If you're spending so much time looking at images of perfect male physiques then you might be reading the wrong magazine.

I just want to say, how f*cking ironic. Guess it's back to "Hey, subby got a pimple today. What have you gotten recently that bothered you?"

That's the exact same reason HR gave me when they asked me to stop taking my shirt off at work.

I have a perfect male physique, so I'm really getting a kick out of these replies...

I've got news for women and gay men ... straight men don't think like that.

When a woman sees an airbrushed picture of what she considers most men think is "an ideal woman" the thinks "I'll never look like that ... but I'll try"

When a straight guy guy sees an airbrushed picture of a ripped dude, he pictures himself and thinks "yea, I kinda look like that"

Wait, there's men in those magazines? I never noticed them until I read that article. Thanks a hell of a lot for ruining porn for me, BBC.

dillenger69: he pictures himself and thinks "yea, I kinda look like that"

THIS and when you add Spandex, you have all kinds of FAIL.



BEEFCAKE!



/follow your dreams

Hey, looking at pictures of beautiful people all day makes you feel inferior, colour me surprised!

Sharp knees?

dillenger69: When a straight guy guy sees an airbrushed picture of a ripped dude, he pictures himself and thinks "yea, I kinda look like that"

YEP - or "he's teh ghey" or "not worth all the work, I'll just have to spend more on booze for the ladies" etc...

dillenger69: I've got news for women and gay men ... straight men don't think like that.

When a woman sees an airbrushed picture of what she considers most men think is "an ideal woman" the thinks "I'll never look like that ... but I'll try"

When a straight guy guy sees an airbrushed picture of a ripped dude, he pictures himself and thinks "yea, I kinda look like that"

As a straight dude, I have to disagree. I look at that picture and think of how much goddamn work it would take to have a Herculean physique, and then go back to playing Warcraft and shoveling cheetos into my mouth.

/am I doing it wrong?

Together with colleague Jessica Close, he surveyed 161 men aged between 18 and 36, and found that those who regularly read the magazines were more likely to be influenced by the imagery within.

People are influenced by the media they are exposed to on a regular basis? Sounds like time and money well spent on that study.

I believe if they're looking at the guys, they're doing it wrong. Last I knew, at most your eyes travel over it looking for the next chick.

dillenger69: When a straight guy guy sees an airbrushed picture of a ripped dude, he pictures himself and thinks "yea, I kinda look like that"

OK, that made me laugh out loud.
For the truthiness of it.

*Supermodel looks in a miror* "Oh my god, I am soooo fat. Oh no, a zit! And my hair is a mess! Is that a wrinkle? I am so over the hill and unattractive!"

*fat, bald, hairly guy who hasn't washed in three days looks in the same mirror. He smooths his combover back, sucks his gut in a little, and winks at himself.* "Yup, I still got it."

LADIES: You look great. Really, you do. I mean it. Your the most beautiful girl I know. NOW GET IN THE FARKING CAR, WE'RE ALREADY LATE.

Frak off, Subby, with your Unlikely tag. Men and women are both susceptible to body image issues, especially in this increasingly perfectionist culture. It's not just girls who lose confidence because of images, you sexist bastard.

It's likely this is happening, likely as all hell. And I feel bad for the kids. I'll never be happy with the way I look, and I'm in okay shape these days. But I was an actor in college, and thus compared myself to who my competition would be if I tried to go professional...and it seriously screwed up my self-image. And I was a senior by that time, and then in college. It's not like I was that impressionable.

I'm stupefied by a culture that thinks its political candidates must be saints, that celebrities engender special status with the law, and that everybody must have 1% body fat or be ugly.

If I could say one thing to young guys. Don't be a fatass, but your personality matters FAR more to women than your body. I know because at one point in highschool my physique was close to perfection, and yet I didn't know how to approach girls and entertain them. As such ugly dudes with conversation skills outdid me.

You can't "automatically" score with a good body anymore than you can automatically be a rally car driver because you own a sportscar.

Don't make the same mistake, conversation is more important than anything. But, like I said, don't be a fatass. It has its limits. Those magazines area huge waste of money, especially the adult versions.


If I could do it again I'd have spent less time in the gym, and more talking to ugly girls to boost my confidence. And make the hot ones jealous, etc etc.

Good luck.

Skwidd: *Supermodel looks in a miror* "Oh my god, I am soooo fat. Oh no, a zit! And my hair is a mess! Is that a wrinkle? I am so over the hill and unattractive!"

*fat, bald, hairly guy who hasn't washed in three days looks in the same mirror. He smooths his combover back, sucks his gut in a little, and winks at himself.* "Yup, I still got it."

LADIES: You look great. Really, you do. I mean it. Your the most beautiful girl I know. NOW GET IN THE FARKING CAR, WE'RE ALREADY LATE.

I extend my sexist bastard comment to this guy.

Lizard: Narrator: [to Tyler, while looking at a Calvin Klein-esque ad on the bus] Is that what a real man is supposed to look like?

Self improvement is masturbation. Now, self destruction...

