Progressive commentator Hasan Piker recently made an unexpected declaration that has fitness enthusiasts scratching their heads. He said that gyms are inherently gay spaces that promote homosexuality.
During his appearance on comedian Chris Distefano’s Chrissy Chaos podcast, Pike delivered his thesis. “If you work out you’re gay,” he stated matter-of-factly. “The more work out the gayer you are.”
The Turkish-American streamer, who boasts an impressive physique himself, expanded on his theory by arguing that men who frequent gyms are primarily motivated by attracting other men’s attention rather than women’s.
“We are working out for each other,” the host agreed with him. “You want to look good for me, and I want to look good for you. Our women don’t care. They don’t care if you look like [bodybuilders]. They don’t care. They want to be with us 100%.”
Piker’s argument centers on the idea that the modern fitness culture, particularly in commercial gyms, creates an environment where men spend considerable time admiring and comparing themselves to other men.
He pointed to fitness influencer Bradley Martyn, who owns the popular Zoo Culture gym in California, as a prime example. “People think like, people are always like on Fox News like, oh my God, you know, Arthur or some TV show like made the children [gay]. Like no it’s Bradley Martyn. It’s f**king Zoo culture. Your kids are going there. They got the broccoli haircut. Okay, all of a sudden they’re admiring other dudes.”
The controversial take didn’t stop there. Piker argued that gym owners are “literally facilitating homosexuality” and that anyone who works out regularly “at least three times a week” falls into this category. He supported his argument by noting how men at gyms tend to focus more attention on other men’s physiques than on women present in the same space.
“I stare at dudes at the gym more than women because I look at a dude at the gym and I’m like man how did he get those traps,” Distefano added, seemingly validating Piker’s observation about male gym behavior.
Distefano admitted that as a child, “all my posters that I had were all of like muscle guys. It was all physique because I would look at them and be like I want to look like that.”
Piker is known for his marathon streaming sessions where he discusses politics for up to eight hours daily.
