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Jason Lefkowitz

@jalefkowit@hachyderm.io 2 hr. ago

This is a funny joke, but it probably bears mentioning that it is also, sincerely, no joking, an illustration of why incels think they can’t get a date. See https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/hypergamy-chart

A graphic labeled “why is dating so hard for guys?”, showing six pink “female” icons lined up vertically next to six blue “male” icons. The male icons are labeled, from top to bottom: Jensen Huang, 6’ 5”, Astronaut, Firefighter, Has A Boat, Cured Cancer. All six of the female icons have arrows pointing from them to the Jensen Huang icon, leaving the other five male icons unmatched.

Hypergamy Chart | Know Your Meme

The Hypergamy Chart is a chart that is meant to illustrate the concept of hypergamy or "dating up," which claims that women are only interested in pursuing men with the highest social, economic and educational status. The chart compares how men find suitable women, claiming men don't care about dating up, with women. Online, the chart is often used in the incel and looksmaxxing communities to encourage men to better themselves and to criticize women for supposedly being shallow. The chart was first posted online in late 2018 and became further popularized as an exploitable meme format over the following years. Some of the most popular memes pair reaction videos of someone crying or feeling devastated with the chart, joking that they are devastated to learn about the existence of hypergamy.

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@lyonsinbeta@mastodon.social 1 hr. ago

@jalefkowit oh boy I sure do hate that knowyourmeme article. Big oof.

@JackMexa4@mastodon.social 1 hr. ago

I wonder if the issue with incels is that they are pursuing women way more attractive (or successful) than they are.

Jason Lefkowitz

@jalefkowit@hachyderm.io 2 hr. ago

Note that I am not saying the incels are right, just that something that you and I very clearly understand is silly looks to them like something worth spending all their waking hours worrying about

@ocdtrekkie@mastodon.social 2 hr. ago

@jalefkowit We can laugh at this and the incels equally.

@brianvastag@mas.to 2 hr. ago

@jalefkowit Yes, those 110 male astronauts that exist in the world are taking up all the ladies. Makes sense.