Fans and stans should check out my latest piece for MEL @WeAreMel - the misuse and abuse of the term "bodybuilder" by mainstream media outlets.https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/why-are-the-bad-guys-always-bodybuilders …
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Its usage in journalistic wrapsheets suggests that it has very little to do with competitive beefcaking and much more to do with some factor that gets spotted as one of several other testimonials to pull a spotty record into sharper toxicological focus.
That’s correct. I’d prefer they use “weight lifter” (not “weightlifter”) or “physical culturist” but, again, the primary point was that “bodybuilder” is not just used too much (I can’t control that) but too often for purposes of sensationalizing the subject’s life story
