wldncrzy14: I still can't believe she was like 28 or 29 in Clueless.

She's aged really, really well.

I don't know why I like her so much...but, I do. She's beautiful, of course. Still, that doesn't quite account for it. There's just something about her that I find super attractive.

eraser8: How do you define "typical black woman"?

A typical black woman would probably have at least one ethnic feature. Presenting a girl with a thin nose, straight hair, small lips, gray eyes, and a obvious disposition to sunburns as the paragon of ebony beauty doesn't really seem fair to black girls.

I work with a few folks with cankles. Not just thick ankles but tree trunks like the folks portrayed in Wall-E. Sadly they don't do anything to combat. 2 are growing like stars about to go supernova, it's scary. The landlord has already mentioned putting a reinforced toilet in for them. 1 of them has grown so out of shape she parks in front of a fire plug because it's as close as she can get to the building. I swear, it's pretty f*cking sad to see someone walk up the handicapped ramp and have to stop 30' up to take a breather.

All the fatty hate has been smothered by jungle fever.


/what?

Wasted Pixels: A typical black woman would probably have at least one ethnic feature.

The problem is you seem to be hung up on caricatures of what black women look like. You seem to have this image in your mind of the "typical" black woman...and when a black woman who doesn't fit into your prejudice is pointed out to you, you rely on a variation of the No True Scotsman fallacy to rescue your preconceptions. At least, that's what it looks like.

No sighted person who has seen her in real life has ever mistaken her for anything other than a black woman. She is actually not even particularly light-skinned (although you wouldn't know that from the image you chose). I haven't seen pictures of them together, but I'd guess she's actually darker than Barack Obama.

And, for the record, I wasn't presenting Stacey as a "paragon of ebony beauty." I was presenting her as a paragon of beauty, period. The fact that she happens to be a black girl is really irrelevant...except to the boneheaded comment that black women don't have calves at all.

Isn't that cabbage patch the same kid as in the MacDonald's picture we always see here (with him pointing at something on the table)?

Oh, and women are inherently more likely to have swollen ankles, especially in the summer, even if they are NOT fat, for unknown reasons. I'm thinking no amount of Gold's Gym would alleviate that.

pugsleythegreat: I dunno, theres this guy at my gym no older than myself (24) and he's a goddamn planet, but he said something kinda inspiring to me. He said

"Well, I didn't turn into a fatty overnight, and I'm sure not going to be supermodel overnight either, so I just keep at it and I really don't give a damn if people stare, hell, I'm a fat guy. get over it. Besides, I'm just in it for the biatches at the end of the road"

That was where I was three years ago.

for the love of little black baby Jesus,can we get a pic of a REAL black woman up in here?

castufari:
The landlord has already mentioned putting a reinforced toilet in for them.

Classic:

Lets just get these out of the way:





/oblig

The Icelander: pugsleythegreat: I figure if more fatties had this sort of attitude, they could easily make the change. (and score some tail)

Eventually the population gets to a point where most people are fat, so one's weight doesn't factor into whether they can get laid.

umm, yeah, I'd like to point out the fact that women (in general) are more shallow than a mud puddle when it comes to choosing who they are going to sleep with. Men, we are pigs, we will sleep with nearly anything that has a pulse. (ok pulse optional) Women on the other hand, no. Must fit a criteria they have in their mind, and if you dont meet even one of them, no chance, thanks for playing, go have a seat.

*sigh* ok here we go.
I am a fat ass. I know this, i accept this. ALL of the women ive met and talked to, afterward has told me I'm one of the nicest people they've ever met, that i know how to treat people and have the utmost respect for women. (oh man i can hear the 'pfft's at that one) but ive only slept with a handful out of the train station ive talked to. why? FAT ASS. pure and simple. they can sugar coat it all they want, but it all boils down to that. i am a fatty, so they dont take the plunge.

/rant over.
//let the flame war COMMENCE!
///pew pew pew

eraser8: kxs401: I've simply resigned myself to the fact that I can never wear capri pants or ankle-strap shoes.

If you want to wear capri parts or ankle-strap shoes, you ought to do it. Why limit yourself because of what other people think?

