“People are always looking for a quick fix, and when moderation hasn’t yielded fast enough results or the results that they want, they’re going to look to those fringe or extreme diets,” Sharp says. “And a lot of the problem lies when we have a visual medium like TikTok or Instagram where people are able to make a connection between a diet and a particular body. People can be distrustful of research or government authorities.
“Men like Andrew Tate are trying to bring back masculinity as a positive thing. And it is a positive, positive thing,” Long says. “Men and women have roles. But the world is shunning masculinity. And it’s fucking crazy. It’s insane. There are people who say the carnivore diet has ties to [toxic masculinity] and we just want to be jacked. That’s the point! I want to live my best life.”
“A lot of the diets that have gained popularity are positioned as a kind of lifestyle. But really, there’s still just another way to restrict,” Sharp says. “We’ve seen a huge pendulum shift toward wellness culture. It’s more sexy, more socially acceptable. It’s for health. It’s a lifestyle. But when we create a set of guidelines of ‘Diet Rules,’ even if the intention is allegedly for health, we’re still restricting. We’re just finding kind of sneaky ways to do it.
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