“This is a great big fat ‘Oh, no,’” Anawalt said in reaction to Hegseth’s announcement. “We’re turning the clock back on rational healthcare. … I’m worried about the ethics. I’m worried about the health consequences. I’m worried about unnecessary evaluations, incorrect assessments, and incorrect diagnoses that lead to inappropriate prescriptions of testosterone.”
94 Comments
Z745812939054@lemmy.zip · 138 pts · 43d
nothing will put fear in your enemies like declaring your army needs more testosterone...
randompasta@lemmy.today · 72 pts · 43d
It just means that Hegseth really likes hanging out with manlier men...For reasons.
halfapage@lemmy.world · 55 pts · 43d
frongt@lemmy.zip · 17 pts · 43d
Wait, are you telling me the urinalysis guy wasn't supposed to do that?
halfapage@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 43d
CMDR_Horn@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 43d
It wasn't exactly frowned upon
Blibly@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 43d
Clearly these men have convinced themselves that they aren't manly enough, whatever the fuck that means to these losers. Conservatives love inventing things to be scared about just throw it on the pile...
wirebeads@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 43d
Have you seen kegsbreath exercise? It’s legendary! It’s absolutely the reason he wants more military men to get loaded up on the T, so they can be just like him.
Blibly@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 43d
Nope. Can't stand looking at him. I'm immediately hit with the smell of cheap whiskey and drakkar noir. Eugh
bizarroland@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 43d
Nothing like giving your soldiers an insecurity that they're not manly enough and that they have to take a prescription for it.
I'm sure that won't have any psychological consequences on the battlefield.
Z745812939054@lemmy.zip · 13 pts · 43d
yea.
the fucking stupidity and incompetence of everyone he appoints is mind boggling
there will be more suicides, and no one will do anything about it
heartSagan5@lemmy.zip · 8 pts · 43d
And it’d be the most tantalizing target in the supply line, like the Jem Hadar’s “Ketracel White” (from ST:DS9). But why bother? I’ve had numerous Endocrinologists say no to me because they were of the opinion, it’d make my ball shrink.
PattyMcB@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 43d
Weren't they also eunochs?
WoodScientist@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 43d
Obviously you should take large doses of estrogen to make them bigger!
WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 43d
Taking them out will be so easy. Just get darts for those massive balls, and play Bloons Tower Defense in real life.
atrielienz@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 43d
I am suddenly reminded of The Longest Yard movie where they gave the guards a bunch of estrogen.
WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 43d
What would estrogen do to a cis male I wonder.
frongt@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 42d
Same thing it does to a trans woman.
aramis87@fedia.io · 108 pts · 43d
Funny how they're suddenly fine with gender-affirming care ...
Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 91 pts · 43d
Quoting myself so I don’t have to keep rewriting it:
lime@feddit.nu · 35 pts · 43d
conversion therapy but they're converting people into himbos
mushroommunk@lemmy.today · 44 pts · 43d
Himbos are lovable. They're converting them into blind rage machines like themselves
BillyClark@piefed.social · 21 pts · 43d
Yeah, it's that thing that conservative media and politicians have been lying about. Saying that children go to school one gender and are forced to change their gender. So that's a lie. It never happened. But now, conservatives are doing the exact thing that they were so concerned about before.
What is it that they say, every accusation is a confession?
BigPotato@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 42d
Are they gonna have a random piss test for it or can a soldier just pop a Total-T the day before their annual eval and pass with flying colors?
kyub@discuss.tchncs.de · 83 pts · 43d
An over-fixation on "manliness" and "heroism" in the military is also standard fascism playbook. Everyone's made up to be a hero for their country, no matter if true or not. This sort of propaganda-fueled glorification of soldiers and war maybe helps recruitment of future soldiers for whatever future war the fascists are going to start. That's probably the only upside.
frongt@lemmy.zip · 23 pts · 43d
It also lets you shout down any criticism with "that man is a HERO how DARE you accuse him of anything"
PattyMcB@lemmy.world · 55 pts · 43d
Just wait. In another 10 years (if we're still around by then), the VA will be ignoring a ton of testicular cancer cases in veterans.
matlag@sh.itjust.works · 48 pts · 43d
I don't give them a year before ranks are determined by balls size and weigh.
