If there’s one thing I find obnoxious, it’s women talking about body image. Not so much because their complaints aren’t true, but because they generally come in a form like this:
I think you’ll be able to find a connection between a person’s physical sloth and their mental sloth, such as the inability to end a question with a question mark. Regardless, the answer to the question is NEVER. But, the woman who generally asks this question is someone that generally looks like Honey Boo Boo’s Mom. In other words, the woman that asks this question looks NOTHING like the women on the bottom row.
Now, any time a woman complains about body image, there’s always another woman (this woman however has a penis and is just a whiny man) who complains that men have body image issues as well. True, but let’s be fair: women are generally much more less shallow about a man’s appearance than the other way around. Now before you think I’m patting women on the back, fear not. Women generally are less shallow about looks than men, but men do not care AT ALL about how much money a woman makes, whereas, well, you get the picture.
Now, women often complain about the fact that it’s impossible to reach the ideal. Well, consider that if you can never reach the ideal, what of the man who will never be able to GET the ideal looking girl. Two sides, same coin.
What’s the point of this post? I felt like I should say something instead of just randomly relinking the best article on body image I’ve ever read. I have printed this blog post out to give to my daughter when she gets older. The short title is Strong is the New Skinny.
This post hits the nail on the head. I’m not going to sit here and claim that looks aren’t important in a woman for attraction purposes.
However, while looks are important, attitude is more so. And the side effect is that through working out and/or healthy living, not only does a person (woman or man) become more healthy, and thus more attractive, but they develop a sense of self-confidence and self-ownership. If you make the mistake of reading the comments you’ll find a handful of men knocking her attitude or saying “she looks like a man”. I think they’re insane. Only a weak man seeks a submissive woman. As for me, I seek the person that takes the hard route, whether as a friend or in a relationship. A relationship is a team effort. Who wants weakness in their team?
