Body positivity for men

r_c2999 · 2023-11-28T14:01:16+00:00

Height shamming is definitely a big one I’ve seen women especially say and do some vile shit to short men.

Snippychicky · 2023-11-28T15:19:56+00:00

"Plus sized women say they arnt attracted to overweight men"

BasedShortGuy · 2023-11-28T15:58:21+00:00

Shaming men for their height is a very real thing. If you don’t believe me, just take a look at R/ExposingHeightism. It’s undeniable proof that the problem exists.

If anybody here cares about men being body shamed and wants to take a stand against it, please join the subreddit to help expose heightism and make people more aware of it.

throwaway0408800 · 2023-11-28T14:01:06+00:00

Men will do a greater service to themselves by getting in shape

PrecisionGuessWerk · 2023-11-28T17:34:40+00:00

Honestly, I don't even care that it doesn't exist for men. Because I'm a man and I don't feel like I need or want it. I don't want to "feel good about being obese". I don't need a fat acceptance movement, I need the gym. and I'm not going to beat around the bush or brush off my own responsibility to myself.

The thing that pisses me off, is the hypocrisy / double standards. How can they say "body positive" and then, in the same breath, judge height/weight/hair/dick size? Not only is it hypocritical, but its objectively worse! the things the shame can't be changed! a fat woman can go to the gym, but there's no workout thats going to make you taller, or your hair grow back. So that double standard can vehemently go fuck itself.

ColdasIcicless · 2023-11-28T14:40:18+00:00

Because men advocate more to be in shape and to endure hardship where women rather just accept and do the opposite. They need the movement because to them, there is no alternative.

Chama-HUH · 2023-11-28T15:26:11+00:00

Lol no, advocate for men to be fit and strong, leave that barrel body positivity garbage to women. Focus on what you can control. If you’re short, who cares it’s out of your control but if you’re fat or skinny you can change that so work on it.

ArmeniusLOD · 2023-11-28T18:56:43+00:00

We don't need positivity, but the shaming over immutable characteristics like height needs to end.

HojaLateralus · 2023-11-28T22:46:59+00:00

Women are totally okay saying that anyone below 6'' (~= 183cm) is not a man. In US about 15% of men are over 6''.

If men were to hold a similar standard they would say anyone below D cup is not a woman (while not being overweight for fair measurement). Imagine being okay with telling millions of women that they are not actually women because of that.

trowaway123453199 · 2023-11-28T19:41:14+00:00

in regards to attractiveness, it hardly matters, a lot of women can get away with being fat, skinny,short, tall etc because men's standards are in hell, some would even choose women that are specifically against the mainstream beauty standard and find them hot,

That is not the case with men, the threshold to be physically attractive is higher than ever, and unless you want to coast by personality alone, which to me sounds like cheating waiting to happen, then is better to be as mainstream appealing as you can, so being tall, squared faced, high status, toned muscles etc.

then again, i imagine that you mean improving the treatment of men who are short,skinny,bald etc to at least being treated like a human being, not being disrespected just for existing, then that woul be fair, tho i dont know how that could happen, given that most women don't care about most men, much less "inferior" men, and a lot of men would throw anyone under the bus just to be validated, so they also won't be defending other men, unless it gives them something in return.

Inskription · 2023-11-29T02:02:29+00:00

I'm skinny and have recieved comments from both men and women.

When men do it it's a friendly jab, still annoying but whatever, I will just jab back and it's all good.

When women do it, they know it hurts, and they don't care. and it's mostly women.

2023-11-29T03:04:47+00:00

I wish we had more plus size clothes options :(

rawne- · 2023-11-28T13:54:14+00:00

I am extremely curious what mainstream body positivity about dick size looks like to you..

sanitaryinspector · 2023-11-28T14:44:22+00:00

The difference with men and women is that a lot of people can platonically fall in love or be attracted to a woman that's fat, short, curvy, obese, amputee, etc, because women are beautiful. Men aren't beautiful so that threshold is reached by very attractive men that aren't too disadvantaged by their defects

.Also attractiveness towards men is more the one you have for a tool rather than for a painting, so there's not a variety of defined perfect men to choose from like for women, but a handful of characteristics like players in a football game, so you tend to be attracted to those with the better compromise, instead to those of the kind you're mostly into

gabriel-kornilov · 2023-11-28T14:29:37+00:00

Just the expression of society's double standards. Business as usual.

Remnant56 · 2023-11-29T01:27:31+00:00

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nightsofthesunkissed · 2023-11-29T03:02:47+00:00

Fat women spearheaded the body positive movement for women.

Fat men need to do the same for fat men. The same for bald men, short men, etc.

People in MRA groups should champion these causes.

SecTeff · 2023-11-28T16:24:03+00:00

I think it would talk a lot about steroid abuse and unrealistic Holyrood images of men.

A lot of male actors are on gear and there are thousands of men who also take it to aspire to a certain body image.

It is never talked about really. If women were all taking drugs on mass to aspire to a body image society would lose its shit.

Lonewolf_087 · 2023-11-28T21:47:25+00:00

Fat men used to get lucky a lot more. If you are a millennial or gen z and are fat, nobody is gonna give you a chance unless you are going way under your value honestly.

Status-Associate6318 · 2023-11-28T23:43:59+00:00

Despite being told that I'm good looking, I've never believed it. I want to, but it's difficult. I struggle with Body Dysmorphia, Anxiety, Depression and PTSD, and that's really fucked with me in so many ways. I always changed my look hoping I'd find something that works, and it's just never happened. I'm 28, but, 28 feels very old for me.

iSubParMan · 2023-11-29T02:07:33+00:00

It is so normal for women to height shame men, It is ridiculous. Here is a woman publicly shaming a cop for his height. Trigger Warning.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ExposingHeightism/comments/185ll48/trigger_warning_woman_brutally_ridicules_a_cop/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

WeTrollALittle · 2023-11-29T02:53:56+00:00

I'm all for fatphobia, regardless of gender. It's not normal. It's not okay.

Lose some damned weight and stop making excuses for yourself.

That's something most of us CAN control, unlike height.

Title	Body positivity for men
Author	over0053
Upvotes	82
Comments	41
Date	November 28, 2023 1:17 PM UTC (2 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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