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==History==
==History==
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The term originated in [[Chicago, Illinois]], by a [[satire|satirical]] website dedicated to the ''Lincoln Park Chad Society'', a fictional [[social club]] based in Chicago's upscale [[Lincoln Park, Chicago|Lincoln Park neighborhood]].<ref name=red>{{cite news | title = Talk of the town | author = Tracy Swartz | work = Chicago Redeye (Tribune Co.) | date = April 24, 2008 | accessdate = 2 April 2014 | url = http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2008-04-24/news/0804240648_1_chads-south-side-trader-joe}}</ref> The female counterpart to the Chad, in slang, is the "[[Trixie (slang)|Trixie]]".<ref name="flak">{{cite news |title = Lincoln Park Trixie Society |author = Clay Risen |work = Flak Magazine |date = August 20, 2001 |url=http://www.flakmag.com/web/trixie.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010910092039/http://www.flakmag.com/web/trixie.html |archivedate=September 10, 2001 |accessdate=May 9, 2019}}</ref> A Chad was originally depicted as originating in Chicago's affluent [[North Shore (Chicago)|North Shore]] suburbs ([[Highland Park, Illinois|Highland Park]], [[Evanston, Illinois|Evanston]], [[Deerfield, Illinois|Deerfield]], [[Northbrook, Illinois|Northbrook]], [[Glenview, Illinois|Glenview]], [[Glencoe, Illinois|Glencoe]], [[Winnetka, Illinois|Winnetka]], [[Wilmette, Illinois|Wilmette]], or [[Lake Forest, Illinois|Lake Forest]]), receiving a [[BMW]] for his 16th birthday, obtaining a law or business degree from a [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] University, belonging to a [[fraternity]], moving to Lincoln Park, marrying a Trixie, and then moving back to the North Suburbs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lpchad.com/lifecycle/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080115213211/http://www.lpchad.com/lifecycle/|dead-url=yes|archive-date=15 January 2008|title=» Lifecycle|date=15 January 2008|publisher=|accessdate=28 April 2018}}</ref>
An early usage of the term 'Chad' comes in the episode [[Skin_Deep_(The_Outer_Limits)|Skin Deep]] of [[The_Outer_Limits_(1995_TV_series)|The Outer Limits]], first broadcast in February 2000. Sid Camden is nerdy and nervous, poor in social situations but a hard and smart worker. Meanwhile his colleague Chad Warner is very handsome and confident, but aggressive, egotistical, lazy and a poor worker. Chad ends up getting promoted, the strong affections of girls and other highly favourable treatment by society while Sid gets pushed around and treated terribly. At one point Sid's friend Deb uses the word 'Chad-bashing' as a verb.

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The term was also used in [[Chicago, Illinois]], by a [[satire|satirical]] website dedicated to the ''Lincoln Park Chad Society'', a fictional [[social club]] based in Chicago's upscale [[Lincoln Park, Chicago|Lincoln Park neighborhood]].<ref name=red>{{cite news | title = Talk of the town | author = Tracy Swartz | work = Chicago Redeye (Tribune Co.) | date = April 24, 2008 | accessdate = 2 April 2014 | url = http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2008-04-24/news/0804240648_1_chads-south-side-trader-joe}}</ref> The female counterpart to the Chad, in slang, is the "[[Trixie (slang)|Trixie]]".<ref name="flak">{{cite news |title = Lincoln Park Trixie Society |author = Clay Risen |work = Flak Magazine |date = August 20, 2001 |url=http://www.flakmag.com/web/trixie.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010910092039/http://www.flakmag.com/web/trixie.html |archivedate=September 10, 2001 |accessdate=May 9, 2019}}</ref> A Chad was originally depicted as originating in Chicago's affluent [[North Shore (Chicago)|North Shore]] suburbs ([[Highland Park, Illinois|Highland Park]], [[Evanston, Illinois|Evanston]], [[Deerfield, Illinois|Deerfield]], [[Northbrook, Illinois|Northbrook]], [[Glenview, Illinois|Glenview]], [[Glencoe, Illinois|Glencoe]], [[Winnetka, Illinois|Winnetka]], [[Wilmette, Illinois|Wilmette]], or [[Lake Forest, Illinois|Lake Forest]]), receiving a [[BMW]] for his 16th birthday, obtaining a law or business degree from a [[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten]] University, belonging to a [[fraternity]], moving to Lincoln Park, marrying a Trixie, and then moving back to the North Suburbs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lpchad.com/lifecycle/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080115213211/http://www.lpchad.com/lifecycle/|dead-url=yes|archive-date=15 January 2008|title=» Lifecycle|date=15 January 2008|publisher=|accessdate=28 April 2018}}</ref>


