(The Hill) — 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 ...

Today’s modern poser, the performative male, is often seen carrying a tote bag, sipping matcha and reading feminist literature, while professing his love for an eco-friendly planet and women. He ...

Last week in Seattle, at the conclusion of a rowdy contest held in a public park on Capitol Hill, a young man named Marcus Jennings emerged victorious at one of the most TikToked events in recent ...

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 ...

On Friday evening, over one hundred students gathered in front of the Student Stores, eagerly awaiting the start of an event that’s been popping up at universities across the nation: a performative ...

The rapidly growing trend of pop-up competitions for overcompensating men reached Northwestern over the weekend, in a competition to label the “most performative man.” The collection of men in ...