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What do you think of the dad bod craze?

What do you think of the dad bod craze?

  • I don't believe it.

    Votes: 7 43.8%
  • Short term trend, Internet flash in the pan

    Votes: 8 50.0%
  • Long term shift in what we view as attractive

    Votes: 1 6.3%

  • Total voters
    16
Sorry, the what, what?
 
I blame Facebook for the whole thing.
 
Not self explanatory at all.
 
Basically it's the latest attempt to make men who are out of shape okay with being out of shape.
 
By the time you have a Dad Bod, wife and kids and all that goes with it, why does it matter?

It does give the non-athletes some hope, I guess.

Wouldn't you figure that it's about time to lose some of all this self-absorption and narcissism?
 
Basically it's the latest attempt to make men who are out of shape okay with being out of shape.

Is this like all the fat chick forever posting those images with self affirmations about how big is beautiful and such as that?
 
Probably 80% of guys out there are either "dad bods" or bigger. I just love how that remaining 20% thinks they are so much better than the rest of the populace.
 
I rest my case.

lol, my body isn't great, I just don't care.

To let my guy flag fly, I've never really been in a situation where I can't attract women, even while carrying an extra 40 lbs like I am now. As long as I can do that, I figure my body is ok.
 
Okay. I went and had Google explain it to me.

My thoughts are that there is not currently a dad bod "craze", "trend", or "fad".

American men, by and large, are fat asses, and American women, also fat asses by and large, are accepting of it, and vice versa.

There's nothing "new" or "trendy" about that.

If men and women in America didn't accept each others fatassedness 75% of America wouldn't be getting laid.
 
Okay. I went and had Google explain it to me.

My thoughts are that there is not currently a dad bod "craze", "trend", or "fad".

American men, by and large, are fat asses, and American women, also fat asses by and large, are accepting of it, and vice versa.

There's nothing "new" or "trendy" about that.

If men and women in America didn't accept each others fatassedness 75% of America wouldn't be getting laid.

Gotta say, in general I've seen a lot more fatasses watching BBC and Sky than I've seen on any American channel, a lot more.
 
Probably 80% of guys out there are either "dad bods" or bigger. I just love how that remaining 20% thinks they are so much better than the rest of the populace.

There's really nothing wrong with being better than other people.
 
The guys whose pics are in the linked article, really aren't anything unusual. One of them is a bit on the heavy side, but for the most part, I'd consider them fairly average. They just aren't toned and muscular. I haven't seen evidence of any fad or craze, and these particular guys, I'd think are accepted as the norm, if not better. Now, that being said, if you're going to ask if most of us are going to choose lean and muscular over the dad bod, I'd say, yeah, probably, if we're just basing it on looks, but with someone you find attractive, there's going to usually be more at play, at least from a woman's point of view.
 
I didn't hear about it until the last week.

I'm cool with it. The less we (the average person) feel * immensely pressured* to look like someone from the film 300 or a Penthouse Model, the better.

There's been a rise in image problems and eating disorders for both boys/men and girls/women, and that should be concerning.
 
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I didn't hear about it until the last week.

I'm cool with it. The less we (the average person) feel * immensely pressured* to look like someone from the film 300 or a Penthouse Model, the better.

There's been a rise in image problems and eating disorders for both boys/men and girls/women, and that should be concerning.

Obesity and the diseases that come from being overfat are more concerning, due to the sheer number.

Complacency, which is ultimately what this dad bod fad boils down to, is not a good thing
 
Obesity and the diseases that come from being overfat are more concerning, due to the sheer number.

Complacency, which is ultimately what this dad bod fad boils down to, is not a good thing

The supposedly named "Dad bod" is quite normal, largely healthy (not without a few modifications, mind you).

Obesity numbers are staggering, but seeing one end of the spectrum likewise does not make it desirable to increase pressure for young people of both sexes to look like their ideals for the rest of their lives.
 
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The supposedly named "Dad bod" is quite normal, largely healthy (not without a few modifications, mind you).

Obesity numbers are staggering, but seeing one end of the spectrum likewise does not make it desirable to increase pressure for young people of both sexes to look like their ideals.

It depends on the ideal. Wafer thin models or steroided up bodybuilders are as unhealthy and make poor role models. But simply trimming down to a shapely figure for women or until you can see a six pack in men is doable and healthy for pretty much anyone.

At the end of the day, the best message we can send is to eat whole, healthy foods...cut down on junk, and try to get some exercise. The ideal body for you will follow that. Any "extreme" is unhealthy when it comes to your body
 
lol, my body isn't great, I just don't care.

To let my guy flag fly, I've never really been in a situation where I can't attract women, even while carrying an extra 40 lbs like I am now. As long as I can do that, I figure my body is ok.

So you are making fun of fat women, yet you are carrying around an extra 40 pounds?

Hmm.....
 
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