Kerub's definitions

Toxic athleticism

behavior in which the motivation for sport is presented as 'just for fun,' while in reality it holds a disproportionately high importance in a person's identity and serves as a means of self-validation. It is characterized by:
- excessive involvement in sports
- a high proportion of unusual sports that are socially admirable
- covert comparison
- false modesty or inaccurate perception of social norms regarding sport
- sport is a dominant topic of conversation

He said he got up at 5:30 to go ski touring and went for a run afterwards, because the tour was 'relaxed' with 'barely' 1,300vm. I hate the toxic athleticism at this party.

by Kerub December 21, 2025