Are you glad that male body positivity movements like dad bod are happening?

[Anonymous]

Are you glad that male body positivity movements like dad bod are happening?

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+1 y

I like how the women are saying no but then support female body positivity movements in the media. For the women who support feminism you are hypocritical

[MrChadeo920]

It's a double standard, I personally don't agree with the whole "Plus Size" movement. Being overweight is unhealthy. Then again I do agree with the fact that people need and should be comfortable in their own skin. It seems though that it applys to women more then it does men. Its funny that some women are called BBWs. But no one wants a BHM Big Handsome Man (made that up just now).
Whats the most attractive part on a mans body? Most women would say Abs. Almost none will say A Belly. But I voted Yes.

[BertMacklinFBI]

that whole Seth Rogen thing? I only saw the article on Yahoo right before not giving a fuck and went ahead to check my mail hahaa. what is it?

[Asker]

It is suppose to be male body positivity but it has received backlash. It was meant to stop you from having to look muscular all of the time

[Asker]

since apparently women can be curvy and fat now

[BertMacklinFBI]

OOOHHH. well... its not like all guys try to be muscular anyways. what a stupid movement

[Azara]

I don't know what that is but I'd rather eliminate fashion magazines body illustrated junk food have mandatory free time for exercise so everyone can just stay in reasonable shape so we can stop spending time trying to make people feel better for feeling bad about stuff that didn't have to happen in the first place. Western culture is so full of physical and mental crap and philosophically stunted, it's not surprising people become fat.

[Azara]

Having said that , to answer your question-- Sure. if women get it let the men have it as well.

[spuitkaas]

Not really, but I also don't really support the 'curvy is sexy' movement for women. I do think a man's body with only 5% bodyfat and veins extremely visible is not exactly healthy I think. Just like those curvy BBW women who are clearly overweight, but it's acceptable, because they have a hourglass figure. Why doesn't everybody just strive for a healthy body? Like a BMI of 19 or something.

[BertMacklinFBI]

5% bodyfat... holy shit xD

[spuitkaas]

@BertMacklinFBI some guys actually strove for that. To really see abs and veins clearly you have to have an extremely low body fat percentage. I found this picture on the internet an I think this guy looked way better before.
cdn1.bigcommerce.com/.../tom-osborne-winner3.jpg

[BertMacklinFBI]

he got ripped! yeah 5% is crazy. its so difficult to maintain unless genetics are doing like 95% of the work for you

[Asker]

He probably took steroids. Most of these bodybuilders have admitted to taking steroids. Well, lance armstrong is not a bodybuilder but you get my point.

[spuitkaas]

Yeah I really don't like those things. We shouldn't stimulate people to take steroids

[flushednative]

5 percent body fat is incredibly hard to achieve for men and nearly impossible/unhealthy for women. Also, a healthy bmi is 19-25 or 20-25. Below those ranges is considered unhealthy and underweight. Know your stuff before you type it. I agree that no one should promote unhealthy lifestyles but I think body acceptance is important to start a healthy lifestyle and lose weight. These movements are good in small doses but can go overboard.

[spuitkaas]

@flushednative don't worry girl. I know stuff before I type it. Some people say the range is from 18 till 25 and some say 19 till 25 or 18,5 till 25. In my opinion, for young people I would say 18 till 25 is a better range, because young people are often skinnier than when they get older.
Unfortunately, those movements are also used by a lot of overweight women to make it acceptable to be fat. Everyone should try to be on a healthy weight and not try to say that their overweight body is just 'curvy'. You see it here on gag all the time.
I also wonder if those movements are really to embrace your body the way it is. There's also a lot of skinny hating and girls who don't have a lot of curves are suddenly seen as undesirable. Leading to things like implants and such.
People will always be competing and if fashion says 'curvy is great' or 'skinny is great' doesn't really matter, but you could think. about that most people in the USA (where it has most ifluence) are overweight.

[CincinnatiRedsfan]

You're all wrong. Body Mass Index means next to nothing and most doctors, including my OWN, doesn't use it. It doesn't measure muscle mass, bone density, or frame size. With this logic, Tom Brady and many other professional athletes are overweight. It's about FAT percentage.

By the way, 5% body fat is actually unhealthy for anyone. That's too low and your body won't function right.

The whole idea for the movement is if you find people physically attractive or not. Health is irrelevant here anyway.

And my doctor and I talk about this every time I visit, so don't give me some bullshit rebuttal.

[Prettygurl12]

I support it I suppose.

However, gonna be honest... not so impressed with encouraging obesity/being out of shape for either gender so I'm not super impressed with the "love your size" campaign for women either.

But I suppose if we're going to encourage lackluster female body fitness we may as well encourage lackluster male body fitness as well.

[AdamThomas]

Nah. I don't think encouraging people to be happy with being out of shape is a good thing. It's laziness, plain and simple. People want to eat shit, barely exercise, then complain about how unfair it is that they're viewed as being less attractive because they're out of shape and claim victimhood. Fuck that. I just eat properly and exercise instead of crying. I know I won't look like a male model, but I do my best. All this flowery self-esteem vullshit is turning people soft, weak, and pathetic.

