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Tom Segura opens his discussion with a sharp critique of the fat acceptance and body positivity movements, arguing that they have become hypocritical scams rather than genuine support systems. He expresses frustration over how these ideologies dismiss personal struggle and genetic realities by suggesting one looks good at any weight or should be beautiful regardless of size. Segura points out the absurdity in praising Adele for her current appearance while ignoring the work she put into losing significant weight, noting that acknowledging effort is not mean-spirited but rather a recognition of reality. He believes these movements often lead to passive-aggressive behavior where people are patronized instead of held accountable for their health choices, creating an environment where admitting failure or needing help becomes taboo. The conversation shifts to the concept of "cheat codes" in fitness and how society reacts when individuals utilize medical interventions like Ozempic versus natural methods. Segura observes that while some view weight loss medication as a shortcut that undermines personal achievement, others feel threatened by it because it removes the necessity for hard work and willpower. He highlights the pervasive use of such medications even among Hollywood celebrities who refuse to admit they are taking them due to fear of being perceived as lazy or dishonest. This secrecy extends beyond just Ozempic; Segura notes that steroid use is similarly rampant in entertainment, yet everyone pretends it doesn't exist because acknowledging shortcuts makes people uncomfortable with their own reliance on effort and discipline. Segura draws a parallel between the logic used by fat acceptance advocates and flawed reasoning found elsewhere, citing Isaiah Berlin's "Inner Citadel" as an example of retreating into self-justification when facing unattainable goals. He illustrates this with extreme examples: someone who cannot maintain monogamy might claim polyamory is superior rather than admitting relationship struggles, or someone unable to hold a job might rationalize turning to crime as equally valid. Similarly, he argues that claiming weight has no bearing on health because one's genetics are fixed is disingenuous and lacks accountability. He emphasizes that while we should not be cruel to people struggling with their bodies, pretending that unhealthy metrics like cholesterol levels of 600 or extreme obesity do not impact well-being is dangerous nonsense that ignores medical reality. The discussion also touches on recent controversies involving a rapper who was denied entry into an Uber due to her weight and subsequently sued the company for discrimination. Segura questions whether this incident truly represents discrimination or if safety concerns regarding vehicle suspension and tire integrity were valid, noting that carrying 392 pounds in a small car could pose genuine risks during accidents. He acknowledges the emotional impact of such events on people who feel their right to exist is being denied but counters that society must distinguish between moral judgment based on behavior versus biological reality. Ultimately, he concludes that there are no true cheat codes for health; while supplements like Tonat Al can support testosterone and recovery as part of a rigorous stack, maintaining fitness naturally or with assistance requires genuine effort, consistency, and acceptance of medical facts without resorting to mental gymnastics.
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OIC and the uh body condition of most of
the people at the Golden Globes shows
that the fat acceptance movement was all
a scam ah I hate the fat acceptance the
moment that you had an easy root out of
being overweight body positivity went
out of the window that's so true because
there's such Hypocrites there such
pieces of [ __ ] and this whole thing has
always enraged me more than anything I
think I think because of the fact that
I've struggled with it and I had to deal
with the fact that I hate hated the way
I felt or looked or you know you hate
that your genetics are the way they
whatever it is but I also I also think
part of it is just being a guy and that
like guys talk to each other differently
like you know I've played Sports and you
just get used to someone being like okay
fat ass and you're just like [ __ ] you
you know that's just like the way dudes
talk to each other and this whole idea
that like one of my friends is going to
be like I actually think you you look
really good at any weight it's like [ __ ]
off like that's not true and that's what
people started to do like I remember
this one post where it was like Adele
and they showed her like at her heaviest
and and then she'd lost a bunch of
weight I don't know how she lost the
weight but she lost a bunch of weight I
think she looked prey OIC is I think it
was too and she looked great and it was
just filled everything was just filled
with I think she looks great in both and
it's like no don't why are you saying
that that's not true like what she looks
great now she put in the work and she
obviously ate a certain way and trained
and she look and now she looks great
like you can say that like yeah yeah she
wasn't ugly before but no both look both
are wonderful it's like this is this is
just nonsense it's weird with what
people are doing especially with the fat
acceptance body positivity thing like
you don't want to [ __ ] lambast or
castigate or be mean to people that are
overweight and that are trying but also
removing any sort of judgment on what is
better or worse for you just that's bad
for them but yeah there's this idea from
Isaiah bin called the inner Citadel and
it's basically if you can't get what you
want you have to teach yourself to want
