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In the same context it has been used today.
Referring to players as Alpha vs. Not-Alpha males to determine how much "control/pull" they have over their squads.
Hell, the term was used on Zeke.
It didn't start in this era.
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Referring to players as Alpha vs. Not-Alpha males to determine how much "control/pull" they have over their squads.
Hell, the term was used on Zeke.
It didn't start in this era.
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It was Al Gore, though, who really helped the idea of male alphas and betas blow up in the 1990s. In late 1999, Time magazine, reporting on Gore’s hiring of Naomi Wolf as a consultant, reported that “Wolf has argued internally that Gore is a ‘Beta male’ who needs to take on the ‘Alpha male’ in the Oval Office before the public will see him as the top dog.” This notion — that Gore was trying to step out of the hypermasculine shadow of Bill Clinton — proved irresistible to the media. “Can Gore Go Alpha?” wondered the Times in a 1999 article which then then offered some thoughts from experts on how Gore could achieve the alphaness he was seeking. One of those experts suggested that he was just too loyal a husband and father to be an alpha: “He stays with the same woman, he likes his kids. He’s photographed with the grandchild. He doesn’t hide his age, He’s perfectly decent, and real men aren’t perfectly decent.” Naturally, Wolf didn’t take well to the narrative that she was trying to turn Gore into an aggressive bulldog. “Naomi Wolf, the feminist writer turned feminist campaign consultant, disputes the notion that she has been giving Al Gore secret lessons in how to bare his teeth, growl and get elected leader of the pack,” led a Times story a few days days later — Wolf claimed she had only mentioned the term once.
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It was Al Gore, though, who really helped the idea of male alphas and betas blow up in the 1990s. In late 1999, Time magazine, reporting on Gore’s hiring of Naomi Wolf as a consultant, reported that “Wolf has argued internally that Gore is a ‘Beta male’ who needs to take on the ‘Alpha male’ in the Oval Office before the public will see him as the top dog.” This notion — that Gore was trying to step out of the hypermasculine shadow of Bill Clinton — proved irresistible to the media. “Can Gore Go Alpha?” wondered the Times in a 1999 article which then then offered some thoughts from experts on how Gore could achieve the alphaness he was seeking. One of those experts suggested that he was just too loyal a husband and father to be an alpha: “He stays with the same woman, he likes his kids. He’s photographed with the grandchild. He doesn’t hide his age, He’s perfectly decent, and real men aren’t perfectly decent.” Naturally, Wolf didn’t take well to the narrative that she was trying to turn Gore into an aggressive bulldog. “Naomi Wolf, the feminist writer turned feminist campaign consultant, disputes the notion that she has been giving Al Gore secret lessons in how to bare his teeth, growl and get elected leader of the pack,” led a Times story a few days days later — Wolf claimed she had only mentioned the term once.
How America Became Infatuated With a Cartoonish Idea of ‘Alpha Males’
The old alpha-male idea is dying, but its adherents aren’t going quietly.
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People should really study the 2000 presidential campaign and election. It might be one of the most important events politically and culturally of the 20th centuryFun Fact:
It was Al Gore, though, who really helped the idea of male alphas and betas blow up in the 1990s. In late 1999, Time magazine, reporting on Gore’s hiring of Naomi Wolf as a consultant, reported that “Wolf has argued internally that Gore is a ‘Beta male’ who needs to take on the ‘Alpha male’ in the Oval Office before the public will see him as the top dog.” This notion — that Gore was trying to step out of the hypermasculine shadow of Bill Clinton — proved irresistible to the media. “Can Gore Go Alpha?” wondered the Times in a 1999 article which then then offered some thoughts from experts on how Gore could achieve the alphaness he was seeking. One of those experts suggested that he was just too loyal a husband and father to be an alpha: “He stays with the same woman, he likes his kids. He’s photographed with the grandchild. He doesn’t hide his age, He’s perfectly decent, and real men aren’t perfectly decent.” Naturally, Wolf didn’t take well to the narrative that she was trying to turn Gore into an aggressive bulldog. “Naomi Wolf, the feminist writer turned feminist campaign consultant, disputes the notion that she has been giving Al Gore secret lessons in how to bare his teeth, growl and get elected leader of the pack,” led a Times story a few days days later — Wolf claimed she had only mentioned the term once.
