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==Origin of word== | ==Origin of word== | ||
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" | The name "Chad" for an alpha male was first noted in the Royal Air Force during World War II, particularly in graffiti indicating that "Chad was here."<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=PBnCDwAAQBAJ&dq=chad+slang+origin&pg=PA193#v=onepage&q=chad%20slang%20origin&f=false </ref> | ||
In Chicago, Illinois, during the 1990s, "Chad" became a derogatory slang term for | In Chicago, Illinois, during the 1990s, "Chad" became a derogatory slang term for successful white men in their 20s and early 30s. The term was popularized by a satirical website called the Lincoln Park Trixie Society. Chad was a handsome young man from a Big 10 school (or similar midwestern university with good sports teams and mediocre academics) who lived in "upwardly mobile" areas of Chicago, worked in law or finance, and still wore his old fraternity t-shirts. Chad dated a Trixie (later Stacy), who was a young, blonde, cheerleader-type woman who drove a black Jetta, drank Starbucks lattes, worked in marketing or PR, and filled her small apartment with the latest from Pottery Barn. At the time, neither Chad nor Trixie was overly sexualized or caricatured: Chad was athletic and could play a sport or two, but he was not necessarily a bulky body-builder nor captain of the varsity team. Trixie was an all-American "girl next door" rather than a bimbo. | ||
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 "[[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. | 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. | ||