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[[File:Soyboy32.png|thumb| | [[File:Soyboy32.png|thumb|330x330px|A meme describing what a soyboy is.]] | ||
'''Soyboy''' (also spelled '''soy boy, soi-boi,''' or other variants) is a term used by [[Masculinist|masculinists]] to disparage someone for not being masculine enough. The use of the word "soy" in this sense implies that the man in question has possibly been feminized by consuming a lot of soy products. This stereotype partly derives from the fact that soy contains compounds that weakly mimic the effects of estrogen, known as isoflavones, combined with observations of the effeminate physical traits of certain men who consume soy products. | '''Soyboy''' (also spelled '''soy boy, soi-boi,''' or other variants) is a term used by [[Masculinist|masculinists]] to disparage someone for not being masculine enough. The use of the word "soy" in this sense implies that the [[man]] in question has possibly been [[feminized]] by consuming a lot of soy products. This stereotype partly derives from the fact that soy contains compounds that weakly mimic the effects of [[estrogen]], known as isoflavones, combined with observations of the effeminate physical traits of certain men who consume soy products. | ||
This is the opposite of the stereotype of "real men eat meat". Food products containing soy are popular among vegetarians and vegans as soy is high in protein and has a much higher protein quality than most plant foods. This impression of plant eating men as less masculine is possibly a carryover of deep social history where the most proficient hunters brought home the game and had higher ranking of choice not only of the meat available to the tribe, but of females. Hunting required strength and prowess. The male gatherers of a tribe in most cultures were seen as low class, often the elderly and infirm.{{citation needed}} Moreover, the most successful hunters could typically best attract women and had more offspring, even in the most egalitarian hunter-gatherers like the Ache and the Sharanahua.<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill_(Supplemental)#Women_were_historically_predominantly_involved_in_cooking_and_they_never_dominated_men</ref> | This is the opposite of the stereotype of "real men eat meat". Food products containing soy are popular among vegetarians and vegans as soy is high in protein and has a much higher protein quality than most plant foods. This impression of plant eating men as less masculine is possibly a carryover of deep social history where the most proficient hunters brought home the game and had higher ranking of choice not only of the meat available to the tribe, but of females. Hunting required strength and prowess. The male gatherers of a tribe in most cultures were seen as low class, often the elderly and infirm.{{citation needed}} Moreover, the most successful hunters could typically best attract women and had more offspring, even in the most egalitarian hunter-gatherers like the Ache and the Sharanahua.<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill_(Supplemental)#Women_were_historically_predominantly_involved_in_cooking_and_they_never_dominated_men</ref> | ||
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It has been suggested vegetable foods with estrogen-like constituents (phytoestrogens) like nuts and oilseeds, soy products, cereals, breads, and legumes contribute to male feminization, which gave rise to the soyboy meme. However, a 2010 meta-study of found that soy foods did not alter measures of bioavailable testosterone concentrations in men.<ref>https://www.fertstert.org/article/S0015-0282(09)00966-2/abstract</ref> | It has been suggested vegetable foods with estrogen-like constituents (phytoestrogens) like nuts and oilseeds, soy products, cereals, breads, and legumes contribute to male feminization, which gave rise to the soyboy meme. However, a 2010 meta-study of found that soy foods did not alter measures of bioavailable testosterone concentrations in men.<ref>https://www.fertstert.org/article/S0015-0282(09)00966-2/abstract</ref> | ||
As phytoestrogens compete for the same receptors as your natural estrogen but are weaker agonists of those receptors, it is actually possible that consuming soy products effectively reduces estrogenicity in the body. This reduction of estrogenicity is likely why soy is moderately protective against breast cancer in women, as estrogen can stimulate the growth of cancerous breast cells.<ref>https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/01/060115154340.htm</ref> | As phytoestrogens compete for the same receptors as your natural estrogen but are weaker agonists of those receptors, it is actually possible that consuming soy products effectively reduces estrogenicity in the body. This reduction of estrogenicity is likely why soy is moderately protective against breast cancer in women, as estrogen can stimulate the growth of cancerous breast cells.<ref>https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/01/060115154340.htm</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Feminization]] | * [[Feminization]] | ||