If they don't think you should be wearing these things, so what? Fark them.

Some things just don't look good on certain figures and it's usually benefiting to know what looks best for your own particular figure. Less about what others think. More how you feel about yourself.

Gravyguts: The Icelander: pugsleythegreat: I figure if more fatties had this sort of attitude, they could easily make the change. (and score some tail)

Eventually the population gets to a point where most people are fat, so one's weight doesn't factor into whether they can get laid.

umm, yeah, I'd like to point out the fact that women (in general) are more shallow than a mud puddle when it comes to choosing who they are going to sleep with. Men, we are pigs, we will sleep with nearly anything that has a pulse. (ok pulse optional) Women on the other hand, no. Must fit a criteria they have in their mind, and if you dont meet even one of them, no chance, thanks for playing, go have a seat.

*sigh* ok here we go.
I am a fat ass. I know this, i accept this. ALL of the women ive met and talked to, afterward has told me I'm one of the nicest people they've ever met, that i know how to treat people and have the utmost respect for women. (oh man i can hear the 'pfft's at that one) but ive only slept with a handful out of the train station ive talked to. why? FAT ASS. pure and simple. they can sugar coat it all they want, but it all boils down to that. i am a fatty, so they dont take the plunge.

/rant over.
//let the flame war COMMENCE!
///pew pew pew

So find another fatass and stop your biatching.

Gravyguts: The Icelander: pugsleythegreat: I figure if more fatties had this sort of attitude, they could easily make the change. (and score some tail)

Eventually the population gets to a point where most people are fat, so one's weight doesn't factor into whether they can get laid.

umm, yeah, I'd like to point out the fact that women (in general) are more shallow than a mud puddle when it comes to choosing who they are going to sleep with. Men, we are pigs, we will sleep with nearly anything that has a pulse. (ok pulse optional) Women on the other hand, no. Must fit a criteria they have in their mind, and if you dont meet even one of them, no chance, thanks for playing, go have a seat.

*sigh* ok here we go.
I am a fat ass. I know this, i accept this. ALL of the women ive met and talked to, afterward has told me I'm one of the nicest people they've ever met, that i know how to treat people and have the utmost respect for women. (oh man i can hear the 'pfft's at that one) but ive only slept with a handful out of the train station ive talked to. why? FAT ASS. pure and simple. they can sugar coat it all they want, but it all boils down to that. i am a fatty, so they dont take the plunge.

/rant over.
//let the flame war COMMENCE!
///pew pew pew

Speak for yourself. I'm very picky about who I would sleep with. Which probably explains why I don't get laid very often. And also why all of my relationships are farked up and doomed for failure.

myalias1845, i dont want a fatty. i have the mind set i can pull the hotties just as much as the douchbags with hot chicks guys can.

/rant = null?

myalias1845: eraser8: kxs401: I've simply resigned myself to the fact that I can never wear capri pants or ankle-strap shoes.

If you want to wear capri parts or ankle-strap shoes, you ought to do it. Why limit yourself because of what other people think?

If they don't think you should be wearing these things, so what? Fark them.

Some things just don't look good on certain figures and it's usually benefiting to know what looks best for your own particular figure. Less about what others think. More how you feel about yourself.

Exactly. It's more about feeling good in clothes that are flattering.

eraser8: The problem is you seem to be hung up on caricatures of what black women look like.

It's good to know that my relatives, friends, and girlfriends past and present are all caricatures! It'd sure suck if we all had wide noses or dark skin, since obviously black women with white features are the hot ones.

Speaking as someone of mixed racial heritage, I don't think you realize how uncomfortable it makes people with ethnic features when you see people like Halle Berry, Rihanna, or, yes, Stacey Dash cited as "good looking blacks" when they obviously take after the other half of their racial makeup. That's not to say they aren't good looking, sure they are, but it isn't fair to hold them up as examples of what black girls do/should look like.

Also, thanks for calling me prejudiced.

Gravyguts: myalias1845, i dont want a fatty. i have the mind set i can pull the hotties just as much as the douchbags with hot chicks guys can.

