{"id":2049766,"date":"2025-09-25T18:34:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T18:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2049766"},"modified":"2025-09-25T18:34:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T18:34:01","slug":"special-forces-kody-brown-worries-about-sexist-men-vs-women-opinion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/special-forces-kody-brown-worries-about-sexist-men-vs-women-opinion\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Forces&#8217; Kody Brown Worries About Sexist Men vs. Women Opinion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/sister-wives\/\"><em>Sister Wives<\/em><\/a> star <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/kody-brown\/\"><strong>Kody Brown<\/strong><\/a> used his time on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/special-forces-worlds-toughest-test\/\"><em>Special Forces: World\u2019s Toughest Test<\/em><\/a> to share some of his wisdom on how men compare to women.<\/p>\n<p>In <em>Us Weekly<\/em>\u2018s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MO5UQZdUvCg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">exclusive clip<\/a> from the Thursday, September 25, episode of the hit Fox series, Kody opens up about his strategy for making it as far as possible in the competition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am going to say this at the risk of sounding sexist,\u201d he says in a confessional. \u201cI think men want to be respected and women want to be loved. I don\u2019t care if you love me, but I care if you respect me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kody, 56, is one of many <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/kody-brown-says-robyn-was-hesitant-about-him-joining-special-forces\/\">reality TV stars making up<\/a> the season 4 cast of <em>Special Forces<\/em>. The competition also features <strong>Jussie Smollett, Brittany Cartwright, Eric Decker, Jessie James Decker, Johnny Manziel, Chanel Iman, Nick Young, Ravi Patel, Brianna LaPaglia, Andrew East, Shawn Johnson East, Randall Cobb<\/strong> and <strong>Teresa Giudice<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/everything-to-know-about-special-forces-season-4\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/everything-to-know-about-special-forces-season-4\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Everything to Know So Far About \u2018Special Forces\u2019 Season 4<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tSpecial Forces: World\u2019s Toughest Test pushes celebrities to their limits \u2014 and season 4 will be no different. The reality show puts athletes, reality TV stars, musicians and more through a series of tests that the real United States Special Forces completes to become part of the military. While there are no eliminations during the [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Special Forces<\/em>, which premiered in 2023, puts contestants through harsh, military-style training based on actual <em>Special Forces<\/em> selection processes. They face intense physical and mental challenges designed to push their limits.<\/p>\n<p>Before the premiere, Kody exclusively opened up to <em>Us<\/em> about <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/gia-giudice-says-kody-brown-struggled-as-a-team-player-on-special-forces\/\">some of the battles<\/a> he personally faced while competing.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4099237\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:53.571428571429%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4099237\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kody-Brown-inline-DSC04565_f.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Kody-Brown-inline-DSC04565_f\" width=\"1000\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kody-Brown-inline-DSC04565_f.jpg?w=100&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 100w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kody-Brown-inline-DSC04565_f.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kody-Brown-inline-DSC04565_f.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kody-Brown-inline-DSC04565_f.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kody-Brown-inline-DSC04565_f.jpg?w=500&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 500w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kody-Brown-inline-DSC04565_f.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kody-Brown-inline-DSC04565_f.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kody-Brown-inline-DSC04565_f.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kody-Brown-inline-DSC04565_f.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kody-Brown-inline-DSC04565_f.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kody-Brown-inline-DSC04565_f.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kody-Brown-inline-DSC04565_f.jpg?w=1400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kody-Brown-inline-DSC04565_f.jpg?w=1600&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kody-Brown-inline-DSC04565_f.jpg?w=1800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kody-Brown-inline-DSC04565_f.jpg?w=1920&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Kody Brown, Johnny Manziel and Mark Estes.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Pete Dadds\/ FOX<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThere was one time when my muscles gave out,\u201d he said earlier this month. \u201cWe were supposed to be swinging across monkey bars, and I had sand on my hands, and I couldn\u2019t cup the monkey bars. I just didn\u2019t have the strength anymore to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kody recalled the Directing Staff (DS) instructors trying to haze the recruits.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/meet-the-special-forces-worlds-toughest-test-season-4-cast\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Meet-Special-Forces-Season-4-Cast-Kody-Brown-Teresa-Giudice-Jessie-James-Decker-and-More-Kody-Brown-Teresa-Giudice-Jessie-James-Decker-.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Meet Special Forces Season 4 Cast Kody Brown Teresa Giudice Jessie James Decker and More Kody Brown Teresa Giudice Jessie James Decker\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Meet-Special-Forces-Season-4-Cast-Kody-Brown-Teresa-Giudice-Jessie-James-Decker-and-More-Kody-Brown-Teresa-Giudice-Jessie-James-Decker-.jpg?quality=40&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/meet-the-special-forces-worlds-toughest-test-season-4-cast\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Meet \u2018Special Forces\u2019 Season 4 Cast: Kody Brown, Teresa Giudice and More<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore than a dozen new recruits are trying their hand at Special Forces: World\u2019s Toughest Test season 4. Season 4 of the series returns to Fox on September 25, featuring reality TV alums including The Real Housewives of New Jersey\u2019s Teresa Giudice and her daughter Gia Giudice, The Valley\u2019s Brittany Cartwright and Sister Wives\u2019 Kody [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t even know what they call the punishment,\u201d he shared. \u201cWe\u2019re standing and I\u2019ve been in this water, and I started to shiver. I don\u2019t want the DS [to see] that. I don\u2019t want them seeing any signs of weakness because they\u2019ll play on that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Kody, he <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/kody-brown-fake-wheezed-during-special-forces-season-4-training-excl\/\">leaned into a fake wheeze<\/a> to make it seem like he was hitting his limit.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWhen we had been just run ragged, [I was] wheezing, and it was a little bit fake,\u201d he told Us. \u201cI figured if they thought I was really working hard, they wouldn\u2019t try to push me more, and I might need some energy for later. So, I\u2019m sitting there doing press-ups, and I\u2019m, like, wheezing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kody added: \u201cI knew that my limits physically were never reached. I had more to give physically.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Special Forces: World\u2019s Toughest Test<\/em> season 4 premieres on Fox Thursday, September 25, at 9 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sister Wives star Kody Brown used his time on Special Forces: World\u2019s Toughest Test to share some of his wisdom on how men compare to women. 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