WHAM is an acronym, standing for White Heterosexual Aryan Male. Originally created during World War II by Adolf Hitler, WHAM describes an Übermensch (German for "Beyond-Man", "Superman", "Overman", "Superhuman", "Hyperman", "Hyperhuman"; German pronunciation: [ˈˀyːbɐmɛnʃ]), a perfect man which Hitler failed to create.