Angry white male

A reactionary backlash described by The Atlantic as the "Revolt of the Angry White Male" arose against the women's movement.

[3] The revolt of the angry white male quickly brought up questions and concerns that have long since haunted American politics.

[4] More recently, Professor Bob Pease's view of the theory surrounding Angry White Male voters has stated that they see themselves as a voting bloc with their gender under attack which underscores why Angry White Male voters are more likely to feel politically disenfranchised and to therefore vote for right wing populist parties as a result.

[12] In 2015, he referenced male blue-collar workers having what he saw as a "justified, but just misdirected" sense of fear, frustration and anger, and believed that Donald Trump's campaign was taking advantage of that sentiment.

[15] The films Joe,[16] Raging Bull,[17] Falling Down, Cobb,[17] God Bless America, Taxi Driver, Joker, and Clint Eastwood's performances in Dirty Harry[17] and Gran Torino have been described as an exploration of the angry white man.

[18][19][20] In particular, the protagonist of Falling Down (a divorced, laid-off defense worker who descends via chance and choice into a spiral of increasing rage and violence) was widely reported upon as a representative of the stereotype.