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He's also an extremely weasely manipulator and an egomaniac. In the documentary "Pumping Iron" he manipulates an entire family, who trusted him as a friend. Oh
by pizza234 10y ago
He's also an extremely weasely manipulator and an egomaniac.
In the documentary "Pumping Iron" he manipulates an entire family, who trusted him as a friend. Oh, and he also boasts about this in front of the camera.
I would consider his autobiography to be a brilliant marketing piece (with the positive and negative connotations of the "marketing" concept), although of course this is personal opinion, and I doubt this will be ever fact-checked to dis/prove it.
edit: of course, I don't imply he is devoid of good/inspiring traits.
- whowalrus 10y agoFYI a lot of it was staged/planned [1][2]. 'Pumping Iron' was almost like a proto-reality show. Arnold "played" the role of a villain. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumping_Iron https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumping_Iron [2]http://spotmebro.com/pumping-iron-what-was-real-and-what-was-fake/ http://spotmebro.com/pumping-iron-what-was-real-and-what-was...
- dhimes 10y agoAgree. Pumping Iron was the marketing piece that launched an industry. The "better than sex" quote still comes to mind, and I haven't seen the movie in decades.