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[[File:Jestermaxx meme.jpg|thumb|554x554px|An illustration of jestermaxxing.]] | [[File:Jestermaxx meme.jpg|thumb|554x554px|An illustration of jestermaxxing.]] | ||
'''Jestermaxx''' or '''jestermaxxing''' is a [[Incel Term Glossary|term]] used in the [[incel community]], most commonly to denote a [[man]] acting in an entertaining, amusing, histrionic or dramatic manner, or acting in a certain unnatural way, to elicit or maintain [[female]] romantic attraction or to be accepted in a group; the term is usually used derisively, implying that in most cases, jestermaxxing is degrading or futile or both. | '''Jestermaxx''' or '''jestermaxxing''' is a [[Incel Term Glossary|term]] used in the [[incel community]], most commonly to denote a [[man]] acting in an entertaining, amusing, histrionic or dramatic manner, or acting in a certain unnatural way, to elicit or maintain [[female]] romantic attraction or to be accepted in a group; the term is usually used derisively, implying that in most cases, jestermaxxing is degrading or futile (or both). | ||
Numerous people see any sustained attempt at [[courtship]] behavior as "jestermaxxing", on the theory that [[Chad]] supposedly does not have to play such games to get females' interest. | Numerous people see any sustained attempt at [[courtship]] behavior as "jestermaxxing", on the theory that [[Chad]] supposedly does not have to play such games to get females' interest. | ||
Note: there is a difference between being | Note: there is a difference between being funny and jestermaxxing. On the one hand, being funny does not mean one has to act funny to be liked by others; in this case, one is liked by others and independently acts funnily. On the other hand, jestermaxxing is done when one is not liked by a person or a group, to compensate for not being liked and to be allowed to stay around others hopefully. | ||
Some cultures promote being [[wikt:jocose|jocose]]. | |||
== Ways to jestermaxx == | == Ways to jestermaxx == | ||
* Make self-deprecating jokes | * Make self-deprecating jokes | ||