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5 min readThe Performance of Outrage
A man films himself screaming for seven minutes, demanding that the Cornell 7 be "put under the f***ing jail" and that their lives be ruined. He posts their names online. He calls for their murder. Then, as new evidence emerges that contradicts the initial allegations, he deletes the video. This is the pattern Amala Ekpunobi identifies as a new breed of "performative men"—men who weaponize outrage not from conviction, but from calculation.
The Mechanism: Outrage as Mating Display
Ekpunobi argues that the driving force behind these viral videos is not genuine moral concern but female attraction. The logic is straightforward: young women are overwhelmingly politically left-leaning, and expressing outrage at accused male predators signals that the speaker is "one of the good ones." It is, in her telling, a mating display—"the shiny rainbow bird doing a dance around their female counterpart, just hoping that she pays even a smidgen of attention to them."
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:00) **Introduction: A New Brand of Performative Man** - Amala introduces the concept of "performative men" in the context of the Cornell 7 case, contrasting it with earlier performative trends like posting black squares or wearing "Future is Female" t-shirts.
- 2 (01:30) **Guy #1: The Rage-Filled Video** - Amala plays a clip of a man screaming about the Cornell 7, demanding their lives be ruined over a seven-hour assault.
- 3 (02:51) **More Performative Examples** - Amala shows additional videos of men posting names and pictures of the accused, one claiming he could show them "horrendous shit" and another distinguishing himself as a man who "believes women."
- 4 (04:30) **The Theory: Female Attraction as a Driver** - Amala posits that a major reason men engage in this behavior is to attract women by virtue-signaling left-leaning politics, often subconsciously.
- 5 (05:43) **The "Good Guy" Calling Out His Bros** - Amala plays a video of a man who called out his fraternity group chat for making a joke about the Cornell 7 and Deshaun Watson.
- 6 (08:28) **Contradicting the Rage with Evidence** - Amala contrasts the men calling for execution with evidence from the case, including texts from Jane Doe to one of the accused.
- 7 (09:35) **The Shirtless Guy and the "Queen of Seven"** - Amala mocks a shirtless man making a video about the "Queen of Seven" situation, suggesting there are other ways to get women than falsely accusing seven men.
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Show Notes
Grown men are filming themselves screaming and crying over the ‘Cornell 7’ case in what appears to be a desperate plea for female attention. Let’s talk about it.
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