[AleDeEurope]

It's about time we stop seeing the male body as only attractive if it's muscular. For those that aren't muscular it affects their self-esteem just like for plus size women seeing just skinny women.
I think it's great that they're taking men's feelings in consideration, something it's usually just not even noticed.

I don't personally like that body type, I'll never get it, but for those that do like it, or have it, they shouldn't feel ashamed of that.

[AleDeEurope]

Oh, I forgot to say that if it's unhealthy it shouldn't be glorified, but not all "chubby" people are unhealthy.

[BelleGirl21]

Not really and I don't like the whole "curvy/fat" movement for women either. We should have a "stop eating so much garbage and be healthy" movement. If they want to be that way and are happy then great. Just don't expect applause from me, that's what their mommies are for.

[oriondude]

@bellegirl21.. dad bod is a body shop that was always around. It doesn't refer to obesity. It just refers to a guy with a mature body. Or mans body without abs or that vascular look, which in itself is an unnatural state. The women curvy/ fat movement is a bit different, whereas many of these women are beyond a comfortable body state, and very overweight. That's more about acceptance of body shape, bc its too difficult for them to lose weight do to low will power.

[ShutUpAndSuckMe]

No. If some dude wants to have an unhealthy body & if he wants to call it a dad bod, then that's his choice & I respect it.

If he needs an entire PC movement to make himself feel better about his own lifestyle choice, then.. I've no respect for him & will want nothing to do with that pathetic, insecure, sad excuse of a 'man'...

[aamy811]

Definetly. I think men (like women) face a lot of pressure to be talk, muscular and super defined. I think if they showed average bodies we could get rid of that self consciousness

[Tokana]

No, it doesn't work that way. Humans will always compete with each other to become the best.

[aamy811]

@Tokana people will still try to compete but when they're not perfect it will be a lot easier because there are unperfect people like you around

[Octavion]

time.com/3846828/dad-bod-is-a-sexist-atrocity/

I don't care personally but apparently it's pissed off the media.

[Tokana]

No, those bodies are not only unattractive but unhealthy. Quit being lazy and put in some work in the gym.

[Asker]

So then you don't like curvy or heavy women then?

[Tokana]

no me labs fit women.. like this.

gallery.rxmuscle.com/.../DSC_1809_YTRSQLVYAD.jpg

[Remonster]

Not really. I'm a fat dude and trying to lose weight. I mean, fat people should be allowed to do whatever they want but they're promoting an unhealthy life style and you know it.

[Takada]

Meh. I'm personally not a fan and don't want a guy who has a fat gut. I prefer a guy who is somewhat lean, but not muscular. But whatever they feel most comfortable in, I guess.

[Bandit74]

I never even knew there was a body positive movement for men.

It's probably just a bunch of hollow words that are supposed to make people feel warm and fuzzy.

[MrAtticusLebowski]

Sounds like a movement some chubby/soft 30-something dude came up with.

[Asker]

I asked because then with that logic curvy and bigger women are also humiliating?

[MrAtticusLebowski]

This "movement" if you can call it that, seems disingenuous. It's funny because younger women assume men are just desperate when we go after women that are a little heavier. I don't think the same can be said for women. The truth is, it's women are their own biggest critics when it comes to weight. Do we REALLY believe Seth Rogen would be getting laid if he wasn't "Seth Rogen"?

[Anonymous]

I think we need a male genital-size positivity movement more than we need one about weight.

[Bards]

YUP.

[fuuuark]

Not really, impose what ever standard of beauty you want

[SomeoneImportant]

That sounds really retarded.

[LauraMarx]

lmao thats humiliating

[Asker]

I asked because then with that logic curvy and bigger women are also humiliating?

[LauraMarx]

I understand that you are directly taking a jab at fat women, yeah. I will not play your game! Fat women are fine.

[LauraMarx]

also ftr whats humiliating isn't some kind of legitimate fat men's acceptance movement which doesn't exist, it's this transparent high-media aping of genuine women's movement shit that is so embarassing

[Asker]

You say that but then you say the dad bad is humiliating? How does that make sense again?

[Asker]

So you believe women should strive for female body positivity?

[LauraMarx]

As women we should arm ourselves, and overthrow the government.

[Asker]

F@#$ing trolls

[LauraMarx]

you really think I'm trolling? why do you think I have Marx in my username? How did you expect this convo would go?

[Gonetowardthewind]

THe dad Bod is a joke don't you known

[Aud_Queen]

Do you have a picture example of a dad bod?

[emerald77]

Yes, men need confidence too!

[dudeman]

What is this u speak of.

[BigbuttLvr]

Fat women are way hotter then fat men

[Asker]

Haha

[bubbletrouble]

No. People shouldn't be encouraging fatness.

[atomique]

Not really.

[TheSpartan]

No, they're stupid.