you’re essentially asking somebody to talk about their hobby, so it makes sense

Absolutely. Everyone started somewhere, vast majority of the time everyone at the gym is rooting for you. And the people who aren’t are probably not worth respecting enough to care at all about their opinion

it can be scary to talk to strangers at the gym, but I’ve had nothing but good experiences asking for help whether it’s form checks, spotting, asking to work in if the equipment you need is being used (help them load/unload their weight if you do this!), or even asking for help finding some weights or equipment (i wasn’t sure if the gym I was at had 2.5lb plates, asked, dude helped me look between his sets and found some). Of course there are always the occasional assholes, but I think they’re pretty rare, especially if you’re not an asshole first

Incels

I’m so sick of how this word has become a slur for any guy that isn’t a “Chad”

You can barely even approach a woman respectfully without coming off as a creep for having the audacity to approach a woman at all.

You don’t even have to be ugly you just have to have the wrong “vibe” which means anything other than being a well off attractive man with no hint of emotional baggage.

This isn’t even a solitary incel talking point it’s even brought up by women about how men no longer approach them.

Almost like every man who isn’t overly attractive with a well paying job being labeled a “creep” has caused most men to just say “fuck it it’s not worth the effort”

And you can call me an incel but the statistics don’t lie that men have stopped approaching women because it’s not worth the potential headache

A slur for white people who “act black.”