Let's put it this way, if your friend felt affected by this comment then he truly is a Beta.
An alpha male doesn't care about other peoples opinions.
One where you don't give a damn?Is there any situation where being identified as a beta male isn't insulting?
Beta as in what? Socionics? Brave New World? Greek alphabet?
How can you be offended if you don't even know what the offense is supposed to mean or whether it is even meant to be an offense?
I imagine alpha males must have some serious difficulty with social integration, then.
I think people should pay more attention to your posts. +1
Not necessarily considering I think the O.P is refering to 'beta' as the way it's primarily used in our society these days. To call a man a 'beta' usually implies that they are less capable of achieving and also lack 'manly courage'. By manly courage I ofcours mean the whole idea that a man will ''protect his female'' and be able to hold his own with the toughest. Seeing as most men think women view being protected as a huge part of what makes a man desirable (and to a fair number of women it probably is), being called a 'beta' makes the man feel less desirable to women.
EDIT: I probably shouldn't have said ''these days'' when I talked about the idea of Alpha-Beta, it seems to be something that has always been a part of human nature.
Not necessarily. Not caring about other people's opinions is something entirely different from disregarding other people's words.
Not necessarily considering I think the O.P is refering to 'beta' as the way it's primarily used in our society these days.
A girl I know called a friend of mine my beta.
Umm, I'd say "these days" the traditional "omg I am tough and manly and never show emotion and can kick anyone's ass to protect my weak fragile woman" thing is on the way out, if anything.
With women assuming a more equal place in society, such behavior seems antiquated and out of touch with the times. Many women I know would be annoyed by the implication that they require a man's protection or guidance.
Men "these days" are expected to be much more emotionally mature and nuanced than they were in the past. Just being tough and physically dominant in an Se way doesn't really work as much as it used to, so the definition of "alpha male" is definitely changing.
An "alpha male" is probably just any male that is able to succeed and attract females. But the kind of man that can do this changes from generation to generation, so I'd say it's kind of a mistake to label any particular type of male behavior "alpha" or "beta", since this is totally dependent upon the current environment and external conditions.
Right, but if you completely ignore everything everyone else thinks about you, it makes social integration pretty tough. I can tell you that from experience.
Yeah:A girl I know called a friend of mine my beta.
It was crushing and I've decided the only way to continue is to ignore it.
Is there any situation where being identified as a beta male isn't insulting?
I think people should pay more attention to your posts. +1
Right, but if you completely ignore everything everyone else thinks about you, it makes social integration pretty tough. I can tell you that from experience.
Again, that presupposes that it's common knowledge, which I think it isn't.
The "my" is really odd. (Emphasis MyNe.)