Oh, Gay Bodies…?

 

A few weeks ago, I sent Huntley a reel I found on Instagram.

In it, a man took his shirt off and showed off his fantastic physique: outstanding muscle definition, impressive arms, shoulders and abs. Superbly sculpted. Flawless.

His response? 'No'. 

And I agreed! No, it's not that we are not losing our interest in attractive men. It's that there was something off with that picture. For one, the man was very young. Hopefully early twenties (it looked to me like he could have been younger, but I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt) but with the body of a lifelong body builder. His head looked slightly small for his formidable shoulders and chest. His arms were fantastic, but the biceps and triceps looked... too huge? I don't know. There was something off with the whole thing. Like a kid wearing his dad's clothes. 

And this is something that people see every day. Especially on social media. You know the algorithm is going to give you whatever you click on or view ten times over, right? So if you follow one attractive man on social media, the algorithm will give you ten times that and suddenly, your whole feed is... incredibly attractive men. And they all look incredibly beautiful. And they all look... the same. 

I think that most of them are using steroids.

I blame the manosphere: Online communities and influencers in the manosphere often promote hormone supplementation to achieve a dominant and "alpha male" image. And the gays especially, fall prey of it. With their promise of lighting fast and impressive gains, it seems an easy trick. Just listen to what the guys in the video with Jon say. 

Oh, and there’s also marketing and social media: Influencers, especially on instagram and TikTok who are open about their own use of testosterone and market related products can create a cycle where the desire for these traits is reinforced. But hormone therapy is not without controversy and can have very serious side effects, including an increased risk of prostate cancer, liver damage, and aggression. Or a hairy back, shrinkage and terrible acne.

And that is just the tip of the iceberg.

XOXO 

P.S.a sample found on Instagram. All I had todo was to go to ‘search’ and click on one beautiful man. 

P. P. S. Not all of these men are gay. Probably not all of them are on steroids, but all of them have something to sell you.