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Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

Anna Good

Left: Man in a gym in a confrontation with woman. Right: Man in a wifebeater approaching man lifting weights.

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“Respect for standing up for her”: Gym bro harasses woman with fatphobic remarks. Then lifters intervene

Laura Holliday is a freelance internet culture journalist covering online communities, digital aesthetics, and internet rabbit holes. She lives in London with her cat, Luna.

Laura Holliday

Content creator filming herself at the gym.

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“Don’t work out next to me”: Fitness creator confronts woman for “photobombing” her video

Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.

Susan LaMarca

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“FIGHTING for their LIVES”: Videos of gym bros trembling through pilates and questioning everything are going viral

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“Extremely ‘Divorced Guy’ thing to do”: The internet reacts to an incredibly buff Sacha Baron Cohen after bulking up to play Mephisto

Grace Rampaul is a social and multimedia intern at the Daily Dot. She is a senior at the University of Texas at Austin, with a major in Journalism and focus on Media and Entertainment Studies. Grace is based in Austin and covers trending stories, entertainment, cultural phenomenon, and all things social.

Grace Rampaul

2 image split. Woman in car on left. Man and woman smiling at each other on treadmills at the gym.

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Woman says you shouldn’t let your partner go to the gym alone. Then she sees something unexpected at the coffee shop

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, Playboy, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

Screenshot of Tiktok user @emm.ohara; Photo of a Planet Fitness gym at night.

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‘The gym is being quiet because they know you can sue’: Planet Fitness member gets strange text from front desk worker. Then things take a dark turn

Mars Ramos is a museum educator and freelance writer. She loves long walks in nature, doing yoga, and baking brownies!

Mars Ramos

Two panel design with a woman looking at the camera, next to an image of a gym

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‘OK im scared’: Woman goes to the gym. Then she starts going bald for this strange reason

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Ljeonida Mulabazi

Two panel design with a man looking at someone who is holding up a camera while he is in a gym, next to an image of a woman working out at a gym

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‘They’re 2 chill guys’: Woman films man she says was harassing her at the gym. It backfires

Woman sharing her experience working at Crunch Fitness; Crunch Fitness Store Sign

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UPDATED ‘All of my reviews on Google keep being removed’: Woman calls out Crunch Fitness after ‘disheartening’ incident

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

Man discovers gym has ‘initiation’ fee of $6,000

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‘I knew the Multnomah athletic club was a weird cult’: Man discovers gym has ‘initiation’ fee of $6,000

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

Customer warns against Crunch Fitness after ‘embarrassing’ interaction with ‘disgustingly rude’ trainer

‘She pays $4,000 a month’: Customer warns against Crunch Fitness after ‘embarrassing’ interaction with ‘disgusting’ trainer

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

Woman shares the extents she has to go to to cancel Planet Fitness membership

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‘The way you just kept going’: Woman shares what it actually takes to cancel Planet Fitness membership

Nina Hernandez is a writer, journalist, music critic, and culture commentator based in Austin, Texas.

Nina Hernandez

Woman says Planet Fitness worker fat-shamed her when she tried to cancel gym membership

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‘I tried to cancel my membership’: Woman says Planet Fitness worker fat-shamed her when she tried to cancel gym membership

Natasha Dubash is a freelance writer and editor based in Los Angeles. She loves reporting on entertainment, television, and pop culture.

Natasha Dubash

woman talking(l+r), Woman in her gym outfit(c)

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‘You’re definitely a topic at their dinner table’: Woman says gym owner ‘dress-coded’ her at the gym—he blamed it on his wife

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

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