Hello & Happy October!

Welcome to the 5th entry in my series on casting archetypes found on MTV’s The Challenge. The previous articles are:

As always, if you disagree with my categorizing, please read the nota benes I included in my first 2 entries in this series before calling for me to be “cancelled.” I am a social justice warrior, strong feminist, queer champion, trans ally, etc. that is against stereotyping and pigeonholing. I don’t like the archetypes on shows like The Challenge, Big Brother, and Survivor, but it’s naive to act like they don’t exist.

So let’s get to the fifth entry — Alpha Women.

Alpha Women came into the game strong and excelled without taking almost any time to get their footing. They are strong-willed and dominant in athletics and/or politics, often being the leaders on their teams or in their pairs. They aren’t easily intimidated and do not kowtow to other players. They have BDE.

And interestingly, many of the Alpha Women identify as bisexual or lesbian — in contrast to last week’s entry on “Weak Gay Men.” Stereotypical? Yes. But surprising? No.

Let’s hop to it.

Alpha Women — the total package