There are magazines that feature the perfect male physiques and are there for men? I'm sorry, that sounds like porn for women.

fortunately us women never have to worry about self esteem issues after reading lass mags.

'scuse me, i have to go bring my breakfast back up or my eyebrows will look fat tonight.

A Tout Le Monde: If I could say one thing to young guys. Don't be a fatass, but your personality matters FAR more to women than your body. I know because at one point in highschool my physique was close to perfection, and yet I didn't know how to approach girls and entertain them. As such ugly dudes with conversation skills outdid me.

You can't "automatically" score with a good body anymore than you can automatically be a rally car driver because you own a sportscar.

Don't make the same mistake, conversation is more important than anything. But, like I said, don't be a fatass. It has its limits. Those magazines area huge waste of money, especially the adult versions.


If I could do it again I'd have spent less time in the gym, and more talking to ugly girls to boost my confidence. And make the hot ones jealous, etc etc.

Good luck.

Not that you're wrong, friend, but you have to keep in mind that what you just said is how the outside world judges you in this society, not how you see yourself. A guy with a great personality who isn't ugly can do okay in this country, but that doesn't mean that the same guy sees himself that way. The guy, who might always do okay with women and friends and a job and everything, really is susceptible to a magazine saying "this is what you must look like to be sexy/awesome/a man" and no he can never live up to it, and live out his days deeply unconfident. And it's only because of Hollywood- magazine- television- image.

Meh. Those Men's Health turd burglars can do as many cable flies as they want, it isn't going to make them strong.

taniquelle: fortunately us women never have to worry about self esteem issues after reading lass mags.

'scuse me, i have to go bring my breakfast back up or my eyebrows will look fat tonight.

Totally in agreement that women suffer from all this far worse than we do. :(

Skail: I have a perfect male physique, so I'm really getting a kick out of these replies...

Pics or it didn't happen...

*clicks profile*

Is it hot in here??

The "Ideal Women" in most woman's magazines are only ideal for other women and gay guys. Seriously, leaf through one and look at the women. Many of them are ugly and/or scrawny. Only women and gay guys would want all women to look like a mannish looking,flat chested,bag of antlers. Studies prove over and over that the drive toward super-skinny women in fashion is driven by women, not men.

I don't know why their faces are mannish, but at least to my sensibilities, many more of them are than I would expect in a group selected for their "beauty".

/would still stuff said mannish bags of antlers like a Thanksgiving Turkey

Great Janitor: There are magazines that feature the perfect male physiques and are there for men? I'm sorry, that sounds like porn for women.

I dunno, it's hard to put "listening to a girl" into a magazine.

Hot male bodies thread, FTW!!


/ It's the ladies turn!

Flashman73 2008-03-29 02:52:23 PM
Lizard: Narrator: [to Tyler, while looking at a Calvin Klein-esque ad on the bus] Is that what a real man is supposed to look like?

Self improvement is masturbation. Now, self destruction...

Warning: If you are reading this then this warning is for you. Every word you read of this useless fine print is another second off your life. Don't you have other things to do? Is your life so empty that you honestly can't think of a better way to spend these moments? Or are you so impressed with authority that you give respect and credence to all that claim it? Do you read everything you're supposed to read? Do you think every thing you're supposed to think? Buy what you're told to want? Get out of your apartment. Meet a member of the opposite sex. Stop the excessive shopping and masturbation. Quit your job. Start a fight. Prove you're alive. If you don't claim your humanity you will become a statistic. You have been warned- Tyler.

Got blamed when somehow this wound up on the break room board.

Thats why smart ones stick to Ron

A Tout Le Monde: Great Janitor: There are magazines that feature the perfect male physiques and are there for men? I'm sorry, that sounds like porn for women.

I dunno, it's hard to put "listening to a girl" into a magazine.

Yeah, I only pretend to listen. It works out great. I'm in a happy relationship where I've set the bar so incredibly low I can not possibly disappoint, only impress.

The hottest women in the WORLD can look at themselves in the mirror and think "My Gawd, my thighs are like tree trunks!"

Meanwhile, the fattest, most unattractive guys in the world can look at themselves in the mirror and say "No problem, I'm funny and I have a large penis" (when both are lies).

It's called self-deception and people do it all their lives.

nashBridges: This is man time, darling. Please visit another thread.

Haha, nashBridges if full of fail. And proved my point of sexism.

DrowningLessons:
Totally in agreement that women suffer from all this far worse than we do. :(

You know, I would have thought so until I met my man. He's tall, has a powerful build, and all he sees is that he doesn't have a 6-pack stomach. I can't get him to believe I think he's absolutely flawless as is. I WANT the guy with the soft exterior - it's better for snuggling, it contributes to his overall presence, and it's so comfortable to wrap my arms around. I wouldn't touch one of the guys in the mags with a stick. I think they look pubescent. I want - and love having - a man's man.

ummm.. self esteem comes from many places. It's obvious if you spend time reading magazines that the content tends to leach into your conscious picture of the world around you...

