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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). | 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 "[[Chadfishing|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. | ||
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On March 23rd, Redditor invicticide submitted a post questioning how Chad became "the default name for alpha douchebros" to the /r/ForeverAlone subreddit, to which Redditor ian_n cited the /r9k/ board on [[4chan]] as the origin of the meme. On April 18th, YouTuber [[4chan]] Sound Effects uploaded a video titled "Chad Thundercock Shows How to Ree," in which a voice-over introduces himself as Chad Thundercock and proceeds to make a loud "Ree" noise. | On March 23rd, Redditor invicticide submitted a post questioning how Chad became "the default name for alpha douchebros" to the [[/r/ForeverAlone]] [[subreddit]], to which Redditor ian_n cited the [[/r9k/]] board on [[4chan]] as the origin of the meme. On April 18th, YouTuber [[4chan]] Sound Effects uploaded a video titled "Chad Thundercock Shows How to [[Ree]]," in which a voice-over introduces himself as Chad Thundercock and proceeds to make a loud "Ree" noise. | ||
On May 21st, Redditor JayEster submitted a post to the /r/justneckbeardthings subreddit questioning what the female counterpart to Chad Thundercock was, to which Redditor Thepaladinofchaos replied: "Stacy Thundercunt is a varsity [[cheerleader]] with a 4.0 gpa." On July 15th, Redditor whatthefuckisreddit submitted a screenshot of a gruesome [[4chan]] post titled "Chad and Stacy fantasy" to the /r/4chan subreddit, that gained over 4,100 votes (92% upvoted) and 190 comments in two months. | On May 21st, Redditor JayEster submitted a post to the /r/justneckbeardthings subreddit questioning what the female counterpart to Chad Thundercock was, to which Redditor Thepaladinofchaos replied: "[[Stacy]] Thundercunt is a varsity [[cheerleader]] with a 4.0 gpa." On July 15th, Redditor whatthefuckisreddit submitted a screenshot of a gruesome [[4chan]] post titled "Chad and Stacy fantasy" to the /r/4chan subreddit, that gained over 4,100 votes (92% upvoted) and 190 comments in two months. | ||
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==Ethnic Variations== | ==Ethnic Variations== | ||