PhuturePriest Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 (edited) A very interesting thing. We focus a lot on what "real women" look like in these times, but it's interesting how we very rarely think of the fact that men are unrealistically portrayed in the media as well. "Brands like Dove and Aerie have already begun showing un-retouched, non-model female bodies in their advertisements, a small step in the direction of body positivity. But what would ads featuring "normal men" look like? A photo shoot from an English newspaper sought to imagine just that." http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/01/real-mens-bodies-underwear-ads_n_5543693.html Edited July 1, 2014 by FuturePriest387 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Credo in Deum Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 As your friend I'm worried about you, Miles. That is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted July 1, 2014 Author Share Posted July 1, 2014 As your friend I'm worried about you, Miles. That is all. Nothing I don't already regularly hear. But what for specifically in this instance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fidei Defensor Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 As your friend I'm worried about you, Miles. That is all. He secretly wants to be an underwear model. Shh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted July 1, 2014 Author Share Posted July 1, 2014 If I were to be a model, it wouldn't be for underwear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perigrina Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Men are different from women. In case anybody did not know that. Men do not feel the same way about their physical appearance that women do and it does not make sense to treat them as equivalent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted July 1, 2014 Author Share Posted July 1, 2014 (edited) Men are different from women. In case anybody did not know that. Men do not feel the same way about their physical appearance that women do and it does not make sense to treat them as equivalent. Men and women are different. That doesn't mean men won't feel inadequate if there are a billion pictures in the media portraying men as physically flawless. Don't tell me that men don't feel inadequate about it and fall to eating disorders, because that's like me telling girls it's impossible for them to struggle with purity. There was a time I barely ate because I wanted to be as skinny as possible, and it was because I would look at the men in the media and see their flawless features and thought I had to look like that. Men and women are different, but that doesn't mean they share nothing in common. Edited July 1, 2014 by FuturePriest387 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Credo in Deum Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 (edited) Men are different from women. In case anybody did not know that. Men do not feel the same way about their physical appearance that women do and it does not make sense to treat them as equivalent. Well that's just sexist! :) Edited July 1, 2014 by Credo in Deum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perigrina Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Men and women are different. That doesn't mean men won't feel inadequate if there are a billion pictures in the media portraying men as physically flawless. Don't tell me that men don't feel inadequate about it and fall to eating disorders, because that's like me telling girls it's impossible for them to struggle with purity. There was a time I barely ate because I wanted to be as skinny as possible, and it was because I would look at the men in the media and see their flawless features and thought I had to look like that. Men and women are different, but that doesn't mean they share nothing in common. I am not saying that men do not have eating disorders. But men can compensate for not having perfect looks by being good at sports or making money. Nothing makes up for a woman not being attractive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 (edited) Edit: never mind. Picture will not format. Edited July 1, 2014 by Nihil Obstat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted July 1, 2014 Author Share Posted July 1, 2014 I am not saying that men do not have eating disorders. But men can compensate for not having perfect looks by being good at sports or making money. Nothing makes up for a woman not being attractive. I'm not saying the stakes are the same. But I'm sick of people acting like men aren't susceptible to body image issues like women are. I don't get angry at them, because I know that this is a lie fed to society for years and years, much like the lie that women don't struggle with purity. But I'm not going to let people off the hook with ignorance if I can help it, so I strive to tell people that this is a more common issue among men than you'd think, and the only thing that can make an eating disorder in a man worse is making him think he's not a man because "only girls struggle with that." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kateri89 Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 I feel compelled to respond to this because I'm a firm believer that our culture tries to empower women so much that it seems like the tables are being turned on men. If women shouldn't be falsely portrayed in the media as these perfectly thin yet still curvaceous beings, men shouldn't be portrayed as perfectly waxed with a defined six pack. As far as I'm concerned, it's about time that both men and women are simply portrayed as human beings both attractive and unattractive, young or old, any race, etc. We're people, not objects. We should be treated and should treat each other with dignity and respect. That's all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perigrina Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 I'm not saying the stakes are the same. But I'm sick of people acting like men aren't susceptible to body image issues like women are. I don't get angry at them, because I know that this is a lie fed to society for years and years, much like the lie that women don't struggle with purity. But I'm not going to let people off the hook with ignorance if I can help it, so I strive to tell people that this is a more common issue among men than you'd think, and the only thing that can make an eating disorder in a man worse is making him think he's not a man because "only girls struggle with that." You are right and it is a good thing to point out to people. Here is a study for you to use to back it up, if you need one: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2696560/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anomaly Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 I am not saying that men do not have eating disorders. But men can compensate for not having perfect looks by being good at sports or making money. Nothing makes up for a woman not being attractive. Yeah, there is a huge social expectation that fat men are good at sports and are necessarily good business men. Honey, it must be a paradise in Canada if you think society doesn't judge fat men. Men just aren't as mean to each other as women are when it's people you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Credo in Deum Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 It's the media. No body goes looking through underwear adds to escape into reality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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