what you can get so you sort of retreat
into this so um I struggle to make
monogamous relationships work therefore
monogamy is a flawed system and everyone
should be polyamorous uh I struggle to
lose weight naturally
therefore weight has no bearing on
health and the entire world needs to
accept me at any size need to be
beautiful no matter what I struggle to
hold down a job therefore I'm turning to
a life of crime and actually this is
like just as acceptable as a normal it's
it's it's all it's it's completely
disingenuous and it's all about a lack
of accountability and I think that's the
thing about like when you talk about
body positivity it's like yeah you don't
need to rip people apart who are not um
you know that are overweight or whatever
it's like I don't know I don't think
that's very productive for them it's
just going to very few people are
passive of aggressed or patronized into
Behavior yeah for sure but to say like
this is great and you know and then now
people are also doing the same mental
gymnastics with the the term healthy
like what is healthy it's like you know
what the [ __ ] healthy means stupid like
it's not I'm not making up this word and
they're like well who is to say what is
healthy well we actually have a pretty
good idea of what is healthy so if your
cholesterol is [ __ ] 600 you're not
healthy like why are we pretend
but people want you to go yeah but like
I can't believe a doctor is going to
tell me if I'm healthy you're like
that's the job stupid like that's what
he's supposed to do they're they're
telling you that this is not good and we
all know that if you're carrying that
much weight talking about like 350 400
and then the idea that like that's okay
you know it's not did you see that uh
rapper who was disallowed from getting
into a lift car and she's now suing lift
yeah let's Also let's rapper is like
let's I know that she claims to be let's
not give her too much credit I don't I
don't think she's signed to a label but
yeah I did person who raps I identify as
a person who raps a person who raps who
is a I believe the thing said she was
392 which is like not a lot of scales
giving you that um I don't know if they
went over to the truck stop and figured
it out but she is enormous and and a
driver was like yeah don't get in here I
think he was worried about his tires
yeah he's probably thinking about
suspension rear axle and was like no and
now they're like was just shooting for
discrimination it's like maybe the guy
has a a point that he has a older car
that could you imagine I don't know
whether this is right but imagine that
she'd got in the car and there'd been
some sort of an accident due to that I I
don't know I mean it's £400 like surely
you could have like two or three other
people in the car seems unless it's
because it's all in one space I don't
know anyway I think it's a it's an
interesting one but also I guess on the
flip side of that
this I realized a while ago that people
who were fat had a problem with asmic
because it was sort of denying their
right to exist and it was this yeah but
then there was a bunch of people that
were in shape that had a problem with it
too because it it gave people who didn't
need to use as much hardwork and
willpower and easier route to being in
shape I'm aware that losing fat isn't
being in shape because there's muscle
tone
but you look at half size50 to you go
yeah they're moreap at least with
clothes on yeah and uh yeah it's
everybody is threatened in one form or
another by shortcuts everybody is yeah
yeah because the reason that you look at
someone who's in shape and you go wow
that's I really that that's good there's
I feel some sort of sense of like warmth
and trustworthiness it's because it's a
reliable signal of what they've done to
have to get there whereas now you just
think hey are are you hardworking and
consistent or have you got a
prescription for asmic yeah exactly yeah
that is what that is a thing that people
do and it's like especially you see um
somebody who has never done anything
before and then they drop weight and
then they go yeah you do you do you you
kind of look at them like oh you did the
cheat code and then you you kind of
dismiss them as a person you just go
like oh you're a you're a shortcut
person which I understand I mean that's
yeah and now it's an
unfalsifiable it's losing weight either
naturally or with assistance is the
getting jacked naturally or with
assistance for dudes like it's just an
totally like unprovable hypothesis the
crazy thing about this getting jacked
thing though is like people don't know
how even the people that are in
Hollywood that they go well that
person's not on it they're on it too
I've I know so many people who are
geared out of their minds and even ones
who you go well this person had had a
naturally lean aesthetic before and so
it's it's believable that like no
they're on they're on it too they're all
on it they just never want to talk about
it uh it's almost like the the most uh
taboo thing you can bring up for some of
these guys even though it's like so
obvious and out in the open especially
for people that like are around Fitness
in in the gym like you just know like
there's just tells you just know but
they don't want to be seen they don't
want the perception to be that they took
a shortcut or that they that'll change
people are coming out online fitness
influences and stuff like that it would
be great I mean for some reason the last
place where they're not doing it is
Hollywood is which is like it's all
[ __ ] anyways right it's all fugazi
it's all people are wearing makeup
theyve got special lighting it's all
[ __ ] but none of them want to talk
about it and it's pervasive it's it's
it's so incredible how many are doing it
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