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Manosfæren #12: Looksmaxxing

April 24, 2026 · 1 h 50 min

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De seneste par måneder har det næsten været umuligt at begå sig på internettet uden at støde på ord som looksmaxxing, bonesmashing, peptider og mogging. Men hvad handler det egentligt om, hvor kommer det fra og hvem i alverden er Clavicular og hvorfor er han overalt?

I dette afsnit af Manosfæren dykker vi ned i fænomenet looksmaxxing og ideologien bag. For at komme tættere på, hvad udbredelsen og mainstreamificeringen af fænomenet bringer med sig, kigger vi nærmere på den virale looksmaxxer Clavicular, looksmaxxing terminologi og så tager vi jer med en tur tilbage til de tidlige incelfora, hvor det hele startede.

Vært: Anne Katrine Raahede
Gæster: Maia Kahlke Lorentzen og Monir Mooghen
Research: Mathias Rasmussen

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