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Join Wikipedia Asian Month this November and December! Contribute in Wikipedia Asian Month and get postcard! The performative male (or performative man) also sometimes called the matcha male,[1] is an internet meme and term referring to an archetype of man which was popularized on social media in 2025. It generally involves performative displays of progressivism, feminism, as well as emotional sensitivity.[2][3] Examples of such displays include reading books by feminist writers like All About Love by bell hooks, listening to female indie artists such as Clairo, drinking matcha lattes, and owning a Labubu. These displays are typically done as a means of superficially appealing to progressive women with the intent to romantically pursue them.[4][5] The term has been used both seriously, to criticize the insincerity of some Generation Z men, as well as satirically for humorous purposes online.[4] Some have pointed it out as the 2020s manifestation of earlier alt-male archetypes like the

Performative male - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 2025 internet meme The interests of a performative male allegedly may include Clairo (top left), a matcha latte (top right), tote bags (bottom left) or wired headphones (bottom right). The performative male (or performative man ), also sometimes called the matcha male , [ 1 ] is an internet meme and term referring to an alleged archetype of men that was popularized on social media in 2025. It generally involves performative displays of progressivism , feminism , and emotional sensitivity. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Examples o

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