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Name of this male stereotype?

posted 2 years ago by aliensalmon (5122)
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A boy or young man who likes sports, video games, and other "boy" stuff, but not necessarily a "jock", "nerd", "geek", or "athlete". Kinda arrogant and lazy, but heroic. Can appear in any setting from medieval to modern.

Some examples I can think of off the top of my head:

-Prince Derek from The Swan Princess
-Link from the Legend of Zelda cartoon (and some other Zelda-related media)
-Michael J. Fox's character from Back to The Future

[–] samoanjoes (51073) 2 years ago

Eggsy from "Kingsman: The Secret Service"
Kevin from "Home Alone".
Zack Morris from "Saved by the Bell"

[–] aliensalmon (5122) 2 years ago

Yeah, those are good examples!

[–] ShogunofYonkers (72029) 2 years ago

What you got there is an ‘average guy,’ with a few adjustments…

Not all average guys like video games and arrogance and laziness are annoying traits in anyone, male or female

I do like the Ladies and Gents that don’t easily fit into one particular category, they are tougher to puzzle out and a bit more interesting because of it