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What does it mean to say that the video shows "Kernighan being a complete chad"?

by JadeNB 6y ago

Cerium 6y ago
Based on some searching, it seems calling someone a "Chad" is evoking the cool and attractive image that the name presents. "Chad is a man who automatically and naturally turns girls on due to his appearance and demeanor" https://www.reddit.com/r/ForeverAlone/comments/6bgbc2/whats_a_chad/ https://www.reddit.com/r/ForeverAlone/comments/6bgbc2/whats_...
dodwer 6y ago
It's an alt-right in-joke related to the incel subculture.
- Aaronstotle 6y ago
  I wouldn't be so quick to say it's an alt-right joke. Plenty of my friends will describe something/someone as a Chad and it has nothing to do with incel/alt-right cultures. Are those kind of phrases thrown out in those circles? Yes, but that's more of the general meme/internet lingo as opposed to subscribing to an ideology.
  - sleepybrett 6y ago
    'Chad' originated in the incel subculture, be better.
    - goldenrhino 6y ago
      No, it really didn’t. Even if it did, it has since transcended into something more general that many people are familiar with. Ending your statement with “be better” is condescending and seems purposefully antagonistic. How about you lead by example?
  - junke 6y ago
    This is brogrammer speak (e.g. http://new_words.enacademic.com/662/brogrammer http://new_words.enacademic.com/662/brogrammer).
    - JadeNB 6y ago
      Thanks! In fact, your link suggests that it may have originated (in this context) from Rob Spectre calling his alter ego 'Chad': https://www.businessinsider.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-learning-brogramming-the-hard-way-2011-9 https://www.businessinsider.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-learni... https://twitter.com/ChadSpectre/ https://twitter.com/ChadSpectre/
    - junke 6y ago
      (can't believe this was downvoted)
  - fenwick67 6y ago
    "my friends say it all the time and they don't mean it that way" is not a super great justification for language...
    - goldenrhino 6y ago
      Apparently describing hyper masculine traits as “Chad” in a tongue-in-cheek way is on par with racial slurs? I’m assuming that’s what you are insinuating. Get a grip.
Aaronstotle 6y ago
Essentially another way of saying that Kernighan exudes confidence in his demeanor and excellence in the subject matter
globular-toast 6y ago
According to Urban Dictionary: "chad 1. Residue of faecal matter situated between arse cheeks after incomplete wiping and can spread to balls." I have no idea why the author decided to use that term. There is a related term "Chad" (capital C) which invokes the image of a man who is attractive to women. Again, I have no idea why the author decided to use that term.

What does it mean to say that the video shows "Kernighan being a complete chad"?

by JadeNB 6y ago

What does it mean to say that the video shows "Kernighan being a complete chad"?

Based on some searching, it seems calling someone a "Chad" is evoking the cool and attractive image that the name presents. "Chad is a man who automatically and naturally turns girls on due to his appearance and demeanor" https://www.reddit.com/r/ForeverAlone/comments/6bgbc2/whats_a_chad/ https://www.reddit.com/r/ForeverAlone/comments/6bgbc2/whats_...

dodwer 6y ago

It's an alt-right in-joke related to the incel subculture.

Aaronstotle 6y ago
I wouldn't be so quick to say it's an alt-right joke. Plenty of my friends will describe something/someone as a Chad and it has nothing to do with incel/alt-right cultures. Are those kind of phrases thrown out in those circles? Yes, but that's more of the general meme/internet lingo as opposed to subscribing to an ideology.
- sleepybrett 6y ago
  'Chad' originated in the incel subculture, be better.
  - goldenrhino 6y ago
    No, it really didn’t. Even if it did, it has since transcended into something more general that many people are familiar with. Ending your statement with “be better” is condescending and seems purposefully antagonistic. How about you lead by example?
- junke 6y ago
  This is brogrammer speak (e.g. http://new_words.enacademic.com/662/brogrammer http://new_words.enacademic.com/662/brogrammer).
  - JadeNB 6y ago
    Thanks! In fact, your link suggests that it may have originated (in this context) from Rob Spectre calling his alter ego 'Chad': https://www.businessinsider.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-learning-brogramming-the-hard-way-2011-9 https://www.businessinsider.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-learni... https://twitter.com/ChadSpectre/ https://twitter.com/ChadSpectre/
  - junke 6y ago
    (can't believe this was downvoted)
- fenwick67 6y ago
  "my friends say it all the time and they don't mean it that way" is not a super great justification for language...
  - goldenrhino 6y ago
    Apparently describing hyper masculine traits as “Chad” in a tongue-in-cheek way is on par with racial slurs? I’m assuming that’s what you are insinuating. Get a grip.

Aaronstotle 6y ago

Essentially another way of saying that Kernighan exudes confidence in his demeanor and excellence in the subject matter

globular-toast 6y ago

According to Urban Dictionary: "chad 1. Residue of faecal matter situated between arse cheeks after incomplete wiping and can spread to balls." I have no idea why the author decided to use that term. There is a related term "Chad" (capital C) which invokes the image of a man who is attractive to women. Again, I have no idea why the author decided to use that term.