red-pilled

American  

[red-pild] / ˈredˌpɪld /

adjective

1. Slang. having adopted a masculinist ideology originating on social media and online forums which frames gender relations as inherently disadvantaging men; having accepted the red pill.

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Example Sentences

Even when O’Malley points out the fallacious arithmetic at work here — “You want us to believe that 20% of the male population has this massive harem?” — he says it’s difficult to deprogram men who’ve been fully red-pilled, because these fantasies speak to deep male insecurities.

From Salon

"Red-pilled" is internet slang for suddenly waking up to a supposedly hidden truth, as featured in The Matrix movies.

From BBC

A portrait of a mind in free fall, red-pilled before we were talking about red-pilling, it is essential viewing for those interested in the possibilities of opera.

From New York Times

It’s everywhere from Netflix to the nightly news, from the Instagram feeds of the red-pilled to the bookshelves of the “woke.”

From Los Angeles Times

Perhaps you allied for a time with Alan Ruck’s libertarian dingbat, Connor; Jeremy Strong’s rap fan Narcissus, Kendall; Sarah Snook’s knives-out girlboss, Shiv; or Kieran Culkin’s red-pilled Pinocchio, Roman, the youngest son, still dreaming of becoming a real boy.

From New York Times