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View submission: What's something you never understood about the opposite gender?
Yeah, and there's so much Photoshopping and airbrushing of images of women in ads, and even in the movies now, where they CGI away the actors' wrinkles. It's bad enough comparing ourselves to women who spend all day working out, getting beauty treatments, and eating personal chef-prepared meals.
Add to that, all of the plastic surgery models and actresses get; and then on top of that, the computer shrinks their waist and removes their wrinkles. The game is so rigged. But when we see these images of idealized beauty, we forget about all of the work and money and Photoshop that goes into looking that attractive, and we beat ourselves up for failing to live up to impossible standards.
Men are not exempt from this, either. Eating disorders in men and boys have risen dramatically in recent years: they now make up a third of diagnosed patients. I am not an expert in men's health, but I think the rise of the "short king" and "dad bod" memes are a cultural effort to combat these issues. It would be interesting to see the equivalent of a Dove Campaign for Real Beauty for men and boys.
Comment by allycat907 at 09/03/2025 at 15:42 UTC
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Very intriguing comment. I love your points