I've gone through self depreciating phases, self loathing, as well as self worshipping.. strangely enough my body hasn't changed much through all of this..

The big lesson is people seem to react to me almost exactly as I see myself.. If I feel beautiful, people react as if I was beautiful. When I feel ugly, the same happens..

sooo as far as some cheesy magazine goes, I'd rather spend my time looking at nice boobage than nice peckage - but I can see the connection the article is making.

Here's the thing...

Some of us guys realize that if we look really good to the opposite sex, we get to have a *lot* of sex with a *lot* of really attractive women.


....and so yeah....magazines like these warp our delicate little minds.

Seriously...

DrowningLessons: nashBridges: This is man time, darling. Please visit another thread.

Haha, nashBridges if full of fail. And proved my point of sexism.

You need a sarcasm detector, toots.

taniquelle: DrowningLessons:
Totally in agreement that women suffer from all this far worse than we do. :(

You know, I would have thought so until I met my man. He's tall, has a powerful build, and all he sees is that he doesn't have a 6-pack stomach. I can't get him to believe I think he's absolutely flawless as is. I WANT the guy with the soft exterior - it's better for snuggling, it contributes to his overall presence, and it's so comfortable to wrap my arms around. I wouldn't touch one of the guys in the mags with a stick. I think they look pubescent. I want - and love having - a man's man.

Haha, take away the "absolutely perfect" part of your insistence, and this is pretty much my same issue. And my girlfriend's response is just like yours. Your man and I remain stupid, however.

the voices in your head: DrowningLessons: nashBridges: This is man time, darling. Please visit another thread.

Haha, nashBridges if full of fail. And proved my point of sexism.

You need a sarcasm detector, toots.

Yours is funny. His is fail. Take notes.

Perfect male physique:

It's likely this is happening, likely as all hell. And I feel bad for the kids. I'll never be happy with the way I look, and I'm in okay shape these days. But I was an actor in college, and thus compared myself to who my competition would be if I tried to go professional...and it seriously screwed up my self-image. And I was a senior by that time, and then in college. It's not like I was that impressionable.

I'm stupefied by a culture that thinks its political candidates must be saints, that celebrities engender special status with the law, and that everybody must have 1% body fat or be ugly.



You didn't have to buy into that, you know. I did theater all through high school. While I was never fat or anything, I really didn't give a damn what magazines and other such shiat said. I was content with myself. Sure, media blasts that shiat all the time, but you can choose to ignore it. Quit biatching about what society expects and be happy with yourself for who you are. Or you can keep blaming the media for your own damn problems while you ram a finger down your throat. In the end, it's all up to you.

nashBridges: DrowningLessons: Haha, nashBridges if full of fail. And proved my point of sexism.

Don't understand sarcasm much, do you?

Jesus Christ, I hope you don't whine so much in real life. It's not an attractive trait for either sex.

Don't understand intelligence or something? Got the sarcasm, you still fail. If you're gonna be an ass like that, you gotta be subtle. Like the toots thing was funny. You're just an idiot.

Durendal: You didn't have to buy into that, you know. I did theater all through high school. While I was never fat or anything, I really didn't give a damn what magazines and other such shiat said. I was content with myself. Sure, media blasts that shiat all the time, but you can choose to ignore it. Quit biatching about what society expects and be happy with yourself for who you are. Or you can keep blaming the media for your own damn problems while you ram a finger down your throat. In the end, it's all up to you.

God men are stupid. Seriously, I mean I know I am one, but I am constantly surprised at my gender. This is about the dumbest thing you could possibly say in response to what I said. Like I didn't know all that. Thanks Steve McQueen, what would I do without your internet tough guy ass to help me through the day.

DrowningLessons: nashBridges: DrowningLessons: Haha, nashBridges if full of fail. And proved my point of sexism.

Don't understand sarcasm much, do you?

Jesus Christ, I hope you don't whine so much in real life. It's not an attractive trait for either sex.

Don't understand intelligence or something? Got the sarcasm, you still fail. If you're gonna be an ass like that, you gotta be subtle. Like the toots thing was funny. You're just an idiot.

...says the womanish he-man.

Sabyen91: ...says the womanish he-man.

To be fair, you could just call me he-man. Womanish he-man is pretty redundant. He-man's the gayest thing on the planet.

For anybody just joining this thread, let me summarize for you:

Idiot #1: ZOMG TEH WIMMINZ IS TEH STOOPID
Idiot #2: HEY MORAN UR A FAG
Idiot #1: HAHA I WAS KIDING BUT RLY WIMMENZ R DUMB HOSE
Idiot #2: STFU FAGGY BUTT FAG

This thread has teh ghey.

nashBridges: DrowningLessons: If you're gonna be an ass like that, you gotta be subtle.

Answer this question honestly: do you have any male friends at all?

Honestly, yes, and more than women friends. So what? They're not retarded, man-ape, beer guzzling sexist morons, but they're still guys. And yes, I can see your little brain formulating responses about them being gay, so go ahead. Arguing sexism on Fark is worse that arguing politics. I don't even know why I'm doing it. Boredom I suppose.