Man eats steak to prove he’s not gay, gets roasted by the internet.
“2 grass-fed steaks a day keeps the gays away,” according to Health and Fitness Campus — an account dedicated to posting about manosphere influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate. Accompanying the caption is a video of the younger Tate brother choking down a massive piece of meat while his sibling looks on in admiration.
It’s one of a trillion examples of performative masculinity used by the Tates to prove their “alpha” status to their followers. While the Tates and their fans may see steak swallowing as the epitome of macho-ness, the internet says it’s not quite the flex they think it is.
For starters, steak eating isn’t a man-only thing. Gay people eat steak. Women eat steak. Most people have had at least a Porterhouse at some point in their lives. This isn’t an apple-a-day thing, two steaks a day doesn’t keep the gay away. It doesn’t prove you’re straight, just that you’re more at risk for colon cancer than most.
“There was a time not long ago when masculinity was associated with intelligence, professionalism, creativity and being a gentleman,” writes queer bodybuilder @davey on X, responding to the post. “Now it’s synonymous with being a caveman.” There is indeed something prehistoric about watching Tristain Tate gobble down a slab of meat, a peek into the unenlightened days of humanity’s past. “Don’t think cavemen were this insecure though,” responds another user. He’s right. Cavemen were busy doing actually tough things like hunting for food and fighting off man-eating predators. The only battle Tristain Tate has to deal with is the one fought by his colon.
Insecure men will use anything to “prove” their masculinity
“There’s nothing less alpha than constantly screaming about how alpha you are,” writes another user. It’s true, secure people have better things to do than post about their eating habits on the internet. Eat a salad, some tinned fish, whatever you want — it’s manly. You can be manly eating cotton candy or a bag of Skittles. Nothing screams “insecure man” than one who publicly shoves more meat into his body than his beleaguered intestines can handle. There’s no way the Tates feel healthy or would be able to physically perform well on this diet. Cavemen were running marathons daily. On this diet, the only place the Tates are running is to the bathroom twelve times a day.
“I truly can’t think of anything gayer than putting meat in your mouth,” writes another user. “Right off the bone too,” @davey responded. In their desperate attempts to manufacture masculinity, the queer innuendo is lost on the Tates. They spend their days thinking about gay men, which, according to gay men, is a pretty gay thing to do.
“They’re not alphas, they’re just afraid of women,” adds another user. Women are also afraid of the Tates. The brothers were arrested in December 2022 by Romanian authorities under suspicion of human trafficking. In 2024, more allegations arose that the Tates had sex trafficked minors. On top of that, four women in the UK have accused Andrew Tate of rape.
The Tate brothers apparently think that two steaks a day will protect them from queer people, if only there were a food the rest of the world could eat daily to be protected from them.
(featured image: NBC)
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