Letter: Comments on “Brick by Brick”

Hi, big fan! I heard the latest episode of the podcast reading the article Brick by Brick and was curious on your thoughts on physical fitness as it relates to gender. As a transfemme person, I have an odd interpersonal relation to my body that causes me to often neglect parts of it while I exercise. I rarely exercise my arms because I am self-conscious about how they look. This is not necessarily specific to the trans experience. Many cis women have similar issues.

So in arguing that physical fitness and strength training are important parts of socialist praxis, what then is your definition of “fit” and how does that adapt to people who—for one reason or another—are unwilling to fulfill certain expectations of fitness?

– Bee Swagtastic

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