Are we deadass?

country2poplarbeef · 2026-01-19T20:11:40+00:00

Fertility rituals centered around men: delusional self-centered narcissists centering everything around their dick

Fertility rituals centered around women: Yasss, queen!

UnarmedRespite · 2026-01-19T19:51:13+00:00

“Some men think X. Therefore all men deserve body shaming”. Wow

Kuato2012 · 2026-01-19T20:24:54+00:00

Those ancient fertility festivals and their lack of modern understanding of developmental biology... Those people sure must have been stupid!

PassengerCultural421 · 2026-01-19T22:34:29+00:00

Same for women who thinks every guy wants to hit on them. They deserve to be taken down a peg.

AfghanistanIsTaliban · 2026-01-19T21:29:03+00:00

>They deserve to be taken down a peg

Ah yes the men and boys who are already being bodyshamed through their genital size, height, body build, and weight need to be "taken down a peg."

Pasting this from a previous comment:

you can see the selectiveness of "body positivity" play out in teens in this UK body image study (2078 females and 1675 males, all 18 year olds)

here is an article talking about results

They surveyed them about body satisfaction at 14 and then surveyed them about depression at 18.

When they were 14, some 3753 teens were asked to rate satisfaction with their physical appearance by scoring their weight, figure, body build and specific areas, including breasts, stomach, waist, thighs, buttocks, hips, legs, face and hair, on a 5-point scale, where 0 equals 'extremely dissatisfied' and 5 equals 'extremely satisfied'.

Both the boys (1675) and the girls (2078) were mildly satisfied with their body, overall. But girls were more dissatisfied than boys.

at 18 they assessed depression using a clinical interview and found that body dissatisfaction predicts depressive episodes:

Analysis of the data revealed that body dissatisfaction at the age of 14 predicted depressive episodes of all degrees of severity among the girls, and mild and severe depressive episodes among the boys by the time they were 18 years old.

Teenage boys are much more prone to severe depression given body image issues, despite being less likely than girls to suffer from depression in general:

One in 10 (10%) of the girls reported at least one mild depressive episode compared with 1 in 20 (5%) of the boys. Nearly 7% of the girls and nearly 3% of the boys reported at least one moderately severe depressive episode, while severe depressive episode(s) affected 1.5% of the girls and less than 1% (0.7%) of the boys.

Analysis of the data revealed that body dissatisfaction at the age of 14 predicted depressive episodes of all degrees of severity among the girls, and mild and severe depressive episodes among the boys by the time they were 18 years old.

These findings held true, even after taking account of depressive symptoms at the age of 14.

Among the girls, each increase in the body dissatisfaction scale at the age of 14 was associated with a heightened risk of experiencing at least one mild (63%), moderate (67%) and/or severe (84%) depressive episode at the age of 18.

The strength of this association increased with the severity of the depressive episode.

The impact of body dissatisfaction on mild depressive episodes was comparable between boys and girls, but its impact on severe depressive episodes was stronger among the boys.

Each increase in the body dissatisfaction scale at the age of 14 among the boys was associated with a heightened risk of experiencing at least one mild (50%) and/or severe (285%) depressive episode at the age of 18.

"it is possible that in the era of social media and increasing pressures on body ideals, male adolescents have also become sensitive to [idealised body image] pressures, which may translate into later depressive episodes," suggest the researchers.

The US-based FDA has issued a warning regarding use of Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators (SARMs) among teens and young adults, stating that "videos on social media platforms tout SARMs as a quick or easy way to improve physical appearance, gain muscle mass, or increase athletic performance."

Here are the side effects the FDA names for SARMs, a supposedly safer alternative to anabolic steroids:

Increased risk of heart attack or stroke
Psychosis/hallucinations
Sleep disturbances
Sexual dysfunction
Liver injury and acute liver failure
Infertility
Pregnancy miscarriage
Testicular shrinkage

Here is an explainer video from orthopedic surgeon Dr. Chris Raynor about the recent popularity of PEDs in young men and their motivations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FidZJ3jESdg

This is important to talk about because a lot of people have their weird idea that men and boys cannot be bodyshamed or do not experience body image problems. That can lead misandrist rhetoric calling for men to be "taken down a peg," etc.

Ok-Consideration8724 · 2026-01-20T11:54:30+00:00

Are there festivals where men just have their dicks hanging out? I’m pretty sure they’d catch a charge here in the west.

Lets_Remain_Logical · 2026-01-20T14:52:16+00:00

I have decided to always answer "well, if you opened the door to that... Let's talk about your body"!

Because EVERY PERSON out there is insecure with something and it always shows, a belly, a nose, saggy tots or even : a wonderful part of body that a mom kept criticising.

Radioheader128 · 2026-01-20T15:49:18+00:00

The kind of shaming I despise the most is shaming guys for being “dateless virgins” or “incels”. I effing hate stuff like that.

Human_Disguise3 · 2026-01-21T03:51:16+00:00

What men are being talked about here? I’ve met maybe one or two dudes that are obsessed with their dicks and it was a couple of dumbasses from high school. How about we just stop being assholes about each others’ bodies? And hey, my fellow humans (women especially in this context), if you can’t take it, don’t dish it out. To everyone out there, if people are shaming your bodies, I encourage you to do it back. It’s petty, but sometimes people need petty, they deserve a taste of their own medicine to make them shut up and think about how they treat those around them. Stay safe, treat humans like the people they are, regardless of gender, body type, size, etc.

Choogie432 · 2026-01-21T01:39:17+00:00

I've never met one man who thinks that way. Whoever wrote that response is the one who is obsessed with ALL of the dicks in this world, and they've chosen not to enjoy that obsession. What a shame.

Title	Are we deadass?
Author	Dependent-Match4726
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Date	January 19, 2026 7:01 PM UTC (6 months ago)
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