Gen Z embraces ‘toxic masculinity’ and goes full Roman Empire with ‘looksmaxxing’…

I do not know if i needed to know this but it another fashion running amok.  Not good, exceppt the promortion of other sexual memes were never good either.

society needs to establish manatory protocols for each season of a persons life which are physical rahter than aspirational or simply perverse.

we need to make it work far better for men in particular and perhaps much better for women as well.  All in the correct season.  and the whole bsisterhood needs to be properly underwritten to provde sustained childcare.  do that and the rest may follow through the natural comunity.

Gen Z embraces ‘toxic masculinity’ and goes full Roman Empire with ‘looksmaxxing’…

August 10, 2026 (6 hours ago)

Something interesting is happening with young men.

After hearing about “toxic masculinity,” for most of their young lives, and watching natural/normal male behavior get picked apart, and being told that men needed to become softer, gentler, and less manly, a lot of Gen Z guys are moving hard in the opposite direction.

They want to look masculine again.

And we’re not talking “pretty boy” masculine.

This new movement is all about broad shoulders, lean muscle, sharp cheekbones, strong chins, square jaws, and faces that look like they should be carved into the side of an ancient Roman building.

It’s way less boy-band heartthrob and more Michelangelo’s David after six months at the gym.

This is young men embracing male energy again, and frankly, the entire country should be thrilled to see it.

The internet has given this new male obsession a name… it’s called Looksmaxxing.

Looksmaxxing means taking whatever nature handed you and doing everything reasonably possible to improve it.

It’s about getting in shape, losing the gut, building muscle, fixing the haircut, taking care of your skin, dressing better, and standing up tall and straight.

But again, this isn’t a metrosexual movement; it’s definitely grounded in the hard male sphere.

And truly, there are way worse things happening in America than young men deciding they’d like to look strong, healthy, confident, and unmistakably manish.

And speaking of “maxxing,” there’s more to the story. On the more traditional end of the spectrum is working out, and that’s called softmaxxing.

Then there’s leanmaxxing, where guys focus heavily on cutting body fat so their muscles and facial structure become way more pronounced. A leaner face can make cheekbones and jawlines pop, which is a huge part of the aesthetic these guys are chasing.

And that leads to the final category, which is called hardmaxxing. This is where our handsome Roman statue starts getting a little nuts.

Hardmaxxing is the serious alteration stuff.

Guys aren’t satisfied with changing the body they have anymore. They’re trying to change the actual structure of it.

That can mean cosmetic procedures like breaking bones to make them grow back stronger, drugs, extreme dieting, facial fillers, and some really bizarre internet experiments designed to create a stronger chin or more prominent jaw.

And the filler thing is worth explaining, because the goal isn’t necessarily what people traditionally think of when they hear “facial filler.”

These young men generally aren’t chasing plumper lips or a softer, fuller face. They’re using filler to create harder masculine angles, like a stronger chin and a wider, squarer jaw.

They want those more pronounced, male facial structures.

They’re trying to inject themselves closer to that classical Roman statue look.

And because this is the internet, of course, things have gone a bit off the rails.

Some young men are reportedly buying filler and injecting their own faces.

Others have embraced strange techniques like “mewing,” hoping to reshape their jawline, while the really extreme crowd has promoted “bonesmashing.”

Guys are deliberately striking their facial bones because they believe they can somehow heal back bigger, stronger, and more chiseled.

Bonesmashing 💀, aka the “bone breaking” trend! It’s spreading in a way that absolutely shouldn’t be taken lightly, and it’s quickly pulling in especially young men. The idea of creating your best version of yourself seems to have long surpassed its original purpose. 🛑

Do you think it makes sense?

Oh, and in case you’re wondering what “mewing” is. Here you go.

At some point, we’ve left “men becoming masculine again” territory and entered the “Hey Chad, put the hammer down” territory.

And plastic surgeons are apparently worried.

There’s nothing alarming about a young guy hitting the gym, getting lean, fixing his hair, and deciding he’d like a jawline that doesn’t look like a drippy soy boy.

Have at it. We embrace this…

But treating your face like an HGTV renovation project isn’t the way, guys.

“Do you even looksmaxx, bro?”

If you’ve been online over the past year, odds are, you’ve come across the term “lookmaxxing,” a movement that has taken off with young men seeking to improve their appearance by any means necessary. For some, this involves taking drastic, dangerous measures.

Looksmaxxers online have promoted “bonesmashing” − a debunked practice of deliberately breaking bones so they heal back stronger and more chiseled. Some have advocated for “mewing” − another debunked practice aimed at sharpening the jawline. Some even say they’ve used drugs to lower their body fat percentage, or “leanmaxx.”

Now, plastic surgeons are sounding the alarm on another disturbing trend: More and more young men, they say, are coming into their offices in need of corrective procedures for looksmaxxing attempts gone wrong. One of the most common issues they say they’re seeing are complications arising from self-injected filler.

Dr. Timothy Katzen, a plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills, California, says he’s seen an uptick in young men with DIY filler complications within the past five to seven years. Though he doesn’t grill patients on their motivations, he suspects looksmaxxing is, at least in part, to blame.

Honestly, the bulk of looksmaxxing is actually really hard to complain about. Young men want to be stronger, leaner, better dressed, better groomed, and more masculine.

Great stuff, we couldn’t agree more.

But somewhere along the way, social media turned a really great, normal idea into some lunacy.

Wanting to look like David is one thing. Taking an actual chisel to your face is quite another.