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spiroth10 Paratroopa                 Since: 01-28-06 From: USA Last post: 6280 days Last view: 6279 days |
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| Koneko, I have to say, I totally agree with you. too bad Im a guy (lol j/k)
anyway, I have to say, stuff like this does affect guys. Its mostly harmless stuff. A lot of the guys who're my teammates shave a *lot* (more than just down there... a little on behind, the legs, chests, maybe even their backs) I'll say right now I shave my area, but thats it. the leg/chest hair stays. (mine is REALLY thick too. Im an ape.) some take steriods -- thats where it gets dangerous. I know 2 or 3 guys like this. on the girl end of things, I agree with you all. problem is, people these days are stupid. I find that most guys are told to like a certain thing, so they just listen to it. hell, these days people ONLY date for sex, and not for a relationship, so they end up getting divorced and miserable because they marry someone they only like, mistaking it for love because they never gave a **** about their partner at all before. I also find that women (yes, in general) seek out destructive and dangerous relationships rather than stable ones. I tried to get someone to go out with me not long ago, and she decided to go out with an extremely violent drug-addict the same day. She said he was sweet because he said he'd "Quit pot" for her. (and shes one of the smartest girls in my town) I also know a 15 year old who just got pregnant and doesnt know who the father is. there were like 20 girls who were desperately trying to set me up with someone a month ago. but this isnt your blind-date type of thing, it was aggresive. we had like 50 people trying to force us to go out, and we didnt want to. Hell, almost everyone I know (some guys included, they think I should just use her for sex and leave) is still trying on this. I have more stories too, but this isnt the time or place... jesus christ, I hate stupid people. There should be a common sense test, and failures she be sentenced to death. |
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Snow Tomato Snap Dragon     Since: 12-31-05 From: NYC Last post: 6300 days Last view: 6286 days |
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| It drives me absolutely crazy that my best friend is struggling with bullemia and she's not even fat. She's gorgeous and has a boyfriend. She's just incredibly jealous of what she doesn't have.
The media portrays what the population thinks is attractive at the time. Mostly, I think this is done in movies and magazines. No one really pays that much attention to advertising campaigns. Magazines are mainly read by women... so that is where you find the bulk of the super skinny flat chested models. Movies, however, have to cater to both audiences... so that's where you find the skinny but not too skinny acresses with breasts. I think that movies convey a more realistic image of the female body... at least moreso than magazines. However you still won't see particularly chubby girls being portrayed as "hot" in movies. I do think though... that this is because it wouldn't appeal to a wide audience. Most people do not consider an extremely chubby girl as attractive. So because the media tries to portray what the consumers consider attractive... I think that's why it has such an affect on some people... and a glint of truth to it. I don't know anybody who looks like those girls in the magazines... the super skinny blow over in the wind ones. However... because of the pressure to become thinner felt by women... the models have to be thin. Women will buy those magazines out of their own insecurities. It sells. Friend noted above.... her room is filled with these magazines. Fear and insecurity sells magazines. I think they need to find a healthier way to cater to their audience. And then they have articles like "my struggle with anorexia"... one page next to "falls hottest fasions" sported by skeleton models. I hate those magazines. (edited by Snow Tomato on 12-10-06 03:14 PM) |
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Silvershield   580  Since: 11-19-05 From: Emerson, New Jersey Last post: 6292 days Last view: 6280 days |
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| How do you account for the fact that eating disorders are so much more common among women than among men? You can bet that I see guys with rock-hard bodies and six packs every day of the week in every imaginable medium, but most guys won't develop an eating disorder. For that matter, most guys won't develop a psychological disorder that will cause them to go to the gym three times a day to try and bulk up, even though that's what the ideal physique represents.
You say that ultra-skinny women are only in magazines, while more healthy ones are in movies. Well, Adonis-esque guys are in magazines and movies and billboards and everywhere else, and as such are more common than the paper-thin female model is, and yet men don't seem to take it to heart as often. Is there an explanation? |
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Salmon Red Cheep-cheep Since: 11-18-05 From: Norway Last post: 6296 days Last view: 6285 days |
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Originally posted by Silvershield Well, I would assume that this is because the male degree of self-worth and success is not measured by how he looks, but rather by how much he has earned. In general, a man will be much more obsessed by gaining items that function as a measure of his social status, such as a fancy car, a big-screen TV or other things that will display to the world that the man is rich. Take the mid-life crisis, for example, how often do you see a woman dealing with that by going out and buying a new Porsche? The reason men are not as influenced by pictures in the media of the perfect male body is not because men aren't as easily influenced, it's because men are told that what matters for a man is not his looks, but what he owns. |
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Ailure Mr. Shine I just want peace...  Since: 11-17-05 From: Sweden Last post: 6280 days Last view: 6279 days |
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| Ok, sorry if i'm ignoring any ongoing discussion but...
I'm the only guy who likes slightly overweight girls? I don't talk about being obese, just having a little bit of a round shape...  I think the term is "plump".
I hate seeing pictures of "before and after" where I think the girl actually looks better in the before picture.  (edited by Ailure on 12-12-06 08:31 PM) |
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Christi Red Goomba Since: 03-05-06 From: La-La Land Last post: 6328 days Last view: 6328 days |
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| From my experiences, guys like really thin girls, and curvy girls but for different reasons. Thin girls are the kind of girls that parents and friends seem to approve of. I guess the media affects them too, and if your girlfriend is blonde, thin and wealthy, you're held in the highest regard. | |||
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Kyoufu Kawa Intends to keep Rom Hacking in one piece until the end  Since: 11-18-05 From: Catgirl Central Station Last post: 6280 days Last view: 6280 days |
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| Ailure is not alone.
Too fat's too fat, but I want some goddam meat on my girl! |
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ShadowTails Grizzo  Since: 11-20-05 From: C:\My Documents\ShadowTails\My House\My Room Last post: 6302 days Last view: 6280 days |
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| I say feed the skinny ones, seriously, if you can see more than the bones you're supposed to see on anybody, it's just sick... I'm not a magazine person, but I have seen the photoshopped images of girls and it just makes me sick... what's wrong with being human? |
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