Men's body standards...

frenchtoastwizard · 2019-12-29T11:25:38+00:00

The feminist lie here would be that "Those depictions are a male power fantasy"

1LegendaryWombat · 2019-12-29T13:29:24+00:00

The post is very right, but the comments on the crosspost are so...weird.

And blame men...again.

yeehawdolphins · 2019-12-29T13:11:07+00:00

You know the irony of it all is the scene in fight club where they are on the bus laughing at the "what a man looks like ads" while dying of thirst...

HesbeenSlade · 2019-12-29T12:25:45+00:00

And yet still most of the comments glorify feminism

p3ngwin · 2019-12-29T14:58:26+00:00

yep, for any PC-Crowd, SJW, feminist who thinks the "male power fantasy" is a male only thing, here's why that's complete bollocks.

https://imgur.com/a/oINXlHc

https://imgur.com/a/gkGrZ15

EDIT:

Not sure why the comments about the small size, they're more than large enough on my 4k screen ?

https://imgur.com/a/z3Xm3F1

boxcel · 2019-12-29T16:44:25+00:00

Another thing that is particularly frustrating is that men and boys also expected to do this naturally.

Many men and boys rely on PEDs to attain these kinds of physiques, and then when they get caught doing that, they are ridiculed for 'cheating.' They even risk potential criminal charges.

Women, on the other hand, are offered sympathy if they engage in unhealthy behaviour to attain unnatural fitness. If they are anorexic, they are given sympathy. If they get plastic surgery to enhance their bodies, people defend them for having to fulfill social expectations.

The responses women get are the responses they should get. We need to recognize the source of such behaviours and offer women and girls support as they struggle with social expectations.

But we need to give men and boys the same support. Instead, they are just labelled as cheaters or dopers and get doubly stigmatized.

CelestialTampering · 2019-12-29T13:13:38+00:00

I remember Archie being a skinny, dorky-looking boy in the comics and for the TV show they hire a ripped English dude in his 20's who probably has to be shirtless for 50% of the scenes. And then women say that they're the only ones being sexualized qnd given "unrealistic body types" on TV.

BlackVendaeta · 2019-12-29T20:04:25+00:00

It's been removed. The mods fucking removed it.

Gee, I wonder why

Shaeed713 · 2019-12-29T15:27:07+00:00

The guy that plays the witcher said he had to dehydrate for the scene where he was in the tub I didn't really understand what he meant by that until now

TimeStandsStill123 · 2019-12-29T19:29:43+00:00

Honestly this shit irritates me. 99% of the time the main male character is either attractive, ripped or both. If a male character is fat he's generally there for comedic relief or is a complete idiot. Most of these male bodies are impossible for most people to achieve and sets a high standard for males affecting our self esteem but it's never talked about

Empress_Rach · 2019-12-29T13:09:05+00:00

Why is that pic from I funny... And yeah, my fiance's mom skipped when her dad was watching TV and sexy girls came on, but when a shirtless male came on she was hooting and hollaring.

I finally asked her why she skipped the girls but not the men. She said because women are shown to be too skimpy and as the only male in the house he didn't need to see it. I kindly reminded her that me and her daughter were engaged...and we are women...into women.

Only then did she let it play but she covered his eyes... Fucking hypocrite.

SteamyyBunss · 2019-12-29T15:18:07+00:00

Tf? How did I not know this and how is it not more known

Alicex13 · 2019-12-29T16:46:33+00:00

Henry Cavill recently said he dehydrated for three days for a scene in the witcher. I had no idea what it meant but now that I read this I understand. People definitely need to talk about this more.

lilPlague · 2019-12-29T17:36:15+00:00

damn i thought the k-pop stars had it bad

NathanTheDreamer · 2019-12-29T09:24:45+00:00

Thanks for this. Truly.

Folamh3 · 2019-12-29T15:05:01+00:00

Wow, I'd never heard that about dehydration. I've heard about actors losing insane amounts of weight in order to look emaciated (Christian Bale, Joaquin Phoenix) but not in order to look more ripped. Really interesting post.

throwaway77744411100 · 2019-12-29T15:36:34+00:00

This post made me feel better.

For most of my life I have been EXACTLY 157 and then I started eating more. I now weigh in the mid 170's and so many people who know me have never seen my body change.

I wasn't feeling bad about it until the holidays when so many people were like "oh... I see you have gained weight" and honestly I don't know if they were saying it in a nice way or not so nice but it made me feel horrible to have people constantly commenting on my body to the point where I just kind of started picking at my meals these past few weeks because I felt guilty.

John238 · 2019-12-29T22:04:56+00:00

And men don't nearly get paid as much when they are objectified.

xool420 · 2019-12-29T17:05:14+00:00

I’m glad to see more girls standing up for men

The_Great_H0nkler · 2019-12-29T15:34:00+00:00

Pfft guys! Don't be silly! You too can look just as good as these men if you

Follow a strict diet, bland and devoid of taste
Follow a strict workout routine that will leave your body aching after every single session
Drink approximately 4 gallons of water a day (seriously tho, water is good for you)
Give up your social life, video games, etc. Because you need your sleep, and the rest of your life is work and exercise!
Adapt your diet to the seasons. If it's winter, bulk. If it's summer, cut. Don't forget to water fast too, just to get that beach body.
Adopt a meticulous skincare system where you moisturise EVERY SINGLE DAY. Cuz you have time for that, right? And don't forget regular tanning, gotta get that perfect bronze skin! Skin cancer? What's that?
Take supplements. Whey, casein, creatine, stero- whoops! I know it might seem tempting, but steroids will only hurt your health in the long run, unlike all these other tips and tricks 😉
Stay ABSOLUTELY SHREDDED, less than 5% body fat at all times! Some doctors might tell you that this is unhealthy, but they're wrong! They were wrong about vaccines too, right?
Illegal supplements. So you followed all my easy tips and you're still not good enough? Ok, inject yourself with a drug that'll make your muscles pop! You might become more aggressive.... And your genitals might lose their function... But it's worth it, right?

feltentragus · 2019-12-29T16:09:29+00:00

Well Hitchcock did say "actors are cattle." I guess they need PETA fighting their corner.

atlas794 · 2019-12-29T17:13:28+00:00

I feel better about eating pizza now.

superhobo666 · 2019-12-29T17:17:05+00:00

The real deal is that women are the arbiters of both sex and society in our culture, and the number one consumer/spenders.