SabinStargem@lemmy.today · 26 pts · 43d
Closeted tanuki furries are destined to obtain the highest of ranks.
flango@lemmy.eco.br · 4 pts · 43d
Damn bro
Kirp123@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 43d
Exogenous testosterone usually leads to balls shrinking.
matlag@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 42d
There are going to be excruciating decisions for military personel in the years to come...
My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world · 45 pts · 43d
In 4 months they'll be indiscriminately issuing amphetamine stims to service members. I mean, it worked for the SS. Probably. At least for a little while. Actually, I have no idea, but it seems like something Keitel and Goering would be all about to claim they had a chemical edge over all the subhumans occupying their lebensraum.
heartSagan5@lemmy.zip · 17 pts · 43d
Those stims were amphetamines, and they were given to soldiers to be prepared for those Blitzes. It also stunted their humanity and made them literal monsters.
JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 43d
Pervitin was actually methamphetamine!
somethingsnappy@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 43d
Ah, short for pervert vitamin. Makes more sense now.
turtlesareneat@piefed.ca · 2 pts · 43d
It's true tho - ex meth addict
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 43d
The US military never stopped using amphetamines. Honestly, the list of militaries that don't use the stuff is probably shorter then the list that does. The job isn't exactly conducive to their health in the first place.
I remember an uproar about this topic in the 90's, but it never stopped. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240314-the-drug-pilots-take-to-stay-awake
golinux@fedia.io · 3 pts · 43d
https://a.co/d/04c9bU8g
GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca · 7 pts · 43d
You could have just posted a video of Hitler tweaking.
thesohoriots@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 43d
Or twerking
Lydon_Feen@lemmy.world · 40 pts · 43d
What this is, is another ridiculous ploy by Beta-cuck Hegseth to have homo-erotic fantasies about his big burly, tough macho men in tight uniforms.
Just get drunk again, Pete, and come out already!
ivanafterall@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 43d
Seriously, how do we let them know we know and it's okay? Holy shit.
Inucune@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 43d
You can't, because of the level of cognitive dissonance coming out has with the maga agenda. He's so deep in the closet you'd have to make a stop in Narnia for gas and a map to get there.
undrwater@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 43d
Don't forget the snacks.
Lydon_Feen@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 42d
And thanks to his ogre of a boss, gas is pretty expensive right now, so...
Wait... Maybe that was the plan all along! To make it hard for Hegseth to come out!
tacosanonymous@mander.xyz · 36 pts · 43d
Ah yes, I served in the bacne and rage unit.
IPeaceInYourFace@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 43d
They're not expecting anybody to live long enough to be able to say that.
grte@lemmy.ca · 28 pts · 43d
The troops are not hot and sexy enough for King Don. He wants troops like in Starship Troopers, except maybe a few years younger.
decolo@piefed.social · 10 pts · 43d
child soldiers it is!
PattyMcB@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 43d
Trump did his part (the children, not the actual service)
Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 43d
The same "germs aren't real" Hegseth who caused a flu outbreak on a military base by reversing the vaccination mandate for service members.
QueenHawlSera@piefed.social · 5 pts · 43d
Wait he doesn't believe in germs?
Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 42d
Nope. Said he hadn't washed his hands in 10 years.
CatGPT@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 42d
He doesn’t believe in bacteria or viruses. Batshit crazy
Wildmimic@anarchist.nexus · 25 pts · 43d
heartSagan5@lemmy.zip · 10 pts · 43d
This seems more plausible by the day
p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 43d
Which movie is this from?
Wildmimic@anarchist.nexus · 10 pts · 43d
Star Trek TNG, S01E01 – Q accuses humanity of still being as barbarous as they were in the time where they drugged up their Soldiers.
Edit:
OtakuAllTheWay@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 42d
frongt@lemmy.zip · 25 pts · 43d
High testosterone in men is associated with male pattern baldness and low sperm count, among other conditions. Not sure why he'd want that, but ok.
medicsofanarchy@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 43d
It's because all the men he stares at in the gym tell him they're taking it. /edit: sentence structure
CatGPT@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 8 pts · 43d
Well you see with these chuds it’s always the woman's fault. She’s barren
Blackmist@feddit.uk · 24 pts · 43d
It's that... Gender affirming care?
psud@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 42d
It's closer to gender and health wrecker so it's probably in line with Trump policy, except that it reduces fertility
bstix@feddit.dk · 22 pts · 43d
They have 2 reasons to do this:
The purpose is to have an army of cannon fodder when they take on NATO and to push through the inevitable failure when doing so.
bunnybunny@lemmy.zip · 21 pts · 42d
Man you Americans really are dumb as shit to vote for this in november.
