Just finished a darn good documentary: Bigger, Stronger, Faster--directed by Christopher Bell. Not only is it a well made film, it also has a surprising number of twists and turns--in the end explaining that fear of steroids has been drummed up, but centering on the ways in which using steroids really is The American Way, and questioning if that's really how we want things to continue.
Along the road to making these points, Bell also does a mini-expose on the ways in which men's body image has shifted over the past three or four decades, and the ways in which men now think they need to be bigger, stronger and faster in ways they perhaps weren't as concerned about in the past. In this way, Bell indirectly is questioning one traditional mode of male masculinity, and as such I thought it might be interesting to anybody who might still be stopping by here.
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This book is especially pertinent considering the recent SI story regarding Alex Rodriguez's steroid use. Considered the MLB's legitimate hero, especially when compared to Bond, McGuire and Sosa, it was disheartening for sports fans across the nation to hear that one of our most revered athletes stooped to cheating. Hopefully this book reveals the psyche behind steroid use as it relates to the quest to be the biggest, strongest, and fastest.
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