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It's an alt-right in-joke related to the incel subculture.
by dodwer 6y ago
It's an alt-right in-joke related to the incel subculture.
- Aaronstotle 6y agoI 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 agoNo, 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 agoThis is brogrammer speak (e.g. http://new_words.enacademic.com/662/brogrammer http://new_words.enacademic.com/662/brogrammer).
- JadeNB 6y agoThanks! 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 agoApparently 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.