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>the 'Chad' signifier What do you mean by this?

• hoppyhoppy2 5y ago
  Although at first I wanted to give the benefit of the doubt by thinking maybe it was made by someone named Chad or whatever, the name of their newest release ("MegaChad") points toward it being a reference to Chad Thundercock, a fictional character in a series of 4chan memes popular among members of the "incel" community. Probably not something a "serious" or "professional" project would choose. https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/virgin-vs-chad https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/virgin-vs-chad https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/gigachad https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/gigachad
  • ethelward 5y ago
    Yeah, it has left the 4chan community and entered the mainstream quite some time ago; e.g. here (https://old.reddit.com/r/virginvschad/ https://old.reddit.com/r/virginvschad/), and it even has derivatives now (https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/swole-doge-vs-cheems https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/swole-doge-vs-cheems).
    • cuddlybacon 5y ago
      Yeah. It is general internet culture at this point.
      • hkt 5y ago
        Still not a great look though.