explain why Bodybuilding isn't gay

semi-pro waster · 7 Feb 2011 at 19:43

Tefal said:
depends if they're between me an the door or me and the bar, as dammed if I'm abandoning my pint!

Good lad, I'll be sure to raise a glass to you while you're recovering.

kwerk said:
I have presented a well thought out argument here with a list of facts that you can research for yourself. I solicited for reasonable counter-arguments to explain how it is NOT gay, because I am open-minded to debate. All I have received is homophobically racist insults, calls for locks and bans, and other rubbish. In 11 pages I am yet to receive ANY logical counter-arguments.

You've yet to present any argument to suggest it matters in the least whether it is "gay" or not. You do that and furthermore provide me with a reason why I should care about your claim about the sexuality of bodybuilding then we might be getting somewhere.

kwerk said:
I think any neutral third party observers would agree I have "won" this thread.

In a way I agree with you, you've won in that you are clearly trolling and you've solicited plenty of responses.

gambitt · 7 Feb 2011 at 19:46

He's got a point though - if you walked into a room and saw an almost naked bloke covered in fake tan doing poses on stage, your initial thought would probably be "gay". The only difference here is the "bodybuilding competition" sign above the door and that all the contestants are overly muscular and dehydrated.

Biohazard · 7 Feb 2011 at 19:49

kwerk said:
I have presented a well thought out argument here with a list of facts that you can research for yourself. I solicited for reasonable counter-arguments to explain how it is NOT gay, because I am open-minded to debate. All I have received is homophobically racist insults, calls for locks and bans, and other rubbish. In 11 pages I am yet to receive ANY logical counter-arguments.

I think any neutral third party observers would agree I have "won" this thread.

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA

You could almost pull it off in SC btw

But you have in no way 'won' this thread.

Subjective argument is subjective.

Morba · 7 Feb 2011 at 19:51

But most gay men are effeminate like women, most women don't like competion standard bodybuilders. So why would most gay men think that it's a good thing?

The only people who would think it's gay would be men who are overly keen to state that they themselves are not gay.

Freefaller · 7 Feb 2011 at 19:59

gambitt said:
He's got a point though - if you walked into a room and saw an almost naked bloke covered in fake tan doing poses on stage, your initial thought would probably be "gay". The only difference here is the "bodybuilding competition" sign above the door and that all the contestants are overly muscular and dehydrated.

Walking into the showers after a rugby game, lots of naked men, lathering themselves with soap, the last thing I feel is that this is a homoerotic experience or in any way "gay".

Neither would I feel seeing a man posing on stage as gay - in fact it takes a lot of guts to have the confidence in yourself and your body to do it - I couldn't do it and have no want to do it either! That notwithstanding I wouldn't think "OMG gay!" - if I didn't know it was a BB competition, I'd be a little bit curious as to what was happening, but I wouldn't immediately put my back to the wall.

N19h7m4r3 · 7 Feb 2011 at 20:04

This is Dave Tate, founder of Elite Fitness Systems. A powerlifter and training of some of americas best. A personal friend to Mark Ripptoe and Jim Wendler.
HE IS BETTER THAN YOU!

Powerlifters are not all fat, body builders are not all gay.

Simple as.

I powerlift, I'm hardly fat as some members here can attest to. Hell a forum search can prove that aswell.

Angilion · 7 Feb 2011 at 20:10

kwerk said:
I have presented a well thought out argument here with a list of facts that you can research for yourself. I solicited for reasonable counter-arguments to explain how it is NOT gay, because I am open-minded to debate. All I have received is homophobically racist insults, calls for locks and bans, and other rubbish. In 11 pages I am yet to receive ANY logical counter-arguments.

I think any neutral third party observers would agree I have "won" this thread.

Here's a very simple logical counter-argument to your not really very logical argument that has already been answered:

Bodybuilding is not gay because it isn't sex between people of the same sex.

zebedeee · 7 Feb 2011 at 20:11

Morba said:
There is not a single post I the thread that proves bodybuilding is gay. All you can say and prove is that there are gay people that do bodybuilding or are interested in it.

thats a fair comment i guess, i'm into womens mud wrestling myself

doofer · 7 Feb 2011 at 20:13

N19h7m4r3 said:
This is Dave Tate, founder of Elite Fitness Systems. A powerlifter and training of some of americas best. A personal friend to Mark Ripptoe and Jim Wendler.
HE IS BETTER THAN YOU!

Eh? Why is he better than me? Better at what? Looking like a gayor? OK he wins, but what else? Oh yeah he wins at being friends with a Mark Ripptoe and Jim Wendler, no biggie, I've never heard of them, I win at knowing Dave the Snake, and Mickey Bangbang. You need to stay off the steroids sonny. :rolleyes:

wannabedamned · 7 Feb 2011 at 20:15

doofer said:
Eh? Why is he better than me? Better at what? Looking like a gayor? OK he wins, but what else? Oh yeah he wins at being friends with a Mark Ripptoe and Jim Wendler, no biggie, I've never heard of them, I win at knowing Dave the Snake, and Mickey Bangbang. You need to stay off the steroids sonny.

haha, its funny because you think he looks gay. Muscles = Gay? Bold = Gay? Which one? I dont get it, Am i missing a ***** in the picture or something?

Morba · 7 Feb 2011 at 20:17

wannabedamned said:
haha, its funny because you think he looks gay. Muscles = Gay? Bold = Gay? Which one? I dont get it, Am i missing a ***** in the picture or something?

That makes me gay then! Bald with some muscles!

steve-h · 7 Feb 2011 at 20:17

this troll thread is still going?

I thought I ended it here: http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=18412976&postcount=241

??

Freefaller · 7 Feb 2011 at 20:17

I'm balding and muscular... does that make me quasi-gay? :confused:

doofer · 7 Feb 2011 at 20:18

wannabedamned said:
Am i missing a ***** in the picture or something?

No, he's stood right there in the middle. I can tell by the pixels he's gay

Biohazard · 7 Feb 2011 at 20:19

Freefaller said:
I'm balding and muscular... does that make me quasi-gay?

I thought you were bald..

It makes you sexy big time fella!

Morba · 7 Feb 2011 at 20:19

Freefaller said:
I'm balding and muscular... does that make me quasi-gay?

Come back to bed gorgeous

Angilion · 7 Feb 2011 at 20:20

Morba said:
But most gay men are effeminate like women,

Your initial predicate is false, so conclusions you draw from it are false.

Most gay men are average. Which isn't really a surprise. It's mainly a false negative thing - gay men who are in the normal range of masculinity/femininity for men are often casually assumed to be not gay.

zebedeee · 7 Feb 2011 at 20:21

steve-h said:
this troll thread is still going?

I thought I ended it here: http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=18412976&postcount=241

??

it'll never end aslong as gays wish to keep defending themselves :rolleyes:

haha... now i think it'll be

/endthread

Angilion · 7 Feb 2011 at 20:27

I've got something useful from this thread - I've been watching powerlifting videos and that's passed some spare time. I had no idea a person could lift about a middling-sized horse worth of weight.

Morba · 7 Feb 2011 at 20:29

Angilion said:
Your initial predicate is false, so conclusions you draw from it are false.

Most gay men are average. Which isn't really a surprise. It's mainly a false negative thing - gay men who are in the normal range of masculinity/femininity for men are often casually assumed to be not gay.

No, it's not wrong. My statement was from my own experience of gay men, should I have said 'in my experience' for you?