Teens are using the phrase “performative male” to call out boys who act a certain way to win approval from girls. These labels can make boys feel confused or ashamed about their identity and relation ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Regardless of the form in which he manifests, the performative male cares less about genuine personal ...

If you have seen the ‘pick me’ and ‘performative male’ collaboration, you have reached the depths of social media. If you don’t know what that line means, you have come to the right place. There’s a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kian Bakhtiari writes about Gen-Z marketing and social impact. Performative males have emerged as the archetypal Gen-Z meme. The ...

You may have seen him walking around campus: jorts and a tattered sweater, watered-down matcha in hand, wired headphones trailing into a tote bag that almost certainly also houses a worn copy of “The ...

After Syracuse held on for a 27-20 victory over UConn in overtime last week, Fran Brown had the Orange players run wind sprints on the field. That drew a strong response from former NFL tight end Greg ...

Everyone turned into an activist this last summer. Filling their Instagram stories, Twitter timelines and Tik Tok for-you pages with the issues that mattered to them. Whether it was speaking up and ...