ONE FELL SWOON

—AND THE DIFFICULTIES OF MATING WITH PURE ABSTRACTIONS

—by Libby D’Annous

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As many readers know, Planet Parenthood exists to examine the practical realities of human reproduction rather than the theories people invent to explain it afterward.

Recent news concerning Heidi Beirich of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has once again reminded Planet Parenthood that attraction remains stubbornly resistant to ideological quality control.

Readers may recall the late Sylvia Plath’s observation that :

“every woman adores a Fascist.”

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Planet Parenthood wishes to stress that this was not merely intended as dating advice as history does continues to generate supporting documentation.

The history of courtship is littered with individuals who confidently announced that they were seeking kindness, stability, moderation, emotional maturity, and shared values, only to disappear shortly thereafter :

with a pirate, revolutionary, motorcycle enthusiast, cult leader, poet, outlaw, drummer, or person described by friends as “an absolutely terrible idea.”

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Meanwhile, critics from Susan Sontag onward have noted the recurring aesthetic appeal of uniforms, discipline, danger, certainty, and displays of power.

The Council’s Department of Reproductive Archaeology can confirm that this pattern substantially predates the twentieth century. Women were attracted to dangerous men before fascism. Women were attracted to dangerous men during fascism. Women remain attracted to dangerous men after fascism. The ideology may change. The underlying phenomenon doesn’t.

Indeed, if one examines enough history, one begins to suspect that political doctrines are often temporary paint jobs applied to much older mating behaviors. This creates certain difficulties for modern social theory.

Many systems assume that humans choose partners the way accountants select filing cabinets. Evidence continues to suggest otherwise.

In one fell swoon, Ms. Heidi Beirich may have accomplished what a generation of Manosphere podcasters have struggled to achieve through thousands of hours of commentary.

Heidi Breirich provided a vivid, real-world example of one of their central observations.

The Council leaves it to future scholars to determine whether this should be classified as evidence, irony, or community outreach.

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One begins to suspect that many political movements are, among other things, elaborate attempts to explain why people keep dating the wrong person.

Planet Parenthood therefore wishes to remind readers that while ideologies rise and fall, reproductive impulses remain frustratingly bipartisan.

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A Note from Libby

Following recent events, Planet Parenthood has established the S.P.L.C.
(School of Practical Love Complications).

The School’s mission is to investigate why human beings continue selecting mates according to criteria that bear only a passing resemblance to the criteria they publicly endorse.

Ms. Heidi Beirich is cordially invited to join the School’s advisory board.

The Council believes that lived experience remains one of the highest forms of scholarship.

— Libby D’Annous
Director of Reproductive Studies
Planet Parenthood

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