Current Events > Kumail Nanjiani's new buff body sparks steroid, racism accusations

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https://nypost.com/2021/01/04/kumail-nanjianis-buff-bod-sparks-steroid-racism-debate/

https://twitter.com/itsjustanx/status/1345633349101092864

https://twitter.com/JacobYLow/status/1345613184103710720



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Is he getting shit for it? Hes been ripped for a year or two

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He's been ripped since he did Stuber.

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I mean who is making these accusations that we should care about?

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In Evans case we call that method acting.

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1) wow he looks good for 42
2) I see some reactions to steroid use allegations but no actual steroid use allegations >_> Stupid article
3) people say the Chrises use roids too.

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Is this a case of like 2 or 3 trolls on twitter saying it, then someone blows it up so it sounds like an army of racists is doing it?

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and its not even like he showed up somewhere last month looking pudgy and suddenly showed this off...he's always been pretty fit...people are weird.

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That pic is from 2019 I have seen literally no one shaming him even when it was new

this seems like another "news" article drummed up from maybe a handful of shitty twitter comments

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MC_BatCommander posted...

That pic is from 2019 I have seen literally no one shaming him even when it was new

this seems like another "news" article drummed up from maybe a handful of shitty twitter comments

This

To be fair Kumail made his name a schlubby comedian

two of the three other Chrises were already known as handsome actors before getting jacked

people seemed similarly incredulous at Chris Pratts transformation

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Hemsworth and Evans have always been ripped, and Pratts physique isnt very impressive we just all knew him as the chubby guy beforehand.

Kumail was an average Joe like Pratt but his body transformation was much more drastic and impressive. Obviously all these guys have done steroids though so it shouldnt be a big deal.

Were_Wyrm posted...

In Evans case we call that method acting.

Teehee

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Dinesh

MC_BatCommander posted...

That pic is from 2019 I have seen literally no one shaming him even when it was new

this seems like another "news" article drummed up from maybe a handful of shitty twitter comments

Yeah, and I recall that he's been pretty open about the whole training process and how it's in no way a realistically attainable thing for anybody who isn't being paid a decent living to do it.

I would like to know his jaw's routine.

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Why does pointless angry twitter comments even make the news? Any celebrity that gets buff gets called on steroids.

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LightHawKnight posted...

Why does pointless angry twitter comments even make the news?

Because we live in a world where constant 24/7 "news" is considered a form of entertainment and generating content is key.

I do remember a fairly prominent twitter thread about him and mac from it's always sunny. I think it was a woman who covers wrestling or had a wrestling podcast. Iirc rob and kumail talked about body positivity and how they were lucky to be privileged and that's why they could get fit, and she was like that's great but really it's steroids. That was years ago though

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Balrog0 posted...

I do remember a fairly prominent twitter thread about him and mac from it's always sunny. I think it was a woman who covers wrestling or had a wrestling podcast. Iirc rob and kumail talked about body positivity and how they were lucky to be privileged and that's why they could get fit, and she was like that's great but really it's steroids. That was years ago though

i don't know why people are so quick to jump to steroids...these guys basically have the time and money to have a nutritionist, chef, trainer and spend the majority of their time training...its not unfathomable that they're able to achieve this look on their own, easier than the average joe could...as for a wrestler, they don't exactly have months in preparation after getting a role and are constantly on the road. someone like that leaning on PEDs makes a little more sense than someone training for a movie role.

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I did notice how buff he was in that 2020 movie

VipaGTS posted...

i don't know why people are so quick to jump to steroids...these guys basically have the time and money to have a nutritionist, chef, trainer and spend the majority of their time training...its not unfathomable that they're able to achieve this look on their own, easier than the average joe could...as for a wrestler, they don't exactly have months in preparation after getting a role and are constantly on the road. someone like that leaning on PEDs makes a little more sense than someone training for a movie role.

Cause angry twitter posters are stupid.

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Theyre always going to doubt the minority or find a way to put them down our society is messed up

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VipaGTS posted...

i don't know why people are so quick to jump to steroids...these guys basically have the time and money to have a nutritionist, chef, trainer and spend the majority of their time training...its not unfathomable that they're able to achieve this look on their own, easier than the average joe could...as for a wrestler, they don't exactly have months in preparation after getting a role and are constantly on the road. someone like that leaning on PEDs makes a little more sense than someone training for a movie role.

There's a lot of reports that actors use steroids when bulking up for movies. Its all hearsay and rumors. It wouldnt surprise me if they did but they also have access to the means. However, dudes like the rock are clearly roided up.

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I am not sure this is a race thing.

everybody says that meatheads like Brock Lesnar or other WWE guys are rooided up the wazoo and theyre all white.

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I don't really care about the topic premise, I'm just glad I clicked because I found out so many new things. First there's this eternals movie coming out, and the fact that I recognize this guy! I've seen him guest star in a lot of shows, comedies and other bits of media throughout the years so learning this fact has been pretty cool. Did anyone see the big sick? I love zoe kazan.

After googling the eternals I really hope this ends up being good and not incredibly disappointing like inhumans ended up being since that was planned to be a movie as well.
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Why would it matter if steroids were used anyways? Its an acting gig not a sports competition.

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Why would it matter if steroids were used anyways? Its an acting gig not a sports competition.

