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> perfect example of the male body Ha! I must spend too much time around weightlifters/powerlifters. He looked a little scrawny to me. Another interesting cas

by dmm 16y ago

> perfect example of the male body Ha! I must spend too much time around weightlifters/powerlifters. He looked a little scrawny to me. Another interesting case of internet popularity not translating into sales was "Snakes on a Plane". From wikipedia: """ Due to the Internet hype surrounding the film, industry analysts estimated the film's opening box office to be between US$20 million and US$30 million.[4] While Snakes on a Plane did narrowly beat Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby for the number one position during its opening weekend, it did not meet these estimates and grossed only $US15.25 million in its opening days, a disappointment for New Line Cinema. ""

raganwald 16y ago
While I admire powerlifters, I wouldn't consider an extremely muscular body aesthetically perfect. My man crush is on athletes who are muscular but not extremely so, like Greg Louganis, Rafer Johnson, or Roger Federer. Federer can carry my bags any day ;-)
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- dmm 16y ago
  I never said that powerlifters were perfect. There are obviously many attractive body types. And almost anything is more attractive than the fat standard. Physical beauty is pretty small thing. We all get old. It matters a lot more what you create and how you treat children. I was just making a little observation about how much perspective matters. No insult was intended for the gentlemen in question. It's just that after hanging around with powerlifters I probably would call someone with a bigger chest/shoulders perfect. But downvote away! I have karma to burn.
  - raganwald 16y ago
    I save my downvotes for comments that lower the quality of discourse. Disagreeing with me in many cases raises the level of intelligence of a discussion even if I don't personally like it :-)
    - dmm 16y ago
      > I save my downvotes for comments that lower the quality of discourse. Interesting strategy. I usually reserve mine for people who use ruby.
      - raganwald 16y ago
        > I usually reserve mine for people who use ruby. Downvote away! I have karma to burn. ;-)
- edanm 16y ago
  I agree. And Isaiah Mustafa (the actor) is a former wide receiver in the NFL, so he's got an athlete's body.

by dmm 16y ago

raganwald 16y ago

While I admire powerlifters, I wouldn't consider an extremely muscular body aesthetically perfect. My man crush is on athletes who are muscular but not extremely so, like Greg Louganis, Rafer Johnson, or Roger Federer. Federer can carry my bags any day ;-)

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dmm 16y ago
I never said that powerlifters were perfect. There are obviously many attractive body types. And almost anything is more attractive than the fat standard. Physical beauty is pretty small thing. We all get old. It matters a lot more what you create and how you treat children. I was just making a little observation about how much perspective matters. No insult was intended for the gentlemen in question. It's just that after hanging around with powerlifters I probably would call someone with a bigger chest/shoulders perfect. But downvote away! I have karma to burn.
- raganwald 16y ago
  I save my downvotes for comments that lower the quality of discourse. Disagreeing with me in many cases raises the level of intelligence of a discussion even if I don't personally like it :-)
  - dmm 16y ago
    > I save my downvotes for comments that lower the quality of discourse. Interesting strategy. I usually reserve mine for people who use ruby.
    - raganwald 16y ago
      > I usually reserve mine for people who use ruby. Downvote away! I have karma to burn. ;-)
edanm 16y ago
I agree. And Isaiah Mustafa (the actor) is a former wide receiver in the NFL, so he's got an athlete's body.