Sigma Males
In their first podcast for The Maroon, hosts Cherie Fernandes and Nicolas Posner examine the cult following of Patrick Bateman.
That infamous sigma male face. Sure, it is often used ironically. But maybe it has a deeper significance. What could it reflect about socio-sexual hierarchies? How could it tie into other cultural movements? And what could be learned from understanding which demographics identify with it?
In their first podcast for The Maroon, hosts Cherie Fernandes and Nicolas Posner examine the cult following of Patrick Bateman, a fictional (and murderous) banker and archetype of the sigma male from the film American Psycho, and what it reveals about masculinist subcultures and society.
Hosted by: Cherie Fernandes and Nicolas Posner
Edited by: Gregory Caesar
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Cherie is a second-year tentatively pursuing data science and economics at the College. She’s been on the Viewpoints staff since her first quarter, penning...
