richard Sherman is handling himself the last two weeks. The dude goes full alpha on TV, makes a bitch out of his rival after the NFC championship game, and takes a lot of flak for it. Sherman's response wasn't to apologize, it was to double down and to do so in an articulate, reasoned way.

I feel for you, man, because black guys have to deal with this Thug/Snowflake dichotomy, something that never ever comes up for a white guy like me. My answer is to reject the labels. Take Carlton's articulateness and warmth, leave his weakness and whining. Take the thug's confidence and risk-taking, leave behind his malevolence and violence. You create your own Man, the Man you want to be.

I would look at being black as a great opportunity. As a white guy, I know that white liberal people LOVE a black guy who doesn't fit into any preconceived category they have.

[–]Aldovar 0 points1 point2 points 12 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

Interestingly enough, if you listen to the first Episode of the Victory Unlimited Podcast he talks about confidence as portrayed by Denzel and compares it to how it is portrayed by Sidney Poitier.

Might be worth a listen.

[–]bama79rolltide 9 points10 points11 points 12 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

I don't think red pill applies differently based on races as much as it does where feminist culture has power. Sluts are sluts. Remind them every chance you get.

Cheers!

[–][deleted] 7 points8 points9 points 12 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

I really hate that black culture has so many negative connotations around it. Good post though. I am also black and found the red pill this morning.

[–]IIHotelYorba 5 points6 points7 points 12 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

The closest to race based stuff is this- women fuck with me about being too old, they fuck with my buddies about being asian, they'll definitely fuck with you about being black.

Anything they think you're insecure about, they'll feel insecure about and test you on it. This works just as well in the reverse though, and the more you are around girls who like you the more you'll hear things like they like black dudes the best, or they don't tend to like black dudes, except for you. The list goes on.

Girls try to bust my chops about EVERYTHING. And later I become the guy who is "the one exception they make." Why? Because I genuinely think I'm fucking great. And then they do. And it really is that simple.

It's the same reason why when you walk up to them, they're all looking at their friends for what to think. They need your leadership. And technically you're always leading them. Whether it's to like you or dislike you is up to you.

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points5 points 12 years ago* (3 children) | Copy Link

I love Athlone's articles. He's easily the best writer on RoK's IMO without a doubt.

Fellow Black Guy here. I came to a lot of the same conclusions you reached myself years ago. It is tough. Like every man of every ethnicity (Black, Latino, Asian, poka-dot) we have to walk a fine line between being Socially Dominant and Confident and Building Comfort. But unlike what non-black people have to worry about, we can't come off as too dominant or we face the issue of being associated with thugs, and despite popular perception, like Athlone mentioned, most non-black women are not into that.

I second listening to Black Philip, and reading some tips from a few of the black posters on Roosh V forums. They're quite a few.

Social Circle is key. Take up new hobbies and expand your own. Use game to come off as fun, playful and confident within that social circle, and perhaps you may run into girls that you hit it off with. (still working on this myself)

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points3 points 12 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link

we can't come off as too dominant or we face the issue of being associated with thugs

I disagree. There are no shortages of labels being applied to men who fail, for whatever reason, to garner interest in the opposite sex.

If anything, RP theory has affected me on a fundamental level with this very specific idea: If, as men, we even offer a hint of our focus on race, we're going to lose. Women will pick up on this and they will do what they do, start driving wedges in order to clear their path towards the object of their fleeting affection.

Talk about cliche, but men truly need to stick together. I'm not insinuating that you think differently, /u/internetbound, I'm just saying I feel this is truly an area in life, a topic if you will, where race plays the most minimal of roles. Women are women and there has never been a more appealing time to be a single black male in America. Black men should be cleaning up, that's a fact.

I would venture a guess as to say that any time in your life where you felt you "came off too dominant" and as a result turned some women off, the problem had less to do with your dominance (perceived or otherwise) and everything to do with your game.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point2 points 12 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link

I think you're misunderstanding me a bit. I wasn't hinting anything about making excuses and blaming race for anything. There were times where yes, my game wasn't up to par. All I'm saying is that black people, and to a certain extent many other minorities need to be aware (but not self conscious) of the nuances of gaming outside your race. Doing that, and be a fun, playful and confident guy no matter who you are (thanks to game) will open up doors.

