Blog #51 - The Red Pill Movement

When it comes to the red pill's obsession with body count, the premise is reasonable but the reasoning is very flawed.

If you've watched a video or read an article on what is being called 'the red pill movement', I'm sure you've heard the terms they throw around as though they mean something. High value man, trad wife, body count...

It makes sense why this mindset has become popular after years of feminism and HR departments telling us that masculinity is toxic, and honestly, there are a lot of decent values espoused within the red pill ideology but because there are some overlaps, many believe that a red pill ideology is a Christian ideology and it's definitely not.

One main focus of this group is the "high value man". The men strive to become one and the women seek to marry one, but what is it?

The main characteristic of a "high value man" is financial success. The richer, the higher his value. Infact when women use the term "high value man", that's often all they mean. Financial wealth. This is obviously not a Christian value.

Luke 12:15 says...

And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

A very popular "red pill" topic on social media is "trad wives" or "traditional wives". While Christians definitely prefer traditional values in many things, the depiction of "trad wives" on social media are 1950's 'Leave It To Beaver' type women, who are stay at home moms and have dinner on the table, in time for hubby to get home from work.

This is great if you can afford this lifestyle, and women should be home taking care of the kids if they are able, but the reason many women hate this concept is because feminism has taught them to live and act like men. They also have no understanding of the biblical description of what a wife should be. It doesn't mean that one size fits all but if a woman understands the value of living in service to her husband, there's a higher chance of her appearing more "trad".

1 Peter 3:1-6 says...

Wives, in the same way submit yourselves to your own husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives, 2 when they see the purity and reverence of your lives. 3 Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. 4 Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight. 5 For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to adorn themselves. They submitted themselves to their own husbands, 6 like Sarah, who obeyed Abraham and called him her lord. You are her daughters if you do what is right and do not give way to fear.

When it comes to the red pill's obsession with body count, the premise is reasonable but the reasoning is very flawed.

Men are constantly telling women that they should be abstaining and while this is true, the men don't apply the same standard to themselves.

Studies have suggested that by the time a women has five or more sexual partners, her ability to pair bond to her future husband is almost non existent. Men have a similar proclivity but not quite as bad, yet many men in the red pill community believe men should be a promiscuous as they want.

1 Corinthians 6:18 says...

Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

The truth is, any ability to compare your spouse to another person sexually is a major hindrance to the success of your union.

While the red pill movement shares many values of the Christian faith, it does not share the Godly foundation of such belief and is therefore just another reactionary ideology. If you want to know how to have success in relationships and in life, you might as well go to the source of reason and truth. Go to the Bible.