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 42d
For the third time! There is like a 90% chance.
BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 42d
We like our fads
Iusedtobeanalien@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 43d
He's a complete moron that wants to run the military like he is in a cheap 80s B-Movie
DarkCloud@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 43d
Testosterone can lead to less impulse control, bad idea for people with guns.
Signtist@bookwyr.me · 17 pts · 43d
Good idea for a country that specifically gave those people guns and trained them to shoot people without thinking too hard about it. They'll want it for the police soon, too.
atrielienz@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 43d
That's not really how it works in the military. They don't just let you shoot things indiscriminately like they do in the police force.
OwOarchist@pawb.social · 3 pts · 43d
Not yet.
turtlesareneat@piefed.ca · 2 pts · 43d
Or in a hospital or daycare or grocery store
atrielienz@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 42d
Again, I was not talking about police. Not even talking about like... The National Guard.
DarkCloud@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 43d
American as gun play and police shootings.
Signtist@bookwyr.me · 5 pts · 43d
True, but they're not trying to win wars, they're trying to look powerful in the eyes of their voters, who definitely think aggressive roided-out soldiers with itchy trigger fingers are powerful.
baggachipz@sh.itjust.works · 16 pts · 43d
Hilariously, F2Ms will pass his test for “manliness”.
dontpanic@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 7 pts · 43d
Nah the ftms know better because when your T is too high the excess actually gets converted into estrogen via aromatization. It’s one of the causes of gynecomastia. The goal is just to be within the normal range.
baggachipz@sh.itjust.works · -2 pts · 43d
And if it’s in the normal range they’ll pass the “test”. Thanks for agreeing with me.
notabot@piefed.social · 5 pts · 43d
That assumes some base level of sense. It seems more likely that the "passing grade" will be far too high, and almost all soldiers will be forced to dose themselves with excessive amounts of T.
okamiueru@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 42d
Is this science news? I'm not asking to be nice. News from USA is such a shitfest, and it sucks when it spreads.
AlteredEgo@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 42d
I'd be curious about science if even adversarial memes help spread the lambasted meme. It seems like "calling out this insane nonsense" helps the insane nonsense to actually spread.
But until we have hard scientific evidence for this, moderation couldn't possibly
Lodespawn@aussie.zone · 11 pts · 43d
So can we assume Hegseth has low test, has started having TRT and now thinks everyone needs it?
vala@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 43d
Yes
dizzle18@lemmy.zip · 10 pts · 42d
Pete wants rock hard cocks from sea to shining sea. Glistening, veiny, throbbing, and FULLY erect. Give Pete bricked up dicks, or give him death. It's super fucking hetero, godammit. He's totally into tits and pussy, but he wants those giant, stiff peckers at full fucking mast. AMERICA.
epicshepich@programming.dev · 2 pts · 42d
This reads like an emojipasta without the emojis.
mechoman444@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 42d
What the hell does testosterone have to do with anything? It's a hormone, just like any other in the human body. Both men and women produce it. It needs to stay within a healthy range for the body to function properly. Too much is harmful, just as too little is.
architect@thelemmy.club · 9 pts · 42d
MORE MANLY MAN MEN
spittingimage@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 42d
Hegseth is one of those guys who has to work his fetishes into everything.
My_IFAKs___gone@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 43d
100% disability rating for ultra-low T unlocked.
thebasementcakes@leminal.space · 4 pts · 43d
High T low morals military
SGGeorwell@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 43d
If we know anything about militaries, we know they fear “gaps.” Are they trying to close a doping gap with other militaries? Or to preempt one?
m3t00@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 42d
crime ring full of mental basket cases.
Hueristic_Autistic@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 42d
IAMgROOT@lemmy.wtf · 1 pts · 37d
more testosterone = turn into estrogen....