I've worked hard for everything in my life, and have never played victim to race or pulled the race card whenever I fucked up. I've gotten good grades and worked hard throughout my life to have the success I have. I don't even associate with people that blame race for their woes.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point2 points 12 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

And what I'm trying to say is that when it comes to women, race has nothing (or so little) to do with it.

Here's the thing: we apply this thinking to women and we ignore race (unless we're talking intricacies). We ignore it because we feel strongly in our findings that a woman's race has so very little to do with her natural disposition to do things we expect of women.

I feel like it's silly to spend any amount of time dissecting our differences as men, including race, for the same reason.

We are men, they are women. I guess it's coming off as me telling you how you should feel, or that you should feel the same as me. That isn't my intention, I just can't find better words at the moment to describe my thoughts, and really I'm just sharing my point of view.

I just think race has so little to do with it that it isn't worth my time, your time or any other man's time to waste critical thinking on the subject. Not to mention it's something entirely uncontrollable. It is what it is, we move on to topics/changes we can effect.

If you're living as a genuine man I think it would be fairly easy for anyone around you to know you take care of business, again effectively eliminating any need for such a topic.

[–]DanReggins 5 points6 points7 points 12 years ago (3 children) | Copy Link

Act like Gus Fring.

[–]dirtboxchampion 1 point2 points3 points 12 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link

Man Gus was the only character in BB that ever maintained their dignity.

[–]mcwilshire 1 point2 points3 points 12 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link

Mike.

[–]dirtboxchampion 0 points1 point2 points 12 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

Good point.

[–]Skio89[S] 4 points5 points6 points 12 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link

Appreciate the feedback fellas.

This just came to mind but, in terms of comedians, Corey Holcomb's 5150 radio show was a good listen. I remember taking a lot of what he said as "NAWALT", but in hindsight he was pretty spot on.

[–]Moh7 8 points9 points10 points 12 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

Go watch patrice oneal clips online.

Now.

[–]midnightmasses 4 points5 points6 points 12 years ago (4 children) | Copy Link

As a half black dude - one way you can get rid of the carlton/urkel thing is go for a punk or rocker type fashion style skio89. This has paid MASSIVE dividends for me. It almost screams "im unique and i give ZERO FUCKS."

Also second drrrrr's advice - play up either type of attitude depending on the situation.

[–]Dragontitz 0 points1 point2 points 12 years ago (3 children) | Copy Link

is there an age limit for that? i'm almost 21 and starting to feel i have to be an "adult" now

[–]DaSwedishFish 1 points1 points1 points 12 years ago [recovered] | Copy Link

You'd want to do it within reason of course... Nobody wants to see a dirty looking dude in his late 20s running around with a gold mohawk or some silly shit like that.

If you pull it off properly, the look should be similar to that of a Yeezus era Kanye West.

[–]Dragontitz 0 points1 point2 points 12 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link

so not coming off too strong. it's like being a 21 year old former scene kid that grew out of it a little

[–]midnightmasses 0 points1 point2 points 12 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

Exactly. Maybe try slimmer fitting clothing. I do the whole 'black band t-shirts/hoodies and skinny jeans' thing. Just an example though, find some shit YOU like and give zero fucks about people's expectations for a black dude.

[–]stairwaytoheaven57 4 points5 points6 points 12 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

If you haven't watched Patrice Oneal you're missing out big time.

[–]FearEatsSoul 16 points17 points18 points 12 years ago (26 children) | Copy Link

I'm black. First, my own personal view of race is that race is a myth that society has accepted as real and something to live by, or to define us. The promoting of race as something actually existing was/is a way to control men, a way to exploit or lessen the chances of success of competing men for women and resources. It's a game, it's bullshit, realize it for what it is and realize that because it is so ingrained and widespread you're not going to change it, but don't let it change or define who you are.