/rant = null?

Ok, then be a jerk. Girls appreciate "nice," but the jerks get laid.

myalias1845: Gravyguts: myalias1845, i dont want a fatty. i have the mind set i can pull the hotties just as much as the douchbags with hot chicks guys can.

/rant = null?

Ok, then be a jerk. Girls appreciate "nice," but the jerks get laid.

Touche sir.

Gravyguts: myalias1845: Gravyguts: myalias1845, i dont want a fatty. i have the mind set i can pull the hotties just as much as the douchbags with hot chicks guys can.

/rant = null?

Ok, then be a jerk. Girls appreciate "nice," but the jerks get laid.

Touche sir.

I'm a hot girl currently dating a douchebag so good source ;)

Gold's Gym has named July "Cankle Awareness Month" notices people cut their most frivolous expenses first when the economy turns south

/sounds like they're about 34" too low

Wasted Pixels: eraser8: The problem is you seem to be hung up on caricatures of what black women look like.

It's good to know that my relatives, friends, and girlfriends past and present are all caricatures! It'd sure suck if we all had wide noses or dark skin, since obviously black women with white features are the hot ones.

Speaking as someone of mixed racial heritage, I don't think you realize how uncomfortable it makes people with ethnic features when you see people like Halle Berry, Rihanna, or, yes, Stacey Dash cited as "good looking blacks" when they obviously take after the other half of their racial makeup. That's not to say they aren't good looking, sure they are, but it isn't fair to hold them up as examples of what black girls do/should look like.

Also, thanks for calling me prejudiced.

THIS. Goddammit every black female the media is obsessed with is only partially black but they are considered the attractive black women. They always have thin noses, nice hair or nice weaves, light skin, and are super model thin. I'm not black but I think black women are beautiful, not super tan white women.

Gravyguts: myalias1845: Gravyguts: myalias1845, i dont want a fatty. i have the mind set i can pull the hotties just as much as the douchbags with hot chicks guys can.

/rant = null?

Ok, then be a jerk. Girls appreciate "nice," but the jerks get laid.

Touche sir.

Not to mention, a good dose of self-confidence helps too. Women can smell desperation from a mile away.

What is the worst aesthetic affliction facing America?

* Cankles
* Moobs
* Muffin top
* Saddle bags
* Chub rub
* Dimpled thighs

* Morons who poke holes in their faces and jam pieces of metal through them

Miss.UnderstoodRedhead: Gravyguts: myalias1845: Gravyguts: myalias1845, i dont want a fatty. i have the mind set i can pull the hotties just as much as the douchbags with hot chicks guys can.

/rant = null?

Ok, then be a jerk. Girls appreciate "nice," but the jerks get laid.

Touche sir.

Not to mention, a good dose of self-confidence helps too. Women can smell desperation from a mile away.

Yes, definitely THIS. Confidence can take you anywhere. Fake it until you have it.

chickyraptor: What is the worst aesthetic affliction facing America?

* Cankles
* Moobs
* Muffin top
* Saddle bags
* Chub rub
* Dimpled thighs

* Morons who poke holes in their faces and jam pieces of metal through them

* Kids on my lawn

Wasted Pixels: I don't think you realize how uncomfortable it makes people with ethnic features when you see people like Halle Berry, Rihanna, or, yes, Stacey Dash cited as "good looking blacks"

Except for the fact that I didn't refer to her as a "good looking black." I referred to her as a good looking woman. She just happens to be black. You really shouldn't read so much into it.

Wasted Pixels: it isn't fair to hold them up as examples of what black girls do/should look like.

You'd have a point if I were saying that. I didn't hold Stacey up as what black girls should look like. I, quite frankly, don't have a specific conception of what black girls "should" look like. There is wide variation and I don't prejudge what's a black look and what isn't.

Wasted Pixels: Also, thanks for calling me prejudiced.

I wasn't using the term in the sense of being racist, if that's what you were thinking. I used the term in the sense of having established preconceptions. Your claim that Stacey was not a "typical" black woman indicates that you have preconceptions about how a black woman "should" look. I don't.

eraser8: Stuff.

