The Perfect Male Body

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In the first of a series of posts about the objectification of the “ideal” male body, Oliver Lee Bateman examines the life and times of fitness entrepreneur Joe Weider.

I Don’t Have to Explain My Fat to You

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Margitte Kristjansson asks: Why am I not allowed to want to be fat?

My 4 Year-Old Thinks He’s Fat

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Aaron Gouveia thought that because he was raising a son, he wouldn’t have to deal with body image issues… Boy, was he wrong.

Why Didn’t I Look Like Ted Arcidi?

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Oliver Lee Bateman reflects on a forgotten wrestler who embodied the “80s style,” and whose enormous body proved impossible to replicate.