"Bernie Bro" (sometimes spelled "Berniebro") is a pejorative label that has been applied to male supporters of 2016 U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. The term originated in an October 2015 article by Robinson Meyer of The Atlantic to characterize largely young, white, male Sanders supporters on social media who allegedly engaged in crude and sexist attacks against rival Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and her supporters. The term was soon adopted by members of the media to critique perceived sexist tendencies amongst Sanders supporters, but has also faced backlash and criticism for stereotyping Sanders supporters and being used as a straw man characterization to delegitimize critics of Clinton.