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{{Modern}}{{Stub}}{{RageTab}}{{Character|name={{PAGENAME}}|aliases=Soyboy [[Wojak]]s|image=Mainvariants.png|imagecaption=Some of the first {{PAGENAME}} to exist. Clockwise from top left: Soyak, A24, Feraljak, Tony Soprano Soyjak, Markiplier Soyjak, and Gapejak}} | {{Modern}}{{Stub}}{{RageTab}}{{Character|name={{PAGENAME}}|aliases=Soyboy [[Wojak]]s<br> | ||
Soyak<br>|image=Mainvariants.png|imagecaption=Some of the first {{PAGENAME}} to exist. Clockwise from top left: Soyak, A24, Feraljak, Tony Soprano Soyjak, Markiplier Soyjak, and Gapejak}} | |||
'''Ѕоујаkѕ''', also known as '''Soyboy [[Wojak|Wojaks]] | '''Ѕоујаkѕ''', also known as '''Soyboy [[Wojak|Wojaks]]''', are humorous depictions of effeminate males called soy boys drawn usually in a black and white drawing, based off the [[Wojak]] drawing from 2008-2009. '''Soyjaks''' and their use has become its own subculture, originally on the now-defunct Question & Answer board of the website [[4chan]], and now on Ѕоујаk.party and other websites known collectively as the Soysphere, where a community of individuals known as soyteens have gathered. '''Ѕоујаkѕ''' are traditionally used to imply that one's opponent is, in fact, a soy boy who looks like these depictions and says whatever is being quoted (usually their own past words). Two people may quote each other back and forth with '''Ѕоујаkѕ''' in a competitive event known as a soyduel. | ||
Although the exact origin of '''Ѕоујаkѕ''' is a contentious topic, with multiple proto-sоујаkѕ being discussed as potential first '''Ѕоујаkѕ''', most agree that the '''Soyak''' image created by the artist known as The Swede on December 30th, 2017 is the first instance to meet all the known characteristics of a '''Ѕоујаk'''. | Although the exact origin of '''Ѕоујаkѕ''' is a contentious topic, with multiple proto-sоујаkѕ being discussed as potential first '''Ѕоујаkѕ''', most agree that the '''Soyak''' image created by the artist known as The Swede on December 30th, 2017 is the first instance to meet all the known characteristics of a '''Ѕоујаk'''. | ||
== As an art form == | == As an art form == | ||
Although the concept of 'jakking is frequently dismissed as strawman argumentation by the masses and criticized by | Although the concept of 'jakking is frequently dismissed as strawman argumentation by the masses and criticized by other people, 'jakking and it's culture has been acknowledged by some spectators as a form of subversive commentary on modern human nature, as well as expressionist and sometimes (as the CIA would put it) surrealist art, especially in regard to its following, wide variety of images, and their literary contexts produced as a result. | ||
The vast majority of '''Ѕоујаkѕ''' are not anti-aliased. This means that they are easy to edit, even with basic software like [[MS Paint|Microsoft Paint]]. As a result, '''Ѕоујаkѕ''' can be quickly modified to create personalized attacks on individuals of any race, creed, color, nationality, or gender. An excess of these '''Ѕоујаkѕ''' can be found on the SoyBooru, a website that serves as a repository of them. | The vast majority of '''Ѕоујаkѕ''' are not anti-aliased. This means that they are easy to edit without having the struggle to remove the blurry lines, even with basic software like [[MS Paint|Microsoft Paint]]. As a result, '''Ѕоујаkѕ''' can be quickly modified to create personalized attacks on individuals of any race, creed, color, nationality, or gender. An excess of these '''Ѕоујаkѕ''' can be found on the SoyBooru, a website that serves as a repository of them. | ||
Although originally designed to mock a certain kind of stereotypical, left-leaning, media-consuming male, '''Ѕоујаkѕ''' have evolved far beyond their original scope and can now be used to represent any being or object, or even oneself. | Although originally designed to mock a certain kind of stereotypical, left-leaning, media-consuming male, '''Ѕоујаkѕ''' have evolved far beyond their original scope and can now be used to represent any being or object, or even oneself. | ||
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===== Naming ===== | ===== Naming ===== | ||
During and preceding the marketing campaign for The Lighthouse in mid-2019, the as-of-then unnamed soyjak became heavily associated with bone-chilling, character-development-driven, cheap-jumpscares-free, emotionally-draining, slow-burn "horror kino" created by A24, due to a Gigachad spammer with some kind of vendetta. The connection has stuck ever since. | During and preceding the marketing campaign for The Lighthouse in mid-2019, the as-of-then unnamed soyjak became heavily associated with bone-chilling, character-development-driven, cheap-jumpscares-free, emotionally-draining, slow-burn "horror kino" created by A24, due to a Gigachad spammer with some kind of vendetta. The connection has stuck ever since. | ||
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=== Feraljak === | === Feraljak === | ||
[[File:ETBsoyjak.png|thumb]] | [[File:ETBsoyjak.png|thumb]] | ||
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=== Gapejak === | === Gapejak === | ||
[[File:Guinnessworldrecordsoyjak.png|thumb]] | [[File:Guinnessworldrecordsoyjak.png|thumb]] | ||