The internet is a vast landscape of memes, each with its own unique origin and evolution. One such meme, the "Chad" meme, has found its way into various corners of online culture, often used to represent a confident, successful, and often exaggeratedly masculine figure. While the character Peter Griffin from the animated series Family Guy isn't directly associated with the Chad meme, understanding the meme's origins and how it's used can shed light on its presence in internet culture.
The "Soyjaks vs. Chads" meme uses a Wojak comic format to depict a comparison between two groups represented by 'Soyjaks' and 'Chads'. The template typically features two panels. In the first panel, one or more Soyjaks express disappointment or distress over a specific subject.
The 'Soyjaks vs. Chads' meme format originated on April 12th, 2020, from a post on Reddit by the user Nichijoke.
The events of 9/11 are recalled by those very numerals. Meanwhile, a bizarre outgrowth of the incel community and its memes is the mainstreaming of a binary first proposed there: the Virgin versus the Chad.
One is sexless, unattractive, dull, depressed and withdrawn; the other is alpha, a toned Adonis with a horse cock, desired by women and thoughtlessly enjoying his unearned bliss. But as this concept migrated from its origins, the Virgin and Chad figures have come to represent other dichotomies.
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It’s a bit unexpected that Chad, whose old identity was bound up in bedding an endless sequence of mega-hot babes (or Stacys), would come to symbolize a period when one-night stands are thwarted by quarantine conditions. Chad wouldn’t rate “may you live in interesting times” as a curse - bring on the interesting times, bro! Sounds sick!
Thus the macho element of riding out a semi-apocalypse. The reward for making it to 2021 and beyond, one hopes, will be bragging rights. Maybe someone will put out “I Survived 2020” T-shirts to wear as we ring in the New Year.
I don’t mean you should go around acting invincible, but honestly? Some Chad-esque confidence in yourself, your ambitions and your social networks could be just the thing to get you through this. Start lifting weights. Listen to 1980s hair metal anthems. Slide into DMs with the laziest pickup lines you’ve got. No rules, man.
Peter Griffin: A Character Prone to Comedic Mishaps
Peter Griffin, the central character of Family Guy, is known for his outlandish antics and often clueless behavior. One episode, "Coma Guy," highlights Peter's character through a series of comedic events.
Coma Guy is the 25th episode of the eighteenth season of Family Guy. When Peter embarrasses Lois by admitting he has never read a book at a cocktail party she's throwing, she insists that he read something from the library and recommends Orwell's 1984. But when he's accidentally given Van Halen's album 1984, he becomes hooked on the music until Lois gets fed up with it and insists that he take it back.
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While Peter undergoes a series of dreams and hallucinations, his family and friends gather around him. He goes into cardiac arrest, but the doctors are able to get his heart started again. However, Dr. Hartman brings news that he is brain-dead and gives Lois the option of pulling the plug.
Peter dreams of a cruise ship in the Panama Canal with numerous deceased previous characters. Back home, he is understandably upset that she would nearly end his life while she's surprised that he hasn't killed himself in one of his stunts yet.
In revenge, he makes a series of unreasonable demands, but when things come to a head, she walks out with the kids intending to leave him. Lois reminds Peter of all his horrifying near-death experiences, such as his constant accidents on The Petercopter from "The Cleveland Loretta Quagmire" and also brings up how he got stranded in "The Perfect Castaway", almost got eaten at the zoo in "Turkey Guys", nearly died in a hijacked plane crash in "Passenger Fatty-Seven", joined an Islamic fundamentalist organization in "Turban Cowboy", getting a hit put on him in "The Guyfathers", became the grim reaper in "Death is a Bitch", and previously went comatose in "Are You There God? Dr. Weed - "Mr. Griffin Goes to Washington".
Second episode where Peter goes into a coma since "Are You There God? Dr. Gravitas from "Married ... Numerous deceased characters return in this episode, riding on a boat in Peter's dream, urging him to get on the boat with them, symbolizing that Peter's going to die as well.
BoJack Horseman from the eponymous series appears in Peter's coma to tell him that despite the foreshadowing, he's not actually going to die.
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Peter is very poorly-read, having never really read a single book in his entire life. Cleveland has only read four books in his entire life. For some reason, Helen Schlotz, Brenda Quagmire, Ross Fishman, Mrs. Jacqueline Hinton, who provided an early image of the script for this episode, was scheduled to provide a guest voice.
Peter: Little Women, Holes, The Giver. These are all porn categories. Black Beauty? Lois: 1984! Joanna: We've got it on CD. CD. Ha! Peter: This is books!?
Dialogue Snippets:
- Brian: Is there food on the floor?
- Brian: Joe dropped a cracker!
- Peter: Aw, dammit!
- Peter: Lois!
- Chris: Dad came!
- Peter: [sigh] Well, there's only one thing to do.
- Stewie: What do you mean, not an accident?
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The "Chad" meme, while not directly linked to Peter Griffin, represents a certain archetype that resonates within internet culture. Understanding its origins and how it's used can provide insights into the ever-evolving world of online humor and social commentary.
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