So all of these "sexist" problems they complain about are their own faults at the end of the day. But somehow it's always still our fault.

xool420 · 2019-12-29T17:07:12+00:00

I’m glad to see more girls standing up for men

Available_Hedgehog · 2019-12-29T19:17:55+00:00

Wow. A Hollywood starlet who spoke the truth. Good to her !

RedOrbPikachu · 2019-12-29T19:34:23+00:00

Ever seen Star Trek (original series) James T. Kirk took his James T-shirt off more times than I can count

liztu_june · 2019-12-29T14:34:18+00:00

The thing about objectification is that it only damaging if think it is. It a tool use for shaming people who find other people attractive.

NH_Lion12 · 2019-12-29T15:58:10+00:00

Holy shit....

I need to start going to the gym (I'm not super out of shape, but I'd like to look [and feel] better), but this makes me feel better about myself. Lol.

5th_Law_of_Robotics · 2019-12-29T14:47:30+00:00

Sure being dehydrated on a regular basis until the point of hospitalization sounds bad. But to be pretty sometimes women have to not eat as much as they want.

So clearly men have it better.

Slaaneshels · 2019-12-29T13:04:11+00:00

Shame she's insufferable otherwise.

daviddavidson29 · 2019-12-29T14:08:20+00:00

I think its fair to say that if you want a fit girl, you should be a fit guy

FuzzyAlbert7 · 2019-12-29T18:04:53+00:00

aight so who's sharing this to /r/Feminism? I got no balls myself sorry

FunnyShy80sGirl · 2019-12-29T17:51:52+00:00

Why can't you agree with something like this without bashing feminists? Also, everyone is objectified in Hollywood, but let's talk about the rest of us who live every day life? Guys talk about women's looks all the time, this one is too fat, this one is hot. I'm sure you can find women doing it but most of us talk about how we met a great guy, not a hot guy.

Cyberiauxin · 2019-12-29T19:08:23+00:00

r/WarlocksVsMatriarchy

JewishAnomaly · 2019-12-29T19:56:29+00:00

stopped reading at GoT

Samniss_Arandeen · 2019-12-30T05:52:46+00:00

"You are all beautiful and loved" up until a woman is choosing a mate.

JosephBw · 2019-12-29T13:30:55+00:00

Yes! but why the ifunny mark?

whackswordsman · 2019-12-29T20:03:56+00:00

They are an ideal. Don't let your inability to achieve them be an excuse for whining that they shouldn't exist.

GotSomeMemesBoah · 2019-12-29T18:03:25+00:00

Ifunny.co

v573v · 2019-12-29T13:37:32+00:00

If only men and women listened to each other instead of people trying to sell them ideas about sex.

The most attractive physique for men when it comes to women is a figure on the upper end of the healthy side of the BMI and women feel the most attractive male physique is useful strength muscles.

ausgamer529 · 2019-12-29T16:21:11+00:00

Im happy with my body. I fluxuate from 160-178 depending on my diet and I'm a bit 'thicc' in the ass and stomach but all and all it is what it is

GuyWithTheStalker · 2019-12-29T20:22:15+00:00

Ok... Moving forward though, off-screen,, how do wealthy people treat less wealthy people who they find sexually appealing or sexually promiscuous?

charvey709 · 2019-12-29T23:10:59+00:00

I don't exactly know how to formulate these ideas yet so if you'll allow me (and please comment!)

Obviously the body standards we see go into TV and other media are extremes and overall not realistic. This is proven by the dehydration needed for mens muscles look like this, and photoshopping for women. (I'm sure both combinations are used for both sexes but alas.) but these people are paid very good money to do these things with their bodies and do so of their own free will. The only way that we are going to be able to to curb that is if people are exposed to what it takes for that.

Which leads me to what I really want to talk about with regards the "body positivity movement" and it's lack of movement. And I mean literal movement at the other exterme. Now adays we are expected to accept people for exactly what shape and size they come, and obviously there are certain things that can't be changed about ourselves. But we are foolish to think there isn't validity in leaving the current body positivity mindset and updating to atain goals with better food, exercise and changes to our sedentary lifestyles (work most inportantly but free time also). I'm not saying someone who is overweight should be made to feel bad about being that way, it's their life and they should live how they please. But I do think we need to stop using our current body positive idea as an excuse for us to be lazy in a time of ever increasing obesity rates and they health and economic effects that come with it.

If it's just me and I'm way out in left field let me know so I don't sound like some crazy old uncle at family dinner. Cheers!

Incase it matters, I'm a 25 year old male 5'11 and ~210 lbs who works a trade where I'm active daily.

FlatTire2005 · 2019-12-29T15:56:52+00:00

“250 lb women have it worse!”

Title	Men's body standards...
Author	091294
Upvotes	2225
Comments	164
Date	December 29, 2019 8:39 AM UTC (6 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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