Now, I know you're thinking, "dude, that's some bullshit and not touching my question at all". But, I've been with a wide variety of women of different races/nationalities from Chinese to Nigerian, to straight up hood black women, hipster upper middle class white women, feminist latinas and ivy league Korean women. You know what I found? The shit you read here on TRP applied and worked for every single one of them. So, what does that mean? You can't deny the biology and science that truly drives us all. It shits on and defies all of the social constructs/myths like race that people say exist and define us.

[–][deleted] 7 points8 points9 points 12 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

One good argument for race being a myth is that here in Europe we basically see nationality and ethnicity roughly the same way as the US sees race. I mean for example we find it weird that you call a guy Hispanic or Black instead of Bolivian or Zimbabwean. For us, nationalism is more important than racism, and we find it hard to get that if Bolivians tend to be rather hostile with Chileans for taking their coastline, how can American so easily put both in the "Hispanic" category.

Which suggests that both race and nationalism are probably historical artifacts.

[–]bam2_89 9 points10 points11 points 12 years ago (16 children) | Copy Link

Race isn't a social construct any more than gender is. If you missed the Hjernevask documentary series recently added to the sidebar under "Gender Studies is Nonsense," it has an episode that goes into detail on race as well.

[–][deleted] 6 points7 points8 points 12 years ago (5 children) | Copy Link

One argument for race being constructed is that here in Europe we care for ethnicity / nationality roughly the same way as America cares for race. I mean we find it weird that you call a guy "Hispanic" instead of "Bolivian" or a guy "Black" instead of "Zimbabwean" if you know what I mean. We got nationalists Slovaks hating on Czechs or Polish even though these people are not only of the same race and even sub-genetic group (i.e. having the same looks), their culture is so similar that even the language is mostly mutually intelligible. Still. It's just a history thing, not "real".

I mean Human Biodiversity is probably real, don't take me wrong. The point is that why would actual HBD have anything to do with the concepts of race that go back to Linnaeus or the historical relationship between colonial and colonized powers? It is entirely possible that West Africa has more genetic difference from East Africa in stuff that matters than from whites.

So there is obviously a lot of genetic difference between people, the point is here just that does not necessarily have much to do with bullshit 19th century racial categories. Even the term "Caucasian" came from the rather bullshit idea that people in Circassia / Georgia are somehow prettier than in Denmark, which I would debate, and this all somehow points at some pure original white race evolving in the Caucasian mountains, which is almost certainly not true.

[–]bam2_89 -2 points-1 points0 points 12 years ago (4 children) | Copy Link

That's not a matter of race being in and of itself being a social construct, that's disagreement about how to categorize it. Looking at color, as in the electromagnetic spectrum at a visible wavelength, color objectively exists, but not every language has a separate word for orange from red, blue from green, or red from pink. In others, sky blue and blue have unique words as do natural or unnatural red.

The labels we place at what degree are social constructs, but the differences in the spectrum are not by any means. The same is true for temperature; "degrees" don't exist objectively, but there is a stark contrast between what we call 0c and 100c.

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points6 points 12 years ago (3 children) | Copy Link

But the point is that before modern genetic science it was fairly impossible to notice objective differences, and separate them from say cultural differences. So categories were created that were not really descriptive. In fact the very term "race" was used interchangingly with terms like people or nation so it was really impossible to tell it from culture. For example Sir Winston Churchill wrote a book about Britain titled "The Island Race".

[–]bam2_89 -2 points-1 points0 points 12 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link

Yeah, but for the most part, the categories can just be subdivided further. "Black" people can be subdivided into Bantus, Nilo-Saharans, Hamites, and Bushmen. Whites can be subdivided into Germanic, Celtic, Greeks, Albanians, Finns (by far the most distinct), or whatever else.

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[–]bam2_89 0 points1 point2 points 12 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

Going back to color, there are hybrids. You're both the equivalent of magenta, orchid, red-orange, or whatever. Your genetic makeup is still not a social construct.

[–]FearEatsSoul 1 point2 points3 points 12 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

Thanks I will check out that episode. I'm definitely on board with differences in gender not being a social construct and watched that Brainwash episode when it was posted. If it's a convincing argument based on genetics, science and actual fact then sure I'm more than willing to change my position regarding race as a myth.

