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You are here: Home / Anti-Bullying & Homophobia / Straight Bodybuilders Take a Really Muscular Stand Against Bullying

Straight Bodybuilders Take a Really Muscular Stand Against Bullying

13/05/2015 By ACOMSDave 1 Comment

From OUT magazine

BY LES FABIAN BRATHWAITE
MAY 11 2015 4:37 PM EDT
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They’re going to pump you up. Your self-esteem anyway.
BY LES FABIAN BRATHWAITE
MAY 11 2015 4:37 PM EDT
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YouTube gays Davey Wavey and Raymond Braun asked straight bodybuilders about bullying and — besides an excuse to have more slabs of beef than your neighborhood Sizzler — these mammoth muscle men reveal that their hearts as big as their biceps. Which, for the record, are friggin’ huge.

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Most of them were bullied at some point in their lives, including Brad Rowe (this guy):

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who actually has a gay dad and was bullied as a result, despite being an “alpha male.” Check out his and other stories in the video below. Meanwhile, why everyone’s wearing a shirt is beyond me, but that’s neither here nor there.

And here’s part two, featuring some commentary and background from Davey and Raymond.
Les Fabian Brathwaite — do you even gif, bro?

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Filed Under: Anti-Bullying & Homophobia Tagged With: bully, straight bodybuilders

Comments

  1. Kansei says

    02/08/2015 at 5:20 pm

    Interestingly, bodybuilders have a reputation for being homophobic which is another form of bullying.
    I cannot reconcile them speaking against bullying in a video but doing nothing to denounce the homophobia that runs through this ironically homoerotic activity.

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