He argued that the reason so many Americans joined up to fight in the western front was to get a glimpse of those shirtless ubermensch they’d be fighting against. Never mind that the Germans were getting really rough by the time the USA showed up in the western front and also most US soldiers were drafted, and also you couldn’t pick the front you’d fight in. And that the US bodybuilder movement comes from trying to create their own gorgeous muscular bodies to emulate the Germans.
He also said Americans didn’t get horny for Soviet men the same way because they all wore thick coats all the time. The Soviets. The world champions in broadcasting oiled up, muscular athletes doing feats of strength and dexterity.
Todd in the Shadows… A goddamn music critic also did a Somertin take down, more of a “Here are the facts he got straight up wrong” video. One of them was “Hitler didn’t kill Ernest Rohm because he was gay… It’s because he was fat!”
All I know about that Somerton guy is that he is very horny for nazis.
Oh for fuck sakes
He argued that the reason so many Americans joined up to fight in the western front was to get a glimpse of those shirtless ubermensch they’d be fighting against. Never mind that the Germans were getting really rough by the time the USA showed up in the western front and also most US soldiers were drafted, and also you couldn’t pick the front you’d fight in. And that the US bodybuilder movement comes from trying to create their own gorgeous muscular bodies to emulate the Germans.
He also said Americans didn’t get horny for Soviet men the same way because they all wore thick coats all the time. The Soviets. The world champions in broadcasting oiled up, muscular athletes doing feats of strength and dexterity.
I have photographic evidence to the contrary
Damn, what they eating? Looks good for military rations.
iirc this photo was taken soon after the end of the war so it would be a celebration dinner
it’s the actually good version of the nurse photo
This looks like something my grandma would cook up. Very much an old style Polish dinner.
Also reinforced the “asian men aren’t masculine” trope.
Also when questioned, the co-writer revealed that he just made all this up with no source.
This is how you know someone hasn’t watched Olympic weightlifting in a long time.
Todd in the Shadows… A goddamn music critic also did a Somertin take down, more of a “Here are the facts he got straight up wrong” video. One of them was “Hitler didn’t kill Ernest Rohm because he was gay… It’s because he was fat!”
He is also pretty misogynistic
Yeah, the four hours video has like 20 min section about it
Did you die during those four hours
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I remember Hbomb show Somerton mysonigy but nothing about nazis