Research suggests that identity-based goals are great for ensuring long-term success. But what if the identity you've constructed involves harmful elements that have nothing to do with fitness, and everything to do with hate? In this episode, I sit down with Urban Antonio, a personal trainer of over two decades who has seen the rise of the far-right in the wellness industry.
Glitterpill Theme Song Credits
“Concentric Lines” by the Android Trio
Written by Andy Niven
Performed by andy Niven, Max Kutner, and Eric Klerks
BUY THE TRACK
https://androidtrio.bandcamp.com/track/concentric-lines
TAKE THE GLITTERPILL
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THE GLITTERPILL COMMUNITY
https://proudboyswhisperer.com/glitterpill/
GUEST LINKS
LIST OF WELLNESS PROFESSIONALS WHO HAVE SHARED QANON CONTENT
https://conspirituality.net/redpilled/
History of Eugenics and Fascism in the Wellness Industry
https://www.patreon.com/posts/35957173?fbclid=IwAR0eMaG9nCNiy_1EYj9mokzAbnn_-caael7iYxsBWQiaQ-UYGIfzFc61ePs
URBAN ANTONIO’s BLOG
https://urbanantonio.com/blog/
GRACIE FAMILY AND RACISM
http://www.thescrap.co/helio-gracie-linked-to-1930s-brazilian-fascism-movement/
The Story of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu vs Luta Livre
https://www.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwAR3fLv88pmPA4AgHpynRXZI-ZwfacNjMMDsgGMRue3_AJZtQ7421G6Q-UI8&v=9uVmf6NXyFY&feature=youtu.be
Deconstructing the Gracie Mythology (Part 1) Philosophy commons.
https://www.typepad.com/the_grumpy_grappler/2014/06/deconstructing-the-gracie-
The Jiu-Jitsu History The Gracies Don’t Want You to Hear
https://www.bjjee.com/articles/the-jiu-jitsu-history-the-gracies-dont-want-you-to-hear/
RESEARCH
Take The Redpill Understanding the Allure of conspiratorial Thinking Among Proud Boys
https://gjia.georgetown.edu/2020/09/07/take-the-redpill-understanding-the-allure-of-conspiratorial-thinking-among-proud-boys/
The Allure of Hypermasculinity and Cryptofascism In Men Who Join the Proud Boys
https://icct.nl/app/uploads/2020/05/Swiping-Right-The-Allure-of-Hyper-Masculinity-and-Cryptofascism-for-Men-Who-Join-the-Proud-Boys.pdf
Rise Above Movement
Thread: https://twitter.com/berkeleyantifa/status/1304088257836101633
Serbia expels US neo-Nazi after investigative website Bellingcat outed his location
Rise Above Movement https://www.counterextremism.com/supremacy/rise-above-movement
HOW far-right hooligans hijack MMA for training and recruitment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Yt-6utXzI4&t=58s
Punks and Nazis
https://www.gq.com/story/punks-and-nazis-oral-history
Generation Identity
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-41694-2_6
Yoga, white supremacy and cultural appropriation.
Cultural Appropriation “If Gandhi took a yoga class.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBMc9s8oDWE
Pastel Qanon: https://www.vox.com/videos/2020/10/28/21538763/save-the-children-qanon-instagram
