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Self-mutilation and crystal meth: The ‘Chad mindset’ enticing Maga’s young men
Extreme male grooming influencers enlisted in far-Right’s war with ‘fat subhuman’ JD Vance
“How are you fat and expect to lead a country?” asked Clavicular, a prominent internet streamer, in a widely shared interview criticising JD Vance, the vice-president and front-runner to succeed Donald Trump as the Republican candidate for 2028.
Comparing the relative merits of Mr Vance with Gavin Newsom, the 19-year-old Clavicular, whose real name is Braden Peters, said that the California governor was a “liar” and a “degenerate” but said he would vote for him “100 times over”, purely based on looks.
“JD Vance is subhuman, and Gavin Newsom mogs,” Mr Peters told The Daily Wire, using internet slang meaning to outshine someone. “[Mr Vance]’s got a very short total facial width-to-height ratio, he’s obese, very recessed side profile, whereas Newsom is like [a] six-foot-three ‘chad’.”
He was catapulted into the political realm last month when his alarming escapades caught the attention of Nick Fuentes, a fellow Right-wing provocateur, who recently made headlines when he appeared on Tucker Carlson’s podcast.
Mr Fuentes, 27, a holocaust denier and white supremacist, backed Mr Peters’s assessment of the presidential candidates, calling Mr Newsom “handsome” and Mr Vance a “fat subhuman”.
Mr Fuentes and Mr Peters are not alone in their support for Mr Newsom, thanks to his looks and hatred for Mr Vance.
Sneako, another Kick streamer with 57,000 followers, also said he would vote Democrat over Mr Vance, calling the vice-president “disgusting” and using a racial slur to refer to his wife, Usha.
On the other hand, he christened Mr Newsom a “total Chad” with an “aryan, caucasian wife”. “I am voting for Gavin Newsom simply because he mogs,” said the 27-year-old, whose real name is Nicolas Balinthazy.
It would be easy to dismiss their abhorrent views as those of an unpleasant, online fringe. Together, they form a primordial soup of internet pathologies: body dysmorphia, repugnant offensiveness and a world-view warped by nihilistic hyper-individualism.
But they also represent a growing number of young American men, following in the footsteps of Andrew Tate, who prize looks and masculinity, achieved through hyper-masculinity, above all else.
“There is a culture of ‘looks-ism’ that is part of a visceral online subculture that plays well with an angry disillusioned and increasingly estranged segment of young males,” said Brian Levin, founding director of centre for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University.
“This is a snapshot of how imagery has become part of our subculture through the online sphere, which is increasingly becoming the means of social engagement for young, angry and alienated people.”
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