Lucy Miller thinks everything online is deeper than it seems when viewed with a trained, chronically-online eye.

You may have seen him walking around campus: jorts and a tattered sweater, watered-down matcha in hand, wired headphones trailing into a tote bag that almost certainly also houses a worn copy of “The ...

Teens are using the phrase “performative male” to call out boys who act a certain way to win approval from girls. These labels can make boys feel confused or ashamed about their identity and relation ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kian Bakhtiari writes about Gen-Z marketing and social impact. Performative males have emerged as the archetypal Gen-Z meme. The ...

In the digital age of carefully curated content, even friendships can start to feel fake. Dr. Alison McClymont, a child psychologist and trauma therapist, believes social media platforms have given ...

Even as I write this from the outskirts of West Campus, I can sense a six-foot-something man, decked out in Carhartt and drinking his lavender matcha. But if the description above is no help, let’s ...

A crowd of contestants and bystanders formed on the South Oval Monday to compete for the title of most “performative male.” The event was advertised on YikYak by Sophia Barski, a third-year in ...

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Someone out there now owns an 8-inch golden carabiner: the first-place prize for the Performative Masc Lesbian Contest. Although the performative masc lesbian contest has been circulating throughout ...