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Originally Posted by canuckguy
hey buddy i saw your pic in the tfp portraits thread and i would not say your fat.
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I was fidna say the same thing about lasereth, actually.
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Originally Posted by jennaboo4u
I don't want anyone to feel sorry for me, but it's hard being a girl in a society that is so attracted to thinness, yet the majority of people are overweight. It just fucks with your mind.
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You know, this is one key aspect of the whole issue of obesity in America. So many women, particularly those who've grown up in the past 30 years, get these SEVERE self-image issues from the media and society at large. As a guy, I look at that situation and just get so goddamn outraged.
I enjoy looking at women and admiring them. A LOT. And I have seen plenty who are a size 14 or 16 that are just smokin' hot. But anyone who falls outside "the norm" gets beaten over the head with it just about daily. It takes a shitload of mental toughness to deal with something like that your whole life, much less overcome it. I know I couldn't deal with that.
It doesn't help that the
King of Queens/Family Guy image sends the message that fat MEN are cool and even funny, but chicks all have to be skinny or they're useless. It's such bullshit.
Yeah, being obese is bad - sometimes it's lifestyle, sometimes it's genetic. But FFS, I wish society as a whole would really take a good look at what we consider to be "normal" for women. It's gonna drive me out of my friggin' mind if I have kid(s) and one's a girl.
(And, uh, jenna? Yeah, I saw a picture of you as well, and your size never even crossed my mind. Your hotness did, though!
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