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Soy Boy

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"Soy Boy" is a pejorative which is often used in right-wing online communities to describe men lacking masculine characteristics, bearing many similarities to the slang term "cuck". The term is based on the presence of phytoestrogens contained within soybeans, which have led some to conclude that soy products feminize men who consume them.

Origin

According to a study by Canadian researchers published in November 2009, soy products contain the second highest relative phytoestrogen content after nuts and oilseeds.[2] In April 2010, an article by Dr. Mark Messina of the School of Public Health in Loma Lina, California revealed that soy consumption has no effect on the levels and quality of male sperm.[1] The earliest archived use of the term "soyboy" as a pejorative on 4chan was submitted to a thread on the /tv/ (television & film) board on April 18th, 2017 (shown below).[11]


first known instance of using Soy Boy slur online

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On June 22nd, 2017, Urban Dictionary[5] user Sandman_Aktual submitted an entry for "Soy Boy," describing it as "slang used to describe males who completely and utterly lack all necessary masculine qualities" (shown below).


Soy Boy definition on Urban Dictionary

On September 17th, 2017, YouTuber LowRes Wünderbred uploaded a comedy sketch titled "S O Y B O Y" (shown below).



On October 3rd, the @CernovichNews[8] Twitter feed posted a photograph of a group of late night television hosts captioned with the Urban Dictionary definition of "soy boy" (shown below, left). On October 16th, Redditor _PM_Me_Boobs_plz submitted the "Pajama Boy" photograph of Organizing for Action employee Ethan Krupp in a post submitted to /r/The_Donald (shown below, right).[7]


Soy Boy boy band meme image of what you would imaging a soy boy to look like

"We need a better name for harmless soft doughy docile male feminists. I humbly present 'soyboy' for your memeing consideration."

On October 19th, 2017, right-wing media personality Mike Cernovich tweeted "You caught me! I'm totally jealous of people who give free college talks that 15 soy boys show up to" (shown below).[4] The tweet was subsequently deleted.


Funny tweet about Mike Cernovich joking that he is jealous of people who give free college talks and have 15 soy boys show up

On October 26th, conservative writer Will Sommer posted an article titled "How 'soy boy' became the far right's favorite insult" to Medium.[3] The following day, Mic[6] published an op-ed by writer Chris Caesar titled "How 'soy boy' became the alt-right's new favorite insult." Also on October 27th, The Daily Dot[9] published an article titled "‘Soy boys’ is the far-right’s newest favorite insult." On October 30th, Redditor EmArKay_11 submitted a photograph of a man wearing a long knitted cardigan titled "The return of the soyboy" to /r/malefashion,[10] where it received upwards of 800 points (96% upvoted) and 50 comments within four days (shown below).


soyboy typical outfit

Nu-Male Smile

Nu-male Smile, also known as the Soylent Grin, Nu-Male Face and Cuckface, is an internet slang term referring to a facial expression associated with men described as nu-male or Soy Boys who are photographed expressing surprise or excitement with their mouth agape. Online, a variation of Wojak: referred to as "Soyjack" is illustrated with the open-mouthed smile.


He's on cloud nine. I never really understood why gaming systems were so popular, and I still don't.. but I now know there are many more people out there like Jakers and they are dedicated individuals! Now we just have to get through our work days so I can start the weekend (by sleeping) and @jakeamuller can play his game! Sleep deprived parents. not sure how you do it! #nintendoswitch #switch #tired #sacrificiallove #husbandandwife #5°excited #yay GB SWITCH

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