Cuck

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Cuck, short for “cuckold,” is a term referring to a man with a female significant other who engages in sexual activities with other men. Online, the term is often used as a pejorative to condescendingly describe a male who is sexually inadequate or sexually submissive.

Origin

The world “cuckold” originated in 1250 in the the satirical poem “The Owl and the Nightingale” and is derived from the cuckoo bird, referring to some species of the animal that practice brood parasitism.^[1] On January 18th, 2007, Urban Dictionary^[2] user feaner submitted an entry for the term “cuck,” defining it as a shortened form of “cuckold.”

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Eron Gjoni

After Eron Gjoni published the Zoe Post expose in August 2014, which detailed the alleged infidelity of his girlfriend Zoe Quinn, many 4chan users began referring to Gjoni as a “cuck.” On August 25th, 2014, Gjoni participated in an AMA thread on the /r/Drama^[3] subreddit, where he discussed being called a “beta cuck” and posted a photoshopped image of Quinn and several men with the caption “Cuck Tales” (shown below).

“It hasn’t changed my views. But it has allowed me to note that both sides are prone to thoughtless vitriol. The difference between SJ circles and say, 4Chan though, is that 4Chan will find amusing ways to call me a beta cuck, whereas SRS will give me a careful nuanced analysis of the greater social context in which I am a beta cuck.”

Louis Cuck King

In October 2014, 4chan users began referring to comedian Louis C.K. as “Louis Cuck King,” accompanied by criticisms of his stand-up routines which some interpreted as being anti-white or promoting cuckoldry. On October 22nd, a 4chan user submitted a post to the /tv/^[5] (television & film) board with a picture of Louis C.K. accompanied by the green text“All white women should try the BBC and fill their wombs with superior PoC seed” (shown below).

Over the next few months, many photoshopped images depicting the comedian as a cuckold began circulating on the site (shown below).

Christopher “Moot” Poole

In December 2014, 8chan and 4chan users began referring to 4chan founder Christopher Poole (a.k.a. “moot”) as a cuck after discovering photographs of a female friend of his with another man. On December 7th, 4chan users reported that the word “cuck” was being redacted from posts on the site’s /pol/ (politics) board.^[4] On December 8th, a composite image featuring photographs of Poole and his friend titled “Moot is a cuck” was submitted to the /r/4chan^[6] subreddit.

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