[–]t-_-j 2 points3 points4 points 12 years ago (8 children) | Copy Link

Race is a construct, our biodiversity is expressed on a spectrum, and any hard lines are arbitrarily drawn. I'll also check out the series though.

[–]bam2_89 3 points4 points5 points 12 years ago (6 children) | Copy Link

The same is true of temperature. Yet we don't deny that exists simply because we thought of names for the categories. Pretty much anything at all is called so because people named it a particular way, but the concept is not a construct as a result.

Gender is spectral too. Ancient Indians even called gay men the "third sex" and most Eurasian cultures drew a distinction between men and eunuchs. That doesn't make the concept a social construct.

[–]t-_-j 1 point2 points3 points 12 years ago (5 children) | Copy Link

The same is true of temperature

Temperature has definitive boundaries, i.e. water's freezing and boiling points.

Differences in skin pigmentation exist, cultural differences exist, various regional physical distinctions exist, but the classifications of race fluctuate based on geography and time. The "races" in the US are not the same "races" as in Brazil. The lines between races are drawn arbitrarily.

Boiling point doesn't fluctuate from country to country because of people's opinions.

[–]bam2_89 -1 points0 points1 point 12 years ago (4 children) | Copy Link

Actually racial categorization has gone international and has been refined to more closely reflect genetics. We've only been able to intensely study human genetics for 50 years, so its no surprise that much of the old categories were based on phenotypes alone. However, most of those improvements are just further division rather than a sudden discovery that an area of division was better explained by overlap.

[–]t-_-j 1 point2 points3 points 12 years ago (3 children) | Copy Link

You have a link for that? I'd think that's just called genetics. I mean what would we up to - 20, 30 races? At that point aren't we at somewhere quite different than the colloquial understanding of what race is?

[–]bam2_89 -1 points0 points1 point 12 years ago* (2 children) | Copy Link

I don't have a unified list of universally accepted terms, but take the "Black" race for example. It has been divided into Bantu, Khoisan, Nilo-Saharan, and Hamitic races. The most widely-read source using this system would probably be the works of Jared Diamond. At no point has there been anything like a scenario in which they took Europeans and Asians and said "actually, they're genetically identical; this category is useless and therefore doesn't exist."

Saying that those differences are genetics and not race is like saying that the rate at which molecules in a substance move is not the same thing as temperature. Just as race categorizes genetic homogeneity, temperature gauges categorize the speed at which molecules move in a given substance. In theory, race could get so genetically precise that we had a different name for each person's unique genotype. We get precise with colors on graphic design programs by assigning them a very specific number on X and Y axes respectively, but yet the useful concept of red vs blue remains.

As far as the usefulness of race is concerned, just take a look at the correlation with lactose intolerance. There are thousands of different variables like that which are largely or entirely consistent with the labels by which we divide race. What good does it do to say "Oh that's just a stereotype. Not all Asian people can't drink milk."? Just as is the case with gender, we have to acknowledge biological realities.

[–]t-_-j 0 points1 point2 points 12 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link

The most widely-read source using this system would probably be the works of Jared Diamond.

Oh really?

"The reality of human races is another commonsense "truth" destined to follow the flat Earth into oblivion." -Jared Diamond - source That's not taken out of context, the entire article is centered around debunking the scientific validity of classifying people into races.

At no point has there been anything like a scenario in which they took Europeans and Asians and said "actually, they're genetically identical; this category is useless and therefore doesn't exist."

That's a logical fallacy, merely a straw man argument.

In theory, race could get so genetically precise that we had a different name for each person's unique genotype.

That statement alone calls into question the wisdom of assigning racial categories to humans. It's useless because each individual ultimately forms their own "race." You helped prove my point for me.

What good does it do to say "Oh that's just a stereotype. Not all Asian people can't drink milk."?

Another straw man argument. Most east asians are lactose intolerant, mentioning that fact isn't a stereotype. Look again at lactose intolerance - by that measure asians, aboriginal australians, and native americans all belong to the same race.