People seem to think that steroids automatically bulk you up lol. You still gotta put in the work.

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I feel like this is life parodying his gold chain in Silicon Valley

"Looking good there Arnold Schwarmanegger"


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Is he training for a superhero movie or it's just his newfound lifestyle?

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I4NRulez posted...

People seem to think that steroids automatically bulk you up lol. You still gotta put in the work.

I mean I'm pretty sure steroids will add muscle faster than working out even if you don't work out. Back when clear was still an active poster he would link to that study all the time

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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-02-effect-steroids-muscle-mass-strength.html

Men treated with testosterone who did not work out (T+NoE) gained nearly double the muscle mass as did those who received placebo injections but regularly exercised (NoT+E; 3.2 kg vs 1.9 kg increase). Of course, the increase in muscle mass among the men in the testosterone-plus-exercise group dwarfed both these groups, averaging 6.1 kg.

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Twitter is dog shit

Actually dog shit serves a purpose and therefore twitter is far below dog shit

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Jagr_68 posted...

Is he training for a superhero movie or it's just his newfound lifestyle?

He was cast in The Eternals (which I promise will be the MCU's first bomb) iirc.

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PoundGarden posted...

Jagr_68 posted...

Is he training for a superhero movie or it's just his newfound lifestyle?

He was cast in The Eternals (which I promise will be the MCU's first bomb) iirc.

Wow what a fucking waste of a body although he's getting paid and being healthy af so who cares.

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Is this one of those things where like six people were mean online and 80,000 people dogpiled on decrying how anybody could be so mean?

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VipaGTS posted...

i don't know why people are so quick to jump to steroids...these guys basically have the time and money to have a nutritionist, chef, trainer and spend the majority of their time training...its not unfathomable that they're able to achieve this look on their own, easier than the average joe could...as for a wrestler, they don't exactly have months in preparation after getting a role and are constantly on the road. someone like that leaning on PEDs makes a little more sense than someone training for a movie role.

Didn't McElhenney straight up say he was using steroids? Most bodybuilders use them. I don't see the point in denying it.

PoundGarden posted...

He was cast in The Eternals (which I promise will be the MCU's first bomb) iirc.

I still can't believe they were like "Let's make the brown guy a Bollywood actor!"
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Background_Guy posted...

Didn't McElhenney straight up say he was using steroids?

Nah he gave a response in an interview that heavily implied that he and kumail were on roids. Said stuff like they were just such natural alpha monsters and that's why they had such high testosterone or something. But I'm pretty sure that was after people were accusing them of doing roids

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Twitter isn't news.

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Also, who cares of someone uses steroids if they're not in a competitive sport/body building competition. Hell, Sly got caught with steroids when filming rambo 5, nobody gave a shit the, nobody does now.

This is all fake outrage to generate clicks. The author of this article is a hack and a fraud.

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hint: they're all on roids. or something similar like hgh

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The main thrust of the original criticism at the time was that they were using the opportunity to be humble about what it takes to get fit and being charitable about why people don't or can't do it, but it's undercut by the fact that they aren't actually being honest about what it takes (steroids)

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His abs sure are uneven.

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I mean idk. Kumails body definitely seems achievable to me in that time frame with that level of discipline based on where he started. On the other hand, why wouldn't you if you could.


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This is a non issue.

A few random neckbeard basement dwellers tweeting about it does not mean "controversy sparking" over it. They need to stop making "news" out of random tweets.

But NY Post is a tabloid, so it kinda figures.

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This is cherry picking because race baiters on Twitter gonna race bait.

Most people who are smart accuse the Chrises of steroids. ESPECIALLY Hemsworth given he was in Dancing with the Stars before Thor 1 and he looks dramatically different over only a few month period and he progressively puts on muscle every movie up until about Thor 3 where they probably figured if he did another bulk cycle it would just be too obvious and he always looks noticeably smaller during off-season...a tell-yale sign of steroid use.

The Hemsworth brothers are NOT naturally big dudes either. Liam is lean but not packing the cannons of his brother and they were built very similarly before each progressive Thor movie and both guys are clearly fit and have worked out their entire lives before Chris got that role and magically gained like 15lb of lean muscle in a few months...

Hugh Jackman is also an extremely obvious steroids candidate. He is simply too old to naturally produce the testosterone levels to produce that kind of size and definition and he gets more and more insane every movie despite getting older... Nothing a Doctor's prescribed few exogenous testosterone injections in your ass every week for a few months won't fix.

Pratt and Evans are suspect, but might be natty. Evans has been built like a brick shit house his entire life so him putting on a little extra muscle or even just him getting a pump for a particular scene might be enough to justify his legendary "Captain America transformation scene" where he has pecs bigger than his face. Pratt has always been a big guy, he was just fat, so if he lost the fat, of course he would have muscle beneath it.

I think Nanjiani is probably natty. He isn't even that big, he is just shredded. But I digress, to say people have never accused the Chrises of steroids, is basically ignorance just for the sake of race baiting.

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Honestly the only thing that's weird about Kumail's transformation is his jaw.
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And when I say "natty" I mean no exogenous test injections.

He probably is on a shitload of other supplements including HGH, fat burners, and others to look that shredded in that particular photo.

And of course, perfect lighting, a bit of oiling up to help make the abs pop more, and maybe a tinge of photoshop don't hurt either.

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