On image-enhancing drugs.
Jason Myles of This Is Revolution is back on, talking to George and Alex H about his article in Damage on increasing steroid use.
What does the discourse around 'fake natties' tell us about authenticity? Do SSRIs provide "fake happy"?
If steroids are a short-cut, how do we understand the "work" in "working out"?
Is the taboo on drug use completely gone?
Are we medicating to counter the side-effects of other meds?
How do issues such as steroids and trans reveal contradictory attitudes to the body?
Have the links between body, image, sex, and eroticism been erased?
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Links:
Self-Catfishing with Steroids, Jason Myles, Damage
Shedeur Sanders and the Marketization of College Sports, Jason Myles, Damage
