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The term “Alpha Male” came into vogue on the heels of Kevin Samuels and his unflinching and controversial commentary on men, women, and relationships. Nigerian social media star Shola brought the term back to its buzzing ways by way of hosting a Twitter Space focused on the Alpha Male concept.
Babatunde Olushola, who goes by the name of Shola online has amassed quite the following on social media and ruffled feathers via a tweet that took off and sparked a flurry of reactions across Nigerian users of Twitter.
“So y’all getting Alpha male degrees now?” read a tweet caption via Shola’s @jayythedope Twitter account on Sunday (Jan. 2). The image featured a master’s degree diploma for “Alpha Male Studies.” This was coupled with a Spaces focused on the “Alpha Man” that went on for hours reportedly.
Apparently, Shola has promoted the Alpha Male Studies course in the past with recent tweets referencing men attending the class.
The response to Shola’s Spaces, Twitter got “Alpha Male trending and chimed in with thoughts on the topic.
So y’all getting Alpha male degrees now?
pic.twitter.com/QpMIwU0Uft
— Shola (@jayythedope) January 2, 2022
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This Shola’s alpha male really triggered a whole lot of people here.
— mazi Ibe (@maziibe_) January 2, 2022
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Dear men;
In the middle of all this talk,
Pls remember to help people who truly need help.Remember your mom.
Your dad. Your siblings.
Your partner. Your friends.
Especially your male friends.Being an alpha male is not equal to being a wicked man who will watch people suffer.
— #OurFavOnlineDoc
(@DrOlufunmilayo) January 2, 2022
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The first man that started this Alpha male thing
pic.twitter.com/b7cGYY1SuO
— Kiligan (@KayceeKiligan) January 3, 2022
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"But you were claiming Alpha male online" pic.twitter.com/JSrWeCWADF
— niyeeei_ (@niyeeei_) January 3, 2022
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Alpha male doesn’t mean when a woman comes to you for financial help, you should rubbish her. There’s a difference between distress begging and entitlement. If you don’t have, let her know politely.
Don’t be hostile in a bid to pander to your pseudo-alpha male ego. That’s BS!
— • (@khanofkhans11_) January 2, 2022
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shola fit dey tweet alpha male tweets dey cuddle him babe for bed, better wise up
— sweet boy
(@eluewisdom_) January 2, 2022
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This is why we need to rally around Shola and support his Alpha Male Masters Degree program pic.twitter.com/N1yNVVK63W
— $Hydra
(@TheBriDen) January 2, 2022
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This Alpha Male movement is killing me. Not even judging their leader cos na small pikin still dey worry am. Read all the Alpha Male books too from Neil Strauss & co when I was his age. When he grows up, hopefully he becomes wiser.
— Igwe (@Ssaasquatch) January 3, 2022
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It would be funny if it wasn’t real. Five days ago, a self-declared ‘alpha male’ shot and killed 5 people in Colorado. He’d published books filled with misogynistic, racist drivel and about “the emasculation of the alpha male.” Such mass murders are becoming increasingly common. https://t.co/yIE9pSJjZP
— ULOMA (@ulxma) January 3, 2022
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Lady weighs in on the issue of ‘Alpha Male’ pic.twitter.com/zYYOCQBZ1B
— Naija (@Naija_PR) January 3, 2022
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I don’t know who needs to hear this but being an Alpha Male doesn’t mean maltreating & disrespecting women.
It does mean that you know you worth, don’t settle for less & become the best possible version of yourself & give the ultimate value to the world.
— Peng Man
(@pengmanmodel) January 2, 2022
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Being an alpha male also means taking care of women who care for you. You should get this.
— Ayo, the First
(@aystickz) January 2, 2022
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You have to be careful with this Alpha Male movement so you don’t end up with a graduating class of women-hating men who will hide under the guise of Alpha Male tutorship to express the cruelty they’ve always wanted to show towards women for no reason.
— Man of Letters. (@Letter_to_Jack) January 2, 2022
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These new Alpha male students blood just dey hot.
If any babe bill them, dem fit wipe am cord for neck
— Alhaji Beardless Smallie
(@SMiTHiE___) January 2, 2022
