Is that HGH in your pocket?

In the words of Mr. James Brown, “It’s a man’s world”. And there are plenty of examples that can prove the King of Soul’s vocal proclamation. For instance, if women ruled the world you would probably see guys dancing on bars acting like fools trying to attract the attention of ruling female suitors. But until the day that a bouncer doesn’t pull a guy off of a bar and kick his ass before throwing him out of a club, I will have to agree with Mr.Brown.


But there is a better example that proves that we are living in a male dominated society. HGH. Yes, human growth hormone. What does steroids and the jocks that use them have to do with gender domination? Let me explain.


First, you have to understand why HGH and performance altering substances in sports is such a big deal. Baseball, football, hockey, basketball; these all pretty much fall into the realm of man. And it is widely agreed upon that through the course of acting out these games, a superior level of man emerges. So in the purest competitive sense, using performance altering substances is not just a way of getting better stats, but also creates a false image of a superior male. But that doesn’t really make it a man’s world, right? It just illustrates the need for an athlete to further make up for the fact that he feels he is less of a man and so instead of relying on what natural talent he does, or does not have, he begs science to give him a hand. Ironically, in doing so he literally shrinks one thing that every man agrees does make you more of a man. So how does this make our society male dominated?


A double standard exists. Using steroids is a way of cheating your way higher into the ranks of manhood. So why then do physical modifications done to women not produce the same uproar and calamity? Breast jobs, facial reconstruction, liposuction, these are all ways in which women cheat in the game of attracting males by altering things to which men are instinctually drawn. But men benefit from the way in which women cheat. It does not pose the same threat to a man’s masculinity, rather, having a modified Barbie on your arm makes you even more of a man. But it is still cheating much in the same way that men using science to alter themselves is cheating. So you see, it is a man’s world. I can’t remember the last time I heard anyone debate about how the adverse health risks that introducing foreign chemicals into a woman’s chest pose might affect the upcoming presidential elections. But it is so important that Roger Clemmens had to get poked in the ass so that he could throw faster because he is getting old?

So yes, it is a man's world. You see, man made science and man made sports. Man made chemicals to make it into sports news reports. It's a man's world. But it wouldn't be nothing without an artificially enhanced woman or girl.