"Once again races defined by body chemistry don't match races defined by skin color. Depending on whether we classified ourselves by antimalarial genes, lactase, fingerprints, or skin color, we could place Swedes in the same race as either Xhosas, Fulani, the Ainu of Japan, or Italians." -Jared Diamond

[–]bam2_89 -1 points0 points1 point 12 years ago* (0 children) | Copy Link

You'll notice that Jared Diamond still uses the categories because the differences are there and the categories are useful. It's not a matter of extrapolating race by individual categories; that is a strawman. It's a matter of homogenous genes over a wide array of variables. Over-specification is possible but not useful. If we wanted to, every person could be assigned a unique name for their idiosyncratic way of speaking too. Does that mean that language doesn't exist?

[–]Nemester -1 points0 points1 point 12 years ago* (0 children) | Copy Link

There is a statistical method called Principle Component analysis. One of the important uses of this statistical technique is to sort between difficult to distinguish items under analysis in question. For example, in Neuroscience you can use it to sort between different neuron action potentials picked up by the same electrode. This can often be difficult to do if you just look at the action potential itself.

This statistical technique can be applied to humans as well. It is correct to say that any one individual gene can't tell you much about race. However, as you increase the number of genes factored in (and analysed in PCA space) you rapidly approach 100% ability to predict a given person's race. Therefore, groups of genes are very characteristic of one race or another and roughly agrees with traditional race designations. Race is not a social construct.

Related to this is the idea of Lewontin's fallacy.

EDIT:

One of the reasons I really dislike wikipedia sometimes is that leftoids overrun articles that are dear to them and fill them with leftoid nonsense. It looks like the original article on lewontin's fallacy was better. The same process also made the "sex and intelligence" article far worse and renamed to "sex and psychology".

[–]IIHotelYorba 2 points3 points4 points 12 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

100% agree.

race is a myth that society has accepted as real

This is actually the textbook scientific position. "Races" as most people describe them aren't a thing in biology. Humans are a "race."

IMO people are ALWAYS trying to get people to work for them for less. What if there were people who were part of some special group that made it ok not to pay them? That's why.

The only real difference I see between guys is guys who think they deserve the girls and guys who don't.

And to tell the truth, one of the reasons I'm so red pill is different girls I've been with, no matter if they're fresh off the boat or what, all kind of just seemed like girls. They may put up different levels of fight, but in the end they were shockingly similar.

[–]t-_-j 1 point2 points3 points 12 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

It's not just your personal view, many sociologists and biologists believe race is a social construct. http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Introduction_to_Sociology/Race_and_Ethnicity#Social_Construct_or_Biological_Lineage.3F

[–]sweetleef 1 point2 points3 points 12 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

It's a game, it's bullshit, realize it for what it is and realize that because it is so ingrained and widespread you're not going to change it, but don't let it change or define who you are.

Yes, it's bullshit - but it's fantasy to think it doesn't define who we are. This thread would make no sense if it didn't define us. That you chose to frame your argument by stating your race illustrates it.

But "define" doesn't mean "limit" - you can be an awesome, powerful, successful black guy, but you'll never be an incredible Chinese guy. Nor should you want to. Embrace and own it, and don't apologize for it or feel like you should minimize it or pretend that it doesn't exist.

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points5 points 12 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link

http://jaymans.wordpress.com/

HBD blog run by a black guy.

Race is just as real as gender. Just remember that averages tell you nothing about individuals and it keeps everything in perspective.

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points6 points 12 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link

HBD is real, the point is, HBD does not necessarily need to have anything to do with the usual interpretation of race which are based on 1) looks 2) the historical relationship between colonizing and colonized people.

A good example is the Irish, they are totally white yet, probably do not differ much in HBD from say the Scottish, yet in the 19th century there was plenty of racist propaganda against them.

I mean just check this:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fPiVj5uae4w/T8di70vxuuI/AAAAAAABBGE/F3Fwu-pstxs/s1600/scientific_racism_irish.jpg

[–]dirtboxchampion 3 points4 points5 points 12 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

Half Irish person here. Can confirm, am monkey.

