Twitchy·47 min ago·Saturday, November 14, 2026, 6:00 PM

Gender Studies PhD on NPR Explains How Physical Fitness Is a Tool of Fascism

It seems like it's been years since we've done a post about how physical fitness is linked to white supremacy. Back in 2023, MSNBC opinion columnist Cynthia Miller-Idriss wrote that "physical fitness has always been central to the far right," noting Hitler's interest in boxing and jujitsu, and added that "the intersection of extremism and fitness leans into a shared obsession with the male body, training, masculinity, testosterone, strength, and…

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