Incidentally, why is she a black woman and not a Native American woman?

Came for the Clinton-Family Guy reference. Veeeery impressed with the Stacey Dash pics.

Leaving oh so very satisfied.

Wasted Pixels: Incidentally, why is she a black woman and not a Native American woman?

Probably because she doesn't meet with your stringent criteria for what a "real" Native American woman looks like.

On the other hand, it might be because she self-identifies as a black woman and not as a Native American woman.

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valencia: THIS. Goddammit every black female the media is obsessed with is only partially black but they are considered the attractive black women. They always have thin noses, nice hair or nice weaves, light skin, and are super model thin. I'm not black but I think black women are beautiful, not super tan white women.

One of the women I work with is Nigerian. She's black...probably the blackest woman I've ever met. Tall, thin, endless legs and just flat out freaking beautiful in an exotic way. Whenever I go to the office she's in I spend 1/2 my time looking at her.

I've seen pictures of Beyonce I think it was w/o makeup and airbrushing and he's not as light.

Ill add to the ethnically mixed looks black pile

valencia: THIS. Goddammit every black female the media is obsessed with is only partially black but they are considered the attractive black women. They always have thin noses, nice hair or nice weaves, light skin, and are super model thin. I'm not black but I think black women are beautiful, not super tan white women.

This isn't unusual, and has been happening all the time. In India, many of the more fair skinned women are deemed more attractive, and that standard is promoted by Indians.

If you watch much about Muhammad Ali, he talked an incredible amount about how BLACK Joe Lewis was, and how he looked like a jungle ape. Things that would get you shot or ridiculed now.

I actually think its a very positive thing. People find beauty in mixed races first because it appeals to a wide range of preferences. You may find that someone like Tiger Woods appeals to Asians, Blacks, Whites, because there is something familiar in his features that look that appealing.

haddie: i108.photobucket.com

Ow. That looks painful.

A lot of cankle action looks like bad edema. And so does that pic.

Lumi: haddie: i108.photobucket.com

Ow. That looks painful.

A lot of cankle action looks like bad edema. And so does that pic.

I don't think it's Cindarella.

tartie_pants: No Such Agency: nuclear_asshat:
Cankle's are aren't the problem. Yesterday I saw a couple that both looked like tire sized buttered biscuits stacked on top of each other.

Unfortunately, no one that fat is going to take one step into a Gold's Gym. I think once you are to that point, the fear of ridicule or the stares keep you in the house and on the couch.

THIS IS SO. And the more douchebaggy ad campaigns like this that go out there, the less likely the very fat will be to go to the gym, or exercise at all. It's bizarre, I know, but the same people who say "those fat farks should get off the couch and exercise" are the ones who go to the gym and then stand around laughing at the people who are overweight.

this is why I love the Y great equipment, all types of bodies and ages... never any crap

This is the problem. "great equipment" = "I'm scared to left weights."

The more I learned about weight lifting, the less equipment I used. At the end (before I moved to a country where all the "equipment" is useless and not worth the crazy gym fees). I was only using free weights... like most of the people with the most noticeable results. Now I don't use any equipment (mostly my fitness training is running and yoga).

As a guy who took that step, you just gotta wade into the testosterone pit, and wait your turn at the squat rack, or grab the barbell when it's empty, or wait for your set of dumbbells, and not be intimidated by the giant hulks that use them. Most of those guys are really nice, and a wealth of information if you talk to them.

Learn about it. Take a class. Get off yer ass.

Ban capri pants. If you have cankles/lousy legs: wear pants.
Nice legs/no cankles: high heels, short dresses.

chickyraptor: What is the worst aesthetic affliction facing America?

* Cankles
* Moobs
* Muffin top
* Saddle bags
* Chub rub
* Dimpled thighs
* Morons who poke holes in their faces and jam pieces of metal through them

Yes

myalias1845: Miss.UnderstoodRedhead: Gravyguts: myalias1845: Gravyguts: myalias1845, i dont want a fatty. i have the mind set i can pull the hotties just as much as the douchbags with hot chicks guys can.

/rant = null?

