What is an ‘alpha’ male?

Image by Pete Linforth from Pixabay. Article by Jwana Aziz and Anna Lavis. The Conversation – June 20, 2025.

The recent success of the Netflix show Adolescence has drawn attention to misogynistic rhetoric and how it spreads online. Safeline, an organization supporting survivors of sexual abuse, has warned that terms like “high-value” and “low-value men” (also described as “alpha” and “beta” men) are being used to radicalize boys, drawing them into embracing such rhetoric. Last year, Elon Musk shared a post that argued only “high T alpha males” – men with high testosterone levels – can think freely and are most qualified to lead and govern. […]

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