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Sigma male is a pseudoscientific term for masculine men. It is a part of hustle culture memes, graffitis and videos. It is used to denote a male who is equally dominant to an alpha male, but exists outside the alpha-beta male hierarchy as a "lone wolf". In the manosphere, it is regarded as the "rarest" kind of male.[1][2][3][4]

History

The term first appeared in a blog post by alt-right provocateur Vox Day.[5] Later, California plastic surgeon John T. Alexander published the book The Sigma Male: What Women Really Want. In 2018, the term appeared on YouTube and in 2021 it went viral after a tweet by Lily Simpson.[6][7][8]

Usage

Despite its alt-right origins, the term sigma male has also taken on an ironic and satirical meaning, sometimes mocking the concept of the "manosphere" and the ideas of hustle culture with bizarre and nonsensical actions being considered part of the sigma male mindset or "grindset".[9][10] On TikTok, the term is commonly associated with Patrick Bateman from the American Psycho film, both through memes and unironic discussion, as he is seen as an ideal representation of a "sigma male".[11][12]

See also

Look up sigma male, alpha male, beta male, omega male, or grindset in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

References

  1. ^ "Sigma Grindset / Hustle Culture Memes". Know Your Meme. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  2. ^ Dazed (2022-01-13). "Rise and grind: how 'sigma males' are upturning the internet". Dazed. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  3. ^ Bharti, Bianca (2021-02-03). "What is a sigma male — the so-called rarest man?". National Post. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  4. ^ Blackmon, Freddy. "Rise of the Sigma Male – The Lone Wolf". mensvariety.com. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  5. ^ "TikTok Is Obsessed With Sigma Males, but What Exactly Is a Sigma Male?". Distractify. 19 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Inceldom Is Critical to Nick Fuentes' Grift". MEL Magazine. 2022-04-05. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  7. ^ Express, The Financial. "Sigma, simp and all the other misinterpreted terms on social media you need to know about". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  8. ^ "Is the Sigma Male the New Alpha? Does It Even Matter?". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  9. ^ Dazed (2022-01-13). "Rise and grind: how 'sigma males' are upturning the internet". Dazed. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
  10. ^ "Interview with A Sigma Male". The Oxford Student. 2022-02-18. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
  11. ^ Hoghaug, James. "Sigma or Killer? The Truth Behind American Psycho's Patrick Bateman". cbr.com.
  12. ^ Reix, Justine (28 April 2023). "The Rise of the 'Sigma Male', a New Kind of Toxic Masculinity". Vice.
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