"Real progressives and nice guys don’t need to constantly insist on a label; they let their actions speak for themselves." ...

A crowd of contestants and bystanders formed on the South Oval Monday to compete for the title of most “performative male.” The event was advertised on YikYak by Sophia Barski, a third-year in ...

College students are showing up with tote bags, wired ear buds and matcha lattes for a chance to win “performative male” contests that have popped up on campuses around the country. The goal in these ...

Across TikTok and university campuses, young men are rewriting what masculinity looks like today, sometimes with matcha lattes, Labubus, film cameras and thrifted tote bags. Subscribe to our ...

Ever found yourself scared and alone in the city, in desperate need of a tampon or a spare copy of Sylvia Plath’s ‘The Bell Jar’? Well, thankfully you’re in luck. There is a new genre of man on the ...

Scroll through your feed and you’ll probably spot him. He’s stretched out in the park on a sunny day, tote bag slung over one shoulder, an upside-down copy of “Ain’t I a Woman?” by Bell Hooks in hand.

"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 ...

This post was updated Oct. 9 at 11:02 p.m. Tote bags, matcha lattes and Labubus took over the lawn beside Janss Steps at a performative male competition Tuesday. The competition, hosted by the ...

Last week in Athens, the YMCA hosted its groundbreaking ceremony to launch its $9.3 million improvement project, the University of Georgia Young Democratic Socialists of America hosted a Performative ...

Tote bags, watered-down matchas and faux feminism descended upon the Urban Park Roof Garden in Cambridge on Saturday, as a dozen contestants battled it out for the title of “most performative male.” ...

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 ...

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 ...