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 ...

On Sunday afternoon, Stanford Recreation and Wellness shared Roble Field with students armed with matcha, tote bags and Clairo vinyls for a “performative male contest.” A performative male is a term ...

"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 ...

You can easily recognize one: his shoulder is usually seen with a tote bag that has a Labubu securely attached. In one of his hands, a book on feminist literature — in his other, a matcha. The ...

A male friend of mine once asked me what the secret to getting girls is. I took one glance at his tote bag from his hometown’s public library, the film camera inside, the taro bubble tea on the table ...

TikTok has become the go-to place for decoding modern masculinity, and the latest term doing the rounds? The 'performative male'. From stitched videos to viral commentaries, users are calling out a ...

If you found yourself on the University of Maine mall around noon on Oct. 3, you would have encountered a sea of tote bags, matchas and Labubus. These items belonged to the contestants of Triota’s ...

“Bring back fun; bring back whimsy,” Emilka Puchalski ’28 said. On Sept. 13, Puchalski and Yara Almoussa ’28 — in collaboration with TigerMag and WPRB — gathered matcha drinkers and Clairo listeners ...