Ok, then be a jerk. Girls appreciate "nice," but the jerks get laid.

Touche sir.

Not to mention, a good dose of self-confidence helps too. Women can smell desperation from a mile away.

Yes, definitely THIS. Confidence can take you anywhere. Fake it until you have it.

Just never, NEVER let your facade down. One little blink of uncertainty and women STRIKE. They're just WAITING.

Whoa, read through the thread and I'm amazed that you can turn a thread about cankles into a race war... pffft, get a freakin hobby!!

On a thread-related note, I knew a girl in school who had cankles and was quite slender and athletic. She was active in a couple of school-sponsored teams (soccer I think, and something else I can't remember... maybe tennis). She was by no means overweight, she just had weird-shaped legs. Cankles are not always teh chubby.

/has nicely formed ankles
//too bad about the massive belly

fendrluvr: Where does the calf fat end, and the ankle fat begin? I don't know, that's the fun.

came for this!

Dr. Poison: I'm calling it "Steroid Stumpy Dick Month".

I figured that this lie would come out like it does every thread remotely related to fitness. STEROIDS WILL MAKE YOUR PENIS MAYBE SLIGHTLY LARGER.

However, your balls will shrink to the size of raisins most likely... while you are on the juice. When you come off, your balls return to normal size.

/MYTH BUSTED

"Just never, NEVER let your facade down. One little blink of uncertainty and women STRIKE. They're just WAITING."

haha. pussy speak.

kxs401 2009-07-03 04:55:31 PM

I have overweight female friends who have lovely slim ankles. I, on the other hand, will always have cankles. I had them when I weighed 100 pounds less than I do now. I've simply resigned myself to the fact that I can never wear capri pants or ankle-strap shoes.

You should throw up more

eraser8: wldncrzy14: I still can't believe she was like 28 or 29 in Clueless.

She's aged really, really well.

I don't know why I like her so much...but, I do. She's beautiful, of course. Still, that doesn't quite account for it. There's just something about her that I find super attractive.

I agree, and so do a lot of other people.
She won a hotness contest on a video game website (ign.com) last year that included people like Adriana Lima, Megan Fox, and Keely Hazell. I'm not saying she was definitely the hottest out of all of them, but in any given pairing she was in, it would be hard to say that she wasn't the more attractive of the two. She has a gorgeous face, amazing body, and just seems to have a great attitude.

ubertwit: "Just never, NEVER let your facade down. One little blink of uncertainty and women STRIKE. They're just WAITING."

haha. pussy speak.

He thinks I'm serious.

Former fat guy here. Some of the posts in this thread are a reminder of my life just a few years ago. I was 310 lbs and all of it was in my gut and jowls. I was desperate, I hadn't been with a woman in 4 years. It was obvious to most women and they always told me I was such a nice guy. So I decided to fake confidence until I actually had it, as someone else suggested. It worked within a week or two. Women like confidence and humor, yes they absolutely do. Inspired, I dropped 75 pounds over a 5 month period by eating very strictly (no fried anything not even a potato chip, minimal bread, no soda, etc) and getting lots of exercise (walking the block immediately after eating, for starters). By the time I got to about 250 (60 pounds down), I had actual confidence and the ladies were interested like crazy. The gut was gone and my face was different, no more fat cheeks.
It was almost like a porno daydream for a few months, until I backed off on the cockiness. I wasn't an outright asshole, but when one girl asked "did you miss me?" after I was away for the weekend and I said "Well, no. I don't know you well enough", she thanked me for being honest and proceeded to suck the proverbial chrome off of my trailer hitch.

Anyway, if you're a fat dude and you want to get some ladies in the sack...

Argh! Cankles! I am cursed with them.

Actually, I'm triply-cursed. I have big calves and ankle bones, small feet (so my ankles look bigger in comparison), and a tendency to store fat around my ankles. Vigorous exercise addresses only the last issue, so as my high school photos show, you can be a size 3 and still have cankles. My ankle bones are just massive.

I wear boots and tights all winter and wedge sandals all summer, and am thankful for maxidresses and my small waist.. Cankles really do make you feel self-conscious