![]() The resulting analysis usefully elucidates the identitarian strains of Red Pill thinking, with Western Classics valued not so much for their content as for the fact that they are Western and classical. Instead, she proposes to examine the “deeper ideological purpose of classical appropriation”. She states at the outset that, while Red Pill engagement with the ancient world is often superficial, her purpose is not to correct misinterpretations or set out more sophisticated expositions. What unites these disparate groups is a belief that contemporary society operates in favour of women and to the disadvantage of men.īecause she is a classicist, Donna Zuckerberg’s way in to this topic is necessarily particular, as she examines how Red Pill thinkers position themselves as “true inheritors” of the classical tradition. ![]() For the uninitiated, the Red Pill – also known as the manosphere – encompasses a variety of factions, including men’s rights activists, pickup artists (PUAs) and Men Going Their Own Way, with further links to the alt-right. Not All Dead White Men is one of the first books to examine the online formation known as the Red Pill. ![]()
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