Mark Rippetoe says: she needs to be placed in sexual slavery

[meow69]

Sorry for being way off topic from the usual here, but I feel a prominent member of the strength training community, a person who works with woman and youth very often, has crossed a line.

Here is Mark Rippetoe clearly stating that a woman reporter should be turned into a sex slave:

https://startingstrength.com/resour...consider-current-events-2547.html#post1868804

His words on his personal forum.

More from his forum here including Rippetoe comparing himself to a Jew in Nazi Germany for not being vaccinated, a favourable review of Mein Kampf, and someone saying gays are vindictive (??):

https://imgur.com/a/bCufajt

He has been like this for YEARS but it gets handwaved away as "he's from texas" or "that's his personality, he's done a lot of good for the strength training community" - so basically, locker room talk.

Does it matter that Mark Rippetoe feels a woman he doesn't like should be a sex slave? Should we as consumers simply boycott his material - is that enough?

Or am I overthinking this?

EDIT: apologies to the good people of Texas, I didn't mean to lump you in with people like Mark - but thank you so much for speaking up in this thread and in real life!

EDIT2: shoutout to men in the fitness industry who aren't afraid to speak out against people like Mark Rippetoe - Zack Telander @wildmanadventure and Bryce Krawczyk @reasontogether in particular

 

[jen2174]

@meow69 What the fuck??? Man, I've had Starting Strength since I was a kid and recommended it to so many people. Had no idea this dude was such a colossal piece of shit.

 

[billfojesus]

@meow69 ugh this sucks, just started lifting again on starting strength

 

[sammie2019]

@meow69 Those comments are disgusting. It's never okay to say such things. A responsible and respectful adult wouldn't even "joke" about that. Thank you for sharing, you are not overthinking at all. If he openly makes a vile comment like that and thinks it is okay, what else does he think is acceptable that he isn't doing publicly?

 

[markchen]

@meow69 Thank you so much for this post. I live in this town and a few years back I seriously considered joining his gym. Holy moly what a good thing I didn't and this let's me know to never ever consider it.

 

[lukechester]

@meow69 Rippetoe is a garbage human.

 

[y2pjwk]

@meow69 I ran starting strength long ago and didn't think about Mark for many years until he came up when I was Googling. My partner has a hernia and we wanted to learn about how if at all he should modify his training before his surgery date. When a similar question was asked on the SS forums, Mark had some comment to the general effect of how only beta pussies have to wait months for elective surgery and that if he, Mark Rippetoe, needed elective surgery he would absolutely MAKE the hospital schedule it IMMEDIATELY. Definitely a WTF / "Christ, what an asshole" moment. This latest from him is disappointing but not surprising. Starting Strength has some good points but the community overall needs to leave Mark behind.

 

[meow69]

@y2pjwk LOL whot?

For more medical advice, check out the COVID thread I linked to - Rippetoe actually prescribes people ivermectin and whatever that other one was that right-wingers were totally sure would cure covid. Vaccines? No way, can't trust those drug companies. But we can sure trust the drug companies that make ivermectin. /s

 

[rbl72]

@meow69 Which, of course, is the same damn drug company!

 

[ianianian]

@meow69 Always hated this dude. Also starting strength sucks ass

 

[acquanette]

@meow69 i too bought starting strength as my introduction to strength training. i even follow starting strength on facebook (unfollowing right now). i had alway assumed Rip must be a bit misogynist, but didn't know it was this bad.

 

[danny23000]

@meow69 Oh noooooo starting strength is what started me lifting weights! Not surprised but I am disappointed.

 

[justviv]

@danny23000 Strong Curves is what got me started and Bret is also garbage, so I feel u there :/

 

[chinenyea]

@justviv I started on Strong Curves and was grossed out when I heard about Brett

 

[dawn16]

@meow69 Well now I feel vindicated for always thinking this guy was a dipshit.

 

[privatewoman]

@meow69 Why is this not on r/fitness?

 

[meow69]

@privatewoman I didn't think to post it there I guess, I usually browse this sub for fitness stuff.

Feel free to cross post.

 

[privatewoman]

@meow69 It was no complaint to you btw, I was just disappointed nobody on that sub had picked it up yet.

 

[alejandro11]

@meow69 Mark Rippetoe is a crusty troglodyte. He’s outdated, out of touch, and ultimately not worth an ounce of our attention.

 

[reasonwithme]

@meow69 I'm from where his home base is. The whole town is like this. I'm not really surprised.