- Joined
- Oct 5, 2008
- Messages
- 128,136
- Likes
- 148,602
- Points
- 115
Self-mutilation and crystal meth: The ‘Chad mindset’ enticing Maga’s young men
Extreme male grooming influencers enlisted in far-Right’s war with ‘fat subhuman’ JD VanceWhat does it take to become president? Besides leadership skills and a strong vision for the future of America, height helps. As does being a man. But for a growing number of young men, it might be as straightforward as looks.
“How are you fat and expect to lead a country?” asked Clavicular, a prominent internet streamer, in a widely shared interview criticising JD Vance, the vice-president and front-runner to succeed Donald Trump as the Republican candidate for 2028.
Comparing the relative merits of Mr Vance with Gavin Newsom, the 19-year-old Clavicular, whose real name is Braden Peters, said that the California governor was a “liar” and a “degenerate” but said he would vote for him “100 times over”, purely based on looks.
“JD Vance is subhuman, and Gavin Newsom mogs,” Mr Peters told The Daily Wire, using internet slang meaning to outshine someone. “[Mr Vance]’s got a very short total facial width-to-height ratio, he’s obese, very recessed side profile, whereas Newsom is like [a] six-foot-three ‘chad’.”
Mr Peters, known as “Clav” to his followers, is a “looks-maxing” influencer – part of an online community of mostly young men who go to extreme lengths to transform themselves into what they deem to be the ideal male physique, known as “Chads” in the slang of the “incel” [involuntary celibate] online community.
Adherents adopt an inscrutable code to define their physical characteristics, from IPDs (interpupillary distance, the gap between the eyes) to canthal tilt (the angles of the eyes), with “hunter eyes” (those tilted slightly downwards) viewed as the most desirable.
Some opt for “softmaxxing”, which involves tweaks such as hair styling, skincare routines, exercise regimes and makeup touch-ups – such as a subtle touch of eyeliner pencil to contour the jaw.
More extreme practitioners go under the knife or have botox shots and jaw-alignment surgery, in what is known as “hardmaxxing”.
Mr Peters has 111,000 followers on the streaming service Kick and 690,000 on TikTok, where millions of young, impressionable viewers tune in for his videos where he engages in dangerous – and at times illegal – behaviour in order to improve his looks.
To achieve his muscle-bound, chiselled-jaw appearance, the online streamer swears by bone-smashing: hitting oneself in the face with either a fist or a hammer in an effort to increase jaw bone definition. He also allegedly takes crystal meth to stay skinny and has discussed the drug’s use for staying slim on his channel.

Read the rest of this crazy shit here.
Self-mutilation and crystal meth: The ‘Chad mindset’ enticing Maga’s young men
Extreme male grooming influencers enlisted in far-Right’s war with ‘fat subhuman’ JD Vance
