That's funny. The author of the Jezebel piece who visited the board seemed to have gotten the impression that the goal of most on that board is to complain that women are vicious c-words who don't "put out".
That has not been my impression. Most of them simply lament the fact that they don't believe they live up to the standards of male attraction that they believe are necessary to attract the women they desire. Most acknowledge that it is not the fault of the women that they happen to be attracted to the men they happen to be attracted to. They accept that it is simple biology. They do often lament what they consider to be a failure on the part of women to recognize or acknowledge the favorable position (in the eyes of the PUAhate members) they have in the dating/mating "game" in terms of being the "choosers" (i.e., the perception/reality that men are frequently more inclined to have sex with women than the women are to want to have sex with them).
Just to clarify, you're saying that "the ideals" on that board involve coveting and positively cultivating this "looks, money, and status" trifecta you repeatedly mention, rather than discussing women in objectifying and expletive-laden terms?
Yes, I am saying that. A large percentage of the discussions there involve what types of plastic surgery to get and what methods of physical improvement would be best. People there rate each other's looks, sometimes to an admirably technical extent, and offer advice on how to improve. It's popular to attempt to "morph" photos of members to demonstrate how they would look once this advice was taken, and to assess how much success such changes would bring in terms of attracting female attention.
Although I would hasten to add that there is plenty of the other thing as well (discussing women in objectifying and expletive-laden terms). This is not the purpose of the board, however.
Like any message board, it attracts quite a mix of individuals, so of course there is a spectrum of characters, attitudes, and beliefs. Many men who become interested in "PUA" techniques simply want to learn how to be more attractive to the opposite sex, not because they view women as objects, but because they want to figure out how to attract and enjoy the presence of women in their lives. When they realize that most PUA techniques and approaches are bogus and misguided, and actually turn women off or have no impact, some turn to the PUAhate boards and become disciples of the belief that LMS is the key to attracting and enjoying the company of women. To assume that the desire to become more attractive to women is mysoginistic in and of itself is, to me, misguided.
This in no way is meant to deny that there are many aspiring PUAs or PUAhaters who are mysoginistic, or that their beliefs and approaches are quite frequently questionable at best. But to paint them all that way is a mistake. If you follow such things, you soon find that there are many, many of them who simply want to meet women so that they can find a nice girl and settle down. And for a variety of reasons, they are having trouble doing so and seek out help.
