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Honestly, yes. I exercise to have fun, be healthy, and maybe look a bit better. But I know for sure I can succeed in business, in programming, in academia, in c
by michaelt 3y ago
Honestly, yes. I exercise to have fun, be healthy, and maybe look a bit better. But I know for sure I can succeed in business, in programming, in academia, in comedy, even in pornography with only a few minutes of grooming every day.
Oh I know there are some men who struggle with body image issues. And the tiny proportion of men working as hollywood actors probably care about their looks a great deal. But do you shave your legs or wear make-up? Read beauty magazines? Me neither.
We men have a wealth of role models showing we can succeed regardless of appearance. Nobody gives a shit about Elon Musk's BMI, or how Richard Stallman dresses, or whether Donald Trump has a six pack.
- zassy 3y ago> even in pornography with only a few minutes of grooming every day. You’re either incredibly blessed or incredibly underestimating the barriers to entry to be successful as a male porn star. Also Elon Musk and Donald Trump both have a shit ton of memes straight up body shaming both of them. Trump had literal fucking statues made with the sole purpose of showing him as fat and small dicked. People still often post the shirtless picture of Elon or the one of his hairline before the plugs to try to shame and discredit him. It’s absolutely wild and false to say no one gives a shit about it. His fans might not, but his fans don’t even care that he did a bunch of crypto scam shit, so that doesn’t really mean much. He’s successful despite the body shaming, but women like Lizzo are wildly successful despite the body shaming they receive too.
- KptMarchewa 3y agoLiterally every men post trying to get help on the internet is met with "hit the gym, eat better" no matter whatever the person does. The default assumption _is_ that there's something wrong with man bodies.