[–]elderstorm 1 point2 points3 points 12 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

Know a couple of people in this sub that are probably irked by your comment haha.

[–]Nemester -1 points0 points1 point 12 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

Race is very real and has a biological foundation.

Given enough genes and knowing allele frequency differences between groups allows a person's race to be identified with over 99% accuracy.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points4 points 12 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

I am from Europe so I know jack shit about the American Black experience except for of course GTA San Andreas :) Still I think you guys have lots of hyper-masculine, brutally red pill role models of the 2Pac and other similar gangsta-rapper types. Can't you utilize that somehow?

I used to do bench presses while listening to The Uppercut from 2Pac. Basically that song is just testosterone distilled. Surely you can use this thing somehow.

[–]Endorsed Contributorredpillbanana 3 points4 points5 points 12 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link

In terms of race, it varies quite a bit by country. In the USA, most minorities have it tough, partially because of height (Asians and Hispanics), and partially because of race.

http://ssrn.com/abstract=895442

For example, consider a man who is 5’ 2’’ tall. In order to be as desirable to a woman as a man who is 5’ 11.5’’ tall and who earns $62,500 per year, he needs to have an additional income of $269,000 (i.e., he needs to make $331,500 per year).

Table 5.6 – Ethnicity/Income Trade-Offs

For example, consider an Asian man who would like to data a White woman. In order to be as desirable to her as a White man who earns $62,500 per year, he needs to have an additional income of $247,000 (i.e., he needs to make $309,500 per year).

The OKCupid study was really good and showed that the losers in the American dating game were Asian/Black/Indian men and Black women:

http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/your-race-affects-whether-people-write-you-back/

White women prefer white men to the exclusion of everyone else—and Asian and Hispanic women prefer them even more exclusively. These three types of women only respond well to white men. More significantly, these groups’ reply rates to non-whites is terrible. Asian women write back non-white males at 21.9%, Hispanic women at 22.9%, and white women at 23.0%. It’s here where things get interesting, for white women in particular. If you look at the match-by-race table before this one, the “should-look-like” one, you see that white women have an above-average compatibility with almost every group. Yet they only reply well to guys who look like them. There’s more data on this towards the end of the post.

OTOH, it seems that French women seem to have a thing for Asian men - I think it is partially because of that movie The Lover which is a love story between a French girl and Chinese man - and has hotter sex scenes than most porn.

http://asianfanatics.net/forum/topic/744927-asian-guys-and-french-girls/

By Amy, french, 26 years, of my forum (in my profile) :

For a boyfriend, that's a "more" if the guy is a Asian guy (again more if it's a japanese guy or a Chinese guy ) because they are polite, worker and serious. They have much of qualities. So, why think that the french girls not have of interests for them ?

Me, I love the slanting eyes !

Amy. (nickname)

Nickname : Suo, french girl, 16 years old

For me, a different culture is not a barrier no preference for the country, and I love their voices.

Nickname : Kalhan, french girl, 20 years old

Like my friends, that's the respect notion, who's attracted me in the Asian guy, I prefer the Japanese guy because he is more big in size.. I'm not of little size, I love their culture

Nickname : nannie48 , french girl, 19 years old

For my part I confess I have not of preference, it depends on the guy actually, although I confess I am attracted to Asian guy, Americans and Autraliens guy. But I think it's more the fact of coming from a foreign country that attracts me, the fact of sharing different cultures ... By cons I find that Asians have more class and charm that the French.

Nickname : Louvejess, French girl, 19 years old

Personally I have a weakness for their dark slanting eye, their culture that give them a sense of pride, respect for traditions, their look in general but also the way they dress, what are worker ...

Nickname : Lunanga, French girl, 25 years old

I prefer the Japanese guy. I like men with slightly slanting eyes . And for the size, they are less and less small now, well it's true that the average size is smaller than ours, but there are exceptions.