==Manosphere==
==Manosphere==

Revision as of 14:19, 10 August 2019

For other uses, see Chad (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Chav.

A Chad, in derogatory slang, is a young urban American man, typically single and in his 20s or early 30s.[1]

History

The term originated in Chicago, Illinois, by a satirical website dedicated to the Lincoln Park Chad Society, a fictional social club based in Chicago's upscale Lincoln Park neighborhood.[2] The female counterpart to the Chad, in slang, is the "Trixie".[3] A Chad was originally depicted as originating in Chicago's affluent North Shore suburbs (Highland Park, Evanston, Deerfield, Northbrook, Glenview, Glencoe, Winnetka, Wilmette, or Lake Forest), receiving a BMW for his 16th birthday, obtaining a law or business degree from a Big Ten University, belonging to a fraternity, moving to Lincoln Park, marrying a Trixie, and then moving back to the North Suburbs.[4]

Manosphere

The term was later appropriated in incel forums to refer to sexually active alpha males.[5] Within the manosphere,[when defined as?] Chads are viewed as constituting the top decile in terms of genetic fitness.[6] In online animation drawings in the manosphere, a Chad is further tagged with the last name Thundercock and is often depicted as muscular with a very pronounced crotch bulge.[7] Chads are sometimes portrayed as the opposite to omega or beta males, are portrayed as aesthetically attractive and the term Chad is sometimes used interchangeably with slayer.[8] Due to their characterization as being genetically gifted and privileged, though sometimes depicted as shallow, airheaded, arrogant, and overtly sexual[9], the term Chad is used in both a pejorative and complimentary way on incel forums.[10][11]

See also

References

  1. ^ Kaduk, Kevin. Wrigleyworld: A Season in Baseball's Best Neighborhood (NAL Hardcover, 2006) ISBN 978-0-451-21812-4
  2. ^ Tracy Swartz (April 24, 2008). "Talk of the town". Chicago Redeye (Tribune Co.). Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  3. ^ Clay Risen (August 20, 2001). "Lincoln Park Trixie Society". Flak Magazine. Archived from the original on September 10, 2001. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  4. ^ "» Lifecycle". 15 January 2008. Archived from the original on 15 January 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Virgin vs Chad Meme Is Taking Over the Entire Internet". 7 November 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  6. ^ Nagle, Angela. "The New Man of 4chan." The Baffler 30 (2016): 64
  7. ^ Mountford, Joseph (3 September 2015). "Creating Masculinities Online: Bronies and The Red Pill - J.B Mountford". Retrieved 28 April 2018 – via ResearchGate.
  8. ^ Marwick, Alice, and Rebecca Lewis. "Media manipulation and disinformation online." New York: Data & Society Research Institute (2017).
  9. ^ Beauchamp, Zack (April 25, 2018). "Incel, the misogynist ideology that inspired the deadly Toronto attack, explained". Vox.
  10. ^ Jennings, Rebecca (April 28, 2018). "Incels Categorize Women by Personal Style and Attractiveness". Vox.
  11. ^ "The 'incel rebellion': did sexual frustration trigger Toronto rampage?". South China Morning Post. April 25, 2018.
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