A bullshit concept from the incel world has been leaking into mainstream culture, so it’s time we explain. I’m talking about the idea of a “sigma male,” who supposedly exists in relation to “alpha” ...

What do Patrick Bateman, John Wick, Thomas Shelby from Peaky Blinders, and Tyler Durden from Fight Club have in common? Besides the obvious (they’re all white, straight men) these characters are ...

Sigma is the eighteenth letter of the Greek alphabet. However in 2010, “the ‘sigma male’ term was coined by the far-right ...

That infamous sigma male face. Sure, it is often used ironically. But maybe it has a deeper significance. What could it reflect about socio-sexual hierarchies? How could it tie into other cultural ...

TikTok is playing a pivotal role in spreading toxic discourses associated with sigma masculinity, which advocates disinterest in and denigration of women as well as hatred and humiliation of other ...