Bonus Sample: Punching Down & Male Fragility

Conspirituality

Derek Beres, Matthew Remski, Julian Walker

Social Sciences, Society & Culture, Science, Philosophy

4.0 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 2 January 2023

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

The Hodgetwins’ brand of comedy relies on punching down, not nuance or storytelling—or being based in reality in any meaningful way. They’ll take a subject, make fun of it, then sometimes moralize about why they’re right on a topic—especially when it comes to their version of masculinity.Derek looks at these twins' vitriolic humor and places it in the context of competition. Whether they're preaching transphobia, fat-shaming, or other forms of bigotry, what they're revealing is really male fragility, not the all-important masculinity they profess.Show NotesThe Racist Roots of Fighting ObesityThe Bizarre and Racist History of the BMIBreaking Down the ‘Wellness-Industrial Complex,’ an Episode at a TimeFrans de Waal: The surprising science of alpha males -- -- --Support us on PatreonPre-order Conspirituality: How New Age Conspiracy Theories Became a Health Threat: America | Canada Follow us on Instagram | Twitter: Derek | Matthew | JulianOriginal music by EarthRise SoundSystem Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is a Glassbox Media Podcast.
0:04.3	Hello, Conspirituality Podcast listeners.
0:13.1	Welcome to a sample of our weekly Patreon bonus episode.
0:17.0	If you'd like to support our research and production time, and help keep us ad free and
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0:27.8	or choose a higher tier to access our live streams and bonus videos.
0:32.6	All of this is available at patreon.com slash Conspirituality.
0:37.2	Thank you for your support.
0:40.2	The Hodge twins spent Christmas Eve tweeting out a 2020 scientific American article entitled
0:45.8	The Racist Roots of Fighting Obesity.
0:49.0	These conservative comedians made the jump from YouTube Stardom to in this tweet being
0:54.6	boosted by Elon Musk, which actually often happens these days.
0:59.3	In which, for some reason, appears in my algorithm with increasing frequency, even though I don't
1:04.6	follow Twitter's owner, or the duo of Keith and Kevin Hodge.
1:10.1	For context, the Hodge twins, aka the conservative twins, cut their teeth online with their
1:16.1	very burly workouts.
1:18.4	Both men are bodybuilders, and mostly now post videos of themselves eating fast food
1:23.0	like Popeyes and Wendy's and Krispy Kreme in their car around their new hometown of Las Vegas.
1:30.9	They don't seem to post many workouts these days, though they remain quite buff and they
1:35.4	certainly posture often. On one YouTube channel, they build themselves as twin muscle,
1:42.0	and that alongside their enrollment in the Marine Corps is a big part of their brand.
1:47.8	But the other part is conservative comedy, as I mentioned, and it's comedy in the sense that
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