A controversial internet streamer who goes by the name Clavicular has taken the internet by storm, going to extreme lengths to try to enhance his looks – from using steroids and testosterone to hitting his face with a hammer.
Clavicular has become the poster boy for an online movement called ‘looksmaxxing’, centred on maximising physical attractiveness.
Like many subcultures, it has given rise to a whole new lexicon which is gradually migrating from the margins of the internet to the mainstream.
Asma Khalid and Tristan Redman speak to journalist and documentary filmmaker Matt Shea to find out whether Clavicular – and the movement he champions – is just another viral curiosity, or a strange symptom of modern masculinity.
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Chapters:
00:00 What’s the context?
01:39 Who is Clavicular?
02:45 When did Clavicular become popular online?
05:00 What does Clavicular look like?
09:00 What does Clavicular believe?
12:57 The Kanye West controversy
16:00 Does Clavicular have political views?
20:30: What does this mean for the future?
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