Beta Uprising
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Beta Uprising is a term used to refer to a rebellion or rebel movement instigated by beta males, especially those with anti-women opinions, against alpha males and females. The term, which originated as a serious call among men's rights activists, gained popularity as an ironic rallying cry on 4chan's /r9k/ (ROBOT9001) board, often accompanied by Angry Pepe and Wojak images.
Origin
The earliest online uses of the term can be found on the men's rights movement blog Fight For Justice in a post named "The Beta Uprising" submitted on December 9th, 2011. The author, a user named legalfighter, defined the term as a fight against the male individuals with power, a.k.a. Alpha Males, taken from the book Liberty or Equality by the Austrian socio-political theorist Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn.[10]
The earliest uses of the term on /r9k/ can be found in a thread about the Aurora, Colorado theater shooting perpatrator James Holmes, submitted on August 7th, 2012, referring to that massacre as being part of a beta uprising.[6] Another post on /r9k/ referenced the beta uprising two days later.[7] However, the term didn't gain traction until late 2013, when an anonymous user posted a copypasta on November 14th which described the scenario of a modern beta uprising.[8]
Spread
Over the next year, the term grew in use, with posters beginning to associate it with images of Wojak and Pepe the Frog (mostly the Angry Pepe variant). /r9k/ users claimed the term as referencing the start of a violent revolution against normies and others who deny them a happy life.[5] On December 19th, 2014, a blog titled "Beta Uprising" was created, with just one post containing the definition of the term.[3] On June 6th, 2015, reddit user Buttonwalls submitted a thread on /r/OutOfTheLoop asking about the term, gaining over 20 points (74% upvoted) and 60 comments in less than 4 months.[2] On August 27th, 2015, imgur user xawedude9000 uploaded an album titled "The Beta Uprising", containing screencaps from /r9k/ referencing the term, gaining over 18 points and 15,000 views in a month.[4]
2015 Umpqua Community College Shooting
On September 30th, 2015, a thread was posted on /r9k/ where the poster told users from the Northwestern United States to not go to school,[9] with some of the posters encouraging the OP and giving him tips, proclaiming the OP the founder of a beta uprising. The next day, a mass shooting was reported at Umpqua Community College in Roseberg, Oregon; the shooter was identified as Chris Harper-Mercer. In the following hours, the archived thread was flooded by reactions and featured in various news reports, many of them highlighting the term.[11][12][13]
In the next few days after this event, the /r9k/ board was flooded with threads about the beginning of the beta uprising. On October, 1st, 2015, another thread on /r/OutOfTheLoop asking about the term was created by user concretetown, gaining 35 points (83% upvoted) and over 70 comments in three days.[1] A day later, Taiwanese animators from Next Media Animation uploaded a video titled "Oregon shooting: 4chan users post 'beta-uprising' jokes before UCC school shooting – TomoNews", featuring an animation explaining the beta uprising and gaining over 90,000 views in two days.
Various Examples
Search Interest
External References
[1] /r/OutOfTheLoop – What is the Beta Uprising I keep seeing in the /r9k/ board of 4chan?
[2] /r/OutOfTheLoop – What is a beta uprising?
[4] Imgur – The Beta Uprising
[5] archive.moe – Search for beta uprising
[6] archive.moe – How does it feel to know that you will soon be considered insane, psychopathic or dangerous for not having a Facebook account?
[7] archive.moe – How long until feminism reduces men to second-class citizens in the west
[8] archive.moe – A 9/10 blonde, big titted attention whore was teaching a class at Beta University.
[9] archive.moe – ome of you guys are alright. Don't go to school tomorrow if you are in the northwest.
[10] The Legal Fighter – The Beta Uprising
[11] The Huffington Post – Did The Oregon Shooter Warn Of His Plans On 4chan?
[12] The Frisky – 4Chan Thinks Oregon Shooter Is One Of Their Own, Cheers Him On
[13] Dc Gazette – BETA UPRISING BEGINS: Proof Chris Harper Mercer Was part of an Online Murder Cult
![File: image.png (94 KB, 396x385) The Beta Rebellion has begun Anonymous 10/02/15(Fri)10:16:06 No.22859387 [Reply] ▶ >>22859609>>22859620 The first of our kind has struck fear into the hearts of America. His cries have been heard, even by the President This is only the beginning. The Beta Rebellion has begun. Soon, more of our brothers will take up arms to become martyrs to this revolution. On October 5, 2015 at 1:00 PM CT, a fellow robot will take up arms against a university near Philadelphia. His cries will be heard, his victims will cower in fear, and the strength of the Union will decay a little more If you are in that area, you are encouraged to stay at home and watch the news as the chaos unfolds. His sacrifice will echo throughout the nation I plead to thee, brothers! We only have but one chance, one spark, for our revolution. The United States will soon condemn us to the status quo forever, and soon after, the United Nations. Dont let our one chance at writing history slip away. Martyr yourself for the cause or support those who have the courage to do so. We have the chance to make the world a better place for betas everywhere Hiro have mercy on us all. Lend us your strength to fight this evil 14 replies and 1 image omitted. Click here to view Anonymous 10/02/15 (Fri)10:21:46 No.22859579 2>22859497 2>22859518 I'm the third, the motion carries >S Anonymous 10/02/15 (Fri)10:21:48 No.22859581 You know all you guys will be searched now by the feds unless you're proxying through several places and they can't trace you? It's not like they have a difficulty of getting warrants and money to do it now >S Anonymous 10/02/15 (Fri)10:22:07 No.22859600 Inb4 OP gets v& >S Anonymous 10/02/15(Fri)10:22:20 No.22859609 REEEE GTFO NORMIE STOP KILLING REEEE, BE A GOODBOY FOR MUMMA AND EARN SOME GBP, BUY SOME TENDIES REEE](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/001/025/554/6d7.png "Philly Shooting Threat")
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