A cultural frame describing modern male sexual dysfunction as a clash between two stigmatized poles—the 'simp' (emasculated, fearful of ordinary courtship) and the 'rapist/fuckboy' (hyper‑sexualized, predatory stereotype)—exacerbated by platform dating, litigation‑aware workplaces, and moral panics. The concept highlights how contradictory norms (demonize male desire, yet marketize sex) produce social paralysis and pathological behaviors.
— If adopted, this shorthand could reorganize debates about MeToo, dating apps, and gender policy by focusing on how institutions and platforms jointly produce perverse mating incentives and social alienation.
John Carter
2025.11.29
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The article’s repeated claims that MeToo‑era norms, HR rules, and Tinder’s market logic together have suppressed ordinary courtship and created polarized male archetypes (quote: 'Male sexuality is relentlessly demonized' and the speculation that 'MeToo was engineered by Match Group').
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