It is true that to be two different cultures is not nothing because everyday it can cause more problems, or misunderstandings. I love their politeness, respect for elders and superiors, and then there is some form of gallantry in their modesty (for us guys are far from having much respect for girls, or just be polite it or even nice). They have kept some value (for families ..), traditions, and I like it.

Nickname : Aisu, French girl, 17 years old

For me I prefer the Japanese guy and Koreans guy ! I love their voices !!!!!! after the respect of customs, I love !!

I will summarize the other reviews:

Japanese and Korean guys are the favorites for the moment (thank you, the dramas ^ )

  • Your eyes (if you are complexed, comes just in France, you will fascinate the french girls)
  • Your Voice
  • respect your elders and your culture
  • You are workers
  • Your shy given you a galant air.

I've also noticed that Russian women don't seem to dismiss Asians as easily as most other white women. It seems that the worse they speak English, the nicer they are to Asians.

TL;DR: dating in the USA sucks for both short and minority men.

[–]systmshk -5 points-4 points-3 points 12 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link

You do realise, all of those stats mean absolutely nothing in the real, physical, face to face world. A good dose of TRP and solid game levels the playing field, no matter what the females say they "prefer".

[–]Endorsed Contributorredpillbanana 3 points4 points5 points 12 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

I absoutely agree that TRP and game will help anyone.

However, try telling a guy that being 5'2" means nothing in the real, physical, face to face world, and that TRP will level the playing field for him vs a 6' guy.

Of course they matter - in fact physical attributes matter the most in the physical world.

Here's a good documentary on what short men go through: http://vimeo.com/6780321

And check out this feed: https://twitter.com/expsnghghtsm

Is being a minority as much of a handicap as being short? According to the stats, being Asian is almost as detrimental as being short.

[–]Roshnar 0 points1 point2 points 12 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

As an Asian guy, I will say I definitely get shit-tested wayyyyy harder by non-Asian women. While on the otherhand, white guys don't seem to get tested as hard by other non-whites. Not impossible though, just stick with a strong frame and ride through it.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point2 points 12 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

There's a couple authors on returnofkings.com who are black, and offer up a black perspective. I can't recall which ones- it never came into question.

But I think black guys can get away with more aggressive game, especially in a club situation. At least that what I noticed from my personal Red Pill mentor (big intimidating black dude). Or it could be that I'm just a little bitch and not being a aggressive enough. Can anyone else weigh in on this?

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point2 points 12 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link

You don't need race specific game advice. Figure out broad appeal, be confident, and improve yourself the best you can.

[–]LasherDeviance 2 points3 points4 points 12 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link

I beg to differ. As a big tall brotha, each different group of woman responds differently to game and they all percieve us differently. My game is context/race specific, and it works that way for a reason.

I'm one of the preppy types of dudes, e.g., I don't wear jeans, and I tend to wear rugby shirts and brooks brothers and I'm not a thug-type. The way I would come at a Latina from the hood is completely different than from my approach towards a White girl from suburbia, though I must admit that those are the chicks that I score the most with.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point2 points 12 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

I get those hoodrat latinas off PoF and the beverly hills white girls by being myself... my voice is very white (I'm tall and brown though) so if I try to throw in any vernacular for my different demographics then I don't come off as real as I usually do...

But this is why the game isn't prescribed, it's learned.

[–]WN5h 0 points1 point2 points 12 years ago* (0 children) | Copy Link

There is something that works wonders for us "Carlton" types. We're safe, while we might get snubbed by our own race (generally smarter ones will toe dip though likely we don't give them the thug gina tingles).

But we're safe. Every chick of every other race except for the most obviously racist who has wanted a black guy but can't "lower" them self will jump on your dick. BEFORE I was red pill I regularly got russians, kazakhs, swede, chinese, and other assorted white and latinas. This was 135lb 5'8" me. Now I've put on 45 lbs swallowed the pill and it's worse now. I can get blacks too. Married now (to a black chick) so I'm restricted but the principle is the same.

EDIT: This article described perfectly the "game" I ran before I enlistes and kept up afterwards.

[–]LasherDeviance 0 points1 point2 points 12 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

ITT: All my fellow brothas on TRP.

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