How America Became Infatuated With a Cartoonish Idea of ‘Alpha Males’
The old alpha-male idea is dying, but its adherents aren’t going quietly.
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So Al Gore was bad for being an impressionable leader who seemingly cherished his close ones?Fun Fact:
It was Al Gore, though, who really helped the idea of male alphas and betas blow up in the 1990s. In late 1999, Time magazine, reporting on Gore’s hiring of Naomi Wolf as a consultant, reported that “Wolf has argued internally that Gore is a ‘Beta male’ who needs to take on the ‘Alpha male’ in the Oval Office before the public will see him as the top dog.” This notion — that Gore was trying to step out of the hypermasculine shadow of Bill Clinton — proved irresistible to the media. “Can Gore Go Alpha?” wondered the Times in a 1999 article which then then offered some thoughts from experts on how Gore could achieve the alphaness he was seeking. One of those experts suggested that he was just too loyal a husband and father to be an alpha: “He stays with the same woman, he likes his kids. He’s photographed with the grandchild. He doesn’t hide his age, He’s perfectly decent, and real men aren’t perfectly decent.” Naturally, Wolf didn’t take well to the narrative that she was trying to turn Gore into an aggressive bulldog. “Naomi Wolf, the feminist writer turned feminist campaign consultant, disputes the notion that she has been giving Al Gore secret lessons in how to bare his teeth, growl and get elected leader of the pack,” led a Times story a few days days later — Wolf claimed she had only mentioned the term once.
How America Became Infatuated With a Cartoonish Idea of ‘Alpha Males’
The old alpha-male idea is dying, but its adherents aren’t going quietly.
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Women are savages. Why you think they always take super hot showersFun Fact:
It was Al Gore, though, who really helped the idea of male alphas and betas blow up in the 1990s. In late 1999, Time magazine, reporting on Gore’s hiring of Naomi Wolf as a consultant, reported that “Wolf has argued internally that Gore is a ‘Beta male’ who needs to take on the ‘Alpha male’ in the Oval Office before the public will see him as the top dog.” This notion — that Gore was trying to step out of the hypermasculine shadow of Bill Clinton — proved irresistible to the media. “Can Gore Go Alpha?” wondered the Times in a 1999 article which then then offered some thoughts from experts on how Gore could achieve the alphaness he was seeking. One of those experts suggested that he was just too loyal a husband and father to be an alpha: “He stays with the same woman, he likes his kids. He’s photographed with the grandchild. He doesn’t hide his age, He’s perfectly decent, and real men aren’t perfectly decent.” Naturally, Wolf didn’t take well to the narrative that she was trying to turn Gore into an aggressive bulldog. “Naomi Wolf, the feminist writer turned feminist campaign consultant, disputes the notion that she has been giving Al Gore secret lessons in how to bare his teeth, growl and get elected leader of the pack,” led a Times story a few days days later — Wolf claimed she had only mentioned the term once.
How America Became Infatuated With a Cartoonish Idea of ‘Alpha Males’
The old alpha-male idea is dying, but its adherents aren’t going quietly.
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I don't want to get too wrapped up in this, but the alpha/narcissistic/psychopath thing is a tricky dynamic.
Those types are basically emotionally numb. People tend to love the results they bring (championship/closed deals/protection etc.)... And they probably didn't work in close proximity with them. That's where the toxicity/brattiness/abuse/manipulation lies. It's only "strong" if you're only looking at the results. It's a nightmare if you have to work with them. They are VERY closed minded and most-times insecure. You probably will fare well with them if you're good with children. Dame dash even said people that work with him require therapy. It's the equivalent of playing a rigged game. Everything has to go their way or they act like a baby.
What would be considered "beta" is actually a well-adjusted, mature adult that has the ability to listen and be emotionally intelligent.
Seeing it spill into the dating world is such a facepalm bc women ultimately want a combination of both, which is essentially wanting shaq with kyrie handles. They don't understand that it's usually an either/or. At this point, I just sit back and watch the calamity unfold.
