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"tl;dr: The term and image of Chad came from [[Tinder experiments|online dating experiments]] which revealed how positively women respond to fake profiles of highly dominant men acting in an extremely rude and socially unacceptable manner." | "tl;dr: The term and image of Chad came from [[Tinder experiments|online dating experiments]] which revealed how positively women respond to fake profiles of highly dominant men acting in an extremely rude and socially unacceptable manner." | ||
In Chicago, Illinois, during the 1990s, "Chad" became a derogatory slang term for young, successful white men in their 20s and early 30s. Basically, a regional form of the term "yuppie" applied exclusively to males. On June 1st, 2006, Urban Dictionary user Mav Himself submitted an entry for "Chad," defining him as a guy who "goes to the bar to pick up chicks." On August 9th, 2013, Urban Dictionary user Dr. James Russell submitted an entry for "Chad Thundercock," which defined the character as a "stereotypical high school/college alpha male" who is "successful with women" (shown on the right). | In Chicago, Illinois, during the 1990s, "Chad" became a derogatory slang term for young, successful white men in their 20s and early 30s. Basically, a regional form of the term "yuppie" applied exclusively to males. In ''The Outer Limits'' episode "Skin Deep" from 2000 an attractive guy whose identity gets copied by an unattractive co-worker named Sid with a hologram gadget (to become succesfull with women) is named Chad.<ref>[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5ved3w ''The Outer Limits S06E03 Skin Deep''] Dailymotion (Big Time Rush Full Episodes), 31 July 2017.</ref> On June 1st, 2006, Urban Dictionary user Mav Himself submitted an entry for "Chad," defining him as a guy who "goes to the bar to pick up chicks." On August 9th, 2013, Urban Dictionary user Dr. James Russell submitted an entry for "Chad Thundercock," which defined the character as a "stereotypical high school/college alpha male" who is "successful with women" (shown on the right). | ||
On August 10th, 2013, the Chad Thundercock Tumblr blog was launched. On January 9th, 2015, BodyBuilding Forums user oogahboogah submitted a post titled "Going on Tinder as Chad Thundercock is beyond depressing". The post featured screenshots of Tinder chat sessions using a fake profile. The user was disappointed that the archetypal jock image could get away with being very sexually forward and rude without getting blocked, unlike what typically occurred when the user talked to women using his own profile. | On August 10th, 2013, the Chad Thundercock Tumblr blog was launched. On January 9th, 2015, BodyBuilding Forums user oogahboogah submitted a post titled "Going on Tinder as Chad Thundercock is beyond depressing". The post featured screenshots of Tinder chat sessions using a fake profile. The user was disappointed that the archetypal jock image could get away with being very sexually forward and rude without getting blocked, unlike what typically occurred when the user talked to women using his own profile. | ||