The origins of the appropriation of this pop culture concept by far-right narratives can be traced back to the emergence of the Neoreactionary movement (NRx) at the beginning of the century with the publication of a manifesto describing ten red pills “capable” of awakening individuals from illusions concerning democracy.
In fact, the black pill is often described as a transformation of the red pill. According to it, no matter what you do, you will remain alone and only two options are on the table, accepting your fate (and suicide is often encouraged in some digital communities) or trying to change society through violence by killing members of the opposite sex.Īlthough the British police have not discovered any links between the Plymouth attacker and far-right groups, narratives about the black pill are as easy to find in far-right discourses as ones about the red pill, and they both constitute powerful instruments of radicalization. However, the black pill narrative found on the internet has acquired more fatalistic tones.
Similar to the red pill offered to Neo (played by Keanu Reeves) in the movie, the black pill opens the door to a painful truth. In digital spaces, to be blackpilled means one has discovered ‘the truth’ behind the difficulties in having sexual and/or romantic relationships with individuals from the opposite sex, especially women.
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In early August, a 22-year-old man perpetrated the worst non-terror-related mass shooting recorded in the UK since 2010 after describing himself as being “blackpilled” in a reference to a mutated version of the red pill displayed in the movie The Matrix.
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