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Podcast: ICYMI
Episode: Boys Just Wanna Looksmax
Description: On todayâs episode, host Kate Lindsay is joined by writer Charlie Sosnick to break down âlooksmaxxing.â While the trendâwhich involves things like jaw surgery and âbone smashingâ to achieve mathematically-determined levels of attractivenessâhas existed for some time in incel forums, creators like Clavicular have brought it mainstream. Now, teenage boys are growing up with their own kind of beauty standard, one that insists their success in life is determined by arbitrary factors like the width of their clavicles or tilt of their eyes. Rooted in racism and eugenics, the movement risks normalizing a new kind of masculinity th...