The anti-thesis..

[bubba]

Well, and some of us don't have the waist we used to, either.
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I have the waist I used to. It's in there somewhere. ;-)

[Rigged]

I have all of the waists I used to have.

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

STOP y'all (see I can do southern too!) I am ruining my screen with every post!

And Sherry and Shay, from my own personal viewpoint all you are saying is that you are real women with real women's bodies (and one of you posted some pictures at a Renfair or Celtic fest a few weeks ago, and the pic confirmed my own view). I no longer look like a Greek god (OK,OK, I never really did!), but I am comfortable with how I do look and I think that I look healthy. It is unfortunate that today's society puts so much emphasis on a body image that is so far from reality for the majority.

[Shay]

Oh yes, and without getting off on too much of a rant here, I have no problem with the way I look for the most part. (Although my hair is terrible today) It's the clothes designers and stores that have a helluva time figuring out we don't all want to wear Mom Jeans or workout suits once we hit 28 years old or size 12. I'm glad there's a Torrid near my house, but they're pretty expensive, even though the average size of a woman in America is 12 or 14. I think most people are getting a lot better at thinking fat does not mean unattractive or conversely- that only skinny people are sexy. Alright, mini-rant over, sorry. It's actually one of the reasons I like guys in kilts- they're not Johnny Sixpack, but they're usually pretty happy with themselves, no matter what 'fashion' says they should look like.

Anyway- men's clothing is often better made than women's clothing, owing to the disposable fashion idea that it's only going to be hip for a year anyway... (obviously, stuff like Lands End and other classic pieces are better, but on the whole, still tend to last longer for men) and most importantly- we look cute as hell in your white shirts.

[Sherry]

...we don't all want to wear Mom Jeans ...

Aargh! Those are horrible!

Anyway- men's clothing is often better made than women's clothing, owing to the disposable fashion idea that it's only going to be hip for a year anyway... (obviously, stuff like Lands End and other classic pieces are better, but on the whole, still tend to last longer for men) and most importantly- we look cute as hell in your white shirts.

Another acute observation by Shay. But white drains all the color (what I have of it --you'd never know I have NA genes from my skin color) from me, so I prefer the flannels.

Sherry

[Archangel]

...and the ladies have left out that men's products are usually cheaper for similar items, an issue which is being addressed by Canadian Human Rights, cool.

From my friend, the doctor told him to get in shape, friend chose "round".

[Sherry]

Sherry

[jfellrath]

I no longer look like a Greek god ...

Oh, I do. It's just that the god in question is Dionysus... ;)

[arrogcow]

Oh, I do. It's just that the god in question is Dionysus... ;)

From the yahoo dictionary

Dionysus thus came to be considered a patron of the arts. He was variously represented as a full-grown bearded man, as a beast, and as a delicate, effeminate youth.

Adam

[minimalistix]

It is unfortunate that today's society puts so much emphasis on a body image that is so far from reality for the majority.

I think societal body image thing has probably always been around, however, people in the past just didn't have the amount of media that there is today surrounding it. Look at Venetian art like the statue of David which semi-represent a ‘perfect’ form of the male body

Today we get our ideas of what a perfect body should look like from movies and television which skews our perception of reality. The celebrities look perfect on the screen due to professional makeup, professional hair, proper lighting and good camera work, However, in real life they are usually are no where near as attractive.