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Angry white male 2016
Angry white male or angry white man (AWM) or angry white guy (AWG) is a derogatory term used to describe a white male holding what is viewed as a typically conservative viewpoint in the context of U.S. politics, typically characterized by opposition to liberal anti-discriminatory policies and beliefs. In particular, angry white men oppose affirmative action policies, radical/third-wave feminism, and political correctness culture.
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- Angry white male 2016
- Malzberg wayne allyn root discusses his book below angry white male
- Development
- In Australia
- In popular culture
- References
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Development
The term was popularized in reference to a political voting bloc which emerged in the early 1990s as a reaction to perceived injustices faced by white men in the face of affirmative action quotas in the workplace. The term later gained prominence in the 1994 federal elections in the U.S., in which a large number of neo-conservative, white voters turned out. This new voting bloc swept in the first Republican majority Congress since the 1950s.
So-called angry white men are stereotypically disproportionally older than the population as a whole, and tend to have animosity toward young people and/or minorities.
Donald Trump supporters have been described by some as "angry white males" or "angry white men."
In Australia
The rhetoric of the angry white man is not limited to the United States. It appeared during Great Australia's 1998 federal elections. New political parties appeared in that election due to the preexisting Fathers' rights movement in Australia. These included the Abolish Family Support/Family Court Party and the Family Law Reform Party. Similar to the usage of the term in the United States, the Australian men categorized as angry white males opposed what they perceived as the feminist agenda. These political parties were created as a reaction to the historic number of women elected to the House of Representatives. Members of these groups claimed that "feminists have entrenched themselves in positions of power and influence in government and are using their power to victimise men."
In popular culture
The movies Joe, Death Wish, Falling Down, Taxi Driver, God Bless America, and Clint Eastwood's performances in both the Dirty Harry series and Gran Torino have been described as definitive explorations of the "angry white male." In particular, the protagonist of Falling Down (a divorced, laid-off defense worker who descends into a spiral of increasing rage and violence) was widely reported upon as a representative of the stereotype.
The character Archie Bunker from the sitcoms All in the Family and Archie Bunker's Place "turned the angry white male into a cultural icon," according to CBS News. Bunker's English inspiration, Alf Garnett from Till Death Us Do Part, had a similar effect in his home country.