Those types are basically emotionally numb. People tend to love the results they bring (championship/closed deals/protection etc.)... And they probably didn't work in close proximity with them. That's where the toxicity/brattiness/abuse/manipulation lies. It's only "strong" if you're only looking at the results. It's a nightmare if you have to work with them. They are VERY closed minded and most-times insecure. You probably will fare well with them if you're good with children. Dame dash even said people that work with him require therapy. It's the equivalent of playing a rigged game. Everything has to go their way or they act like a baby.
What would be considered "beta" is actually a well-adjusted, mature adult that has the ability to listen and be emotionally intelligent.
Seeing it spill into the dating world is such a facepalm bc women ultimately want a combination of both, which is essentially wanting shaq with kyrie handles. They don't understand that it's usually an either/or. At this point, I just sit back and watch the calamity unfold.
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But alpha or beta isnt just something used on the internet. Dont they use those phrases on the animal channel to describe the alpha lions or leader of the pack types?
To me the term incel is more cringey than alpha/beta
To me the term incel is more cringey than alpha/beta
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To answer your question, yes. And incel is actually a clever contraction: involuntary celibacy.
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Making a man in your present pay for things in the past leads to no future - K.S
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I imagine alpha was used in sports in relation to dogs/wolves packs vs how folks use it nowadays.
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I don't think the way the concept was used has changed at all.
But that is up for personal interpretation.
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This dude must’ve been reading this thread. Fresh out
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Kevin killed it as usual. Dudes gotta start getting back to telling females what they need to hear and not what they want to hear. Get off that passive nonsense that’s gone too far out here.
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He just told this chick she gotta lose weight to get a high value man. She said she 5'8, 200 lbs.
Told ol girl "You a small running back, you can hit the a-gap like a mfer".
Told ol girl "You a small running back, you can hit the a-gap like a mfer".
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I meanHe just told this chick she gotta lose weight to get a high value man. She said she you 5'8, 200 lbs.
Told ol girl "You a small running back, you can hit the a-gap like a mfer".
I’m 5’10 and me at 200lbs is heavy. A 5’8 joint at 200lbs is plenty pounds past being thick.
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So cops will see my kicks behind my very black door panel and pull me over, & only Blk men wear Jordans? Got it.
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I mean
I’m 5’10 and me at 200lbs is heavy. A 5’8 joint at 200lbs is plenty pounds past being thick.
Ehhh depends on how she’s built. I’ve dated chicks around that size and none were “fat”. *** and thighs be heavy mayne
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Nope can't roll with this NT told me Jordan's are a white suburban thing and it wasn't the hood that made it popular. BUT as someone who has dated women from virtually every race under the sun I wouldn't want to be with anyone who gotta sneak me around cause of what "her people might think".
The **** I look like. I don't wanna be no white women's guilty fetish f*** outta here. I don't see how any self respecting black man can talk about that like some badge of honor.
"Oh yes massa said I was a good darky, she's visits me in my quarta's at NITE. We gots to keep it a secret though".
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Ehhh depends on how she’s built. I’ve dated chicks around that size and none were “fat”. *** and thighs be heavy mayne
Nah man there aint no math in this equation.
Unless you actually seen her step on the scale I guarantee she weighed less than you think.
200lbs at 5'10 to 6'1 really is NFL CB/WR stats for a man. We're talking the extreme low-end of body fat percentage.
5'8 200lbs for a fit woman is basically an elite female body builder.
For reference, Serena Williams is 5'8 150lbs.
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Shorty is the same weight as Russell Westbrook.
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Nah man there aint no math in this equation.
Unless you actually seen her step on the scale I guarantee she weighed less than you think.
200lbs at 5'10 to 6'1 really is NFL CB/WR stats for a man. We're talking the extreme low-end of body fat percentage.
5'8 200lbs for a fit woman is basically an elite female body builder.
For reference, Serena Williams is 5'8 150lbs.
I’ve seen them step on the scale
, what you mean?And I got beachfront property in Montana to sell if you really think the current version of Serena Williams is 150. I wouldn’t use any famous women as a barometer because I’m sure it’s cap.
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