Pickup artist
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A pickup artist, commonly abbreviated PUA,[1] is a term used to describe a man who is skilled in meeting, attracting, and seducing women. The use of "pickup" in this context, slang for making a casual acquaintance with a stranger in anticipation of sexual relations,[2] dates from at least 1970 and the book How to Pick Up Girls by Eric Weber, and Pick-Up Times, a short-lived 1970s magazine, culminating in the 1987 semi-autobiographical film, The Pick-up Artist, written and directed by James Toback.[3] The term is also associated with the seduction community, a male subculture based on the goal of improved sexual and romantic abilities with women using self-help, an understanding of social psychology and techniques derived from Neuro-linguistic programming. The term received increased attention in 2005 upon the arrival of Neil Strauss' bestselling book, The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists, also in 2007, from the reality television series, The Pick-up Artist, shown on VH1, starring Mystery, JDOG, and Matador well-known pickup artists from the Seduction community.
[edit] References
- Berkowitz, A. (August 11, 2007). "Single Files: You, too, can be a pickup artist". Times Herald-Record. Retrieved on August 20, 2007.
- Getches, Catherine (July 2, 2002). "The original pick-up artist". Salon.com. Retrieved on August 25, 2007.
- Mapes, Diane (August 15, 2007). "The Singles File: Is 'The Game' reduced to target and ambush?". Seattle Post-Intelligence. Retrieved on August 20, 2007.
- Strauss, Neil (2005). The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists. ReganBooks. ISBN 0-06-055473-8
- La Ruina R (2007). "The Natural Art of Seduction". Pennant Pulishing. ISBN 978-1-906015-13-8
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