Lachy Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 I considered posting this in the women's guild, but really I think it's a general topic. The link leads to an article written for an Australian newspaper's supplimental's online section, regarding not only athletic women and their image in the media, but also how female athletes are considered second rate to their male counterparts. It's sort of a rant, but I think it raises legitimate points and I think it's of interest to our forum. Look forward to hearing your thoughts.http://blogs.bodyandsoul.com.au/what-body-soul-thinks/article/whats-wrong-with-females-having-muscular-bodies/ Battle Log - Facebook Link to comment
ETFnerd Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 this article was posted in nf before... the gist of the discussion is that the media exists to make money, not to further the causes dear to women... sometimes those two goals are aligned... most of the time they are not... i don't care what u think of me. unless u think i'm awesome. in which case u're right. Intro - Workout Log - ABS Log - Fitness Philosophy - Accountability - NERDEE - Weight Maintenance Link to comment
yadz Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 in the picture that was airbrushed I was honestly more concerned with the fact that somehow the athlete in question seems to have been changed from being black to being white. what the crap? Link to comment
azsf Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 nah that's just "bad lighting" becoming "good lighting". [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] AZSF - lvl 4 assassin STR - 9 | DEX - 12 | STA - 10.5 | CON - 7 | WIS - 8.5 | CHA - 1 Link to comment
Corbab Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 nah that's just "bad lighting" becoming "good lighting".As a photographer, that's about right. The original picture was probably taken indoors under bad florescent light in a gym or some other space with minimal available light. Still, I don't get why you wouldn't put "powerful athlete" before "skinny girl."I guess the whole world can't think like NF... Never think of pain or danger or enemies a moment longer than is necessary to fight them. -Ayn Rand Amongst those less skilled you can see all this energy escaping through contorted faces, gritted teeth and tight shoulders that consume huge amounts of effort but contribute nothing to achieving the task. Link to comment
leadchipmunk Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 I did not read the article, I read the other comments, and started to read the article and after I saw the author was "getting on the soapbox" I decided I'll pass on reading a rant.With that said, I'm going to address the original question, and title of this post; "What’s wrong with females having muscular bodies?"Absolutely NOTHING! I love a woman that has muscles. It is one of the most beautiful things that I have ever seen. I used to not like it until I recently (since joining this forum) when I saw that strong and even muscular women do not look like this...[ATTACH=CONFIG]3645[/ATTACH]I'm sorry, but that is just scary, and not in a good way...Then again, my opinion may be biased. I've always gone for girls that could beat me up in a fair fight (not that I would ever fight back), it seems to keep me in line. Haha Level 1 Woodwose STR 5 | DEX 2 | STA 1 | CON 2 | WIS 5 | CHA 4 WAR 0 | RNG 0 | SCT 0 | ASN 0 | MON 0 | DRU 0 | ADV 1 Current Challenge: Specialization is for Insects Previous Chapters: 1 Link to comment
161803398874989 Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 Atlethic women are awesome. Quare? Quod vita mea non tua est. You can call me Phi, Numbers, Sixteen or just plain 161803398874989. Link to comment
chickenstitch Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 It's a shame that the media seems to want to push a perfect image of women (and men) I guess we have to just keep rejecting that image and doing our own thing. However rant does help the stress levels lol Goals complete c25k podcasts: 2.66 do 10 full push ups: 4/10 Link to comment
tigersheart Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 Absolutely nothing wrong with muscular women. Strong, athletic women are sexy and awesome. Link to comment
Waldo Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 It's a shame that the media seems to want to push a perfect image of women (and men) I guess we have to just keep rejecting that image and doing our own thing. However rant does help the stress levels lolI really don't see what is wrong with the media's idea of a perfect male body. While it pushes an unhealthy body image for most women, that isn't the case for men at all. currently cutting battle log challenges: 21,20, 19,18,17,16,15,14,13,12,11,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 don't panic! Link to comment
chairohkey Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 I really don't see what is wrong with the media's idea of a perfect male body. While it pushes an unhealthy body image for most women, that isn't the case for men at all.Have fun being 90's small. Link to comment
Loren Wade Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 Have fun being 90's small.Agreed.Seriously though, I don't think medias idea of healthy looks for men or women, for the most part, are healthy. lobro's a druid? twitter | fb Link to comment
Waldo Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 Seriously?Bradley Cooper was People's Sexiest Man Alive last year. I fail to see what is unhealthy about this look, nor would I consider him "small". I consider this to be pretty close to the ideal male body as portrayed by the media as well, he certainly is not an outlier. currently cutting battle log challenges: 21,20, 19,18,17,16,15,14,13,12,11,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 don't panic! Link to comment
JohnChester Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 I'm not a fan of muscular women. I prefer girls toned at most, but that's just what I like. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Human Monk STR: 2 | DEX: 1 | STA: 1 | CON: 4 | WIS: 4 | CHA: 3 "Fall 7 times, stand up 8." Current Challenge: None just yet Link to comment
chairohkey Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 Seriously?Bradley Cooper was People's Sexiest Man Alive last year. I fail to see what is unhealthy about this look, nor would I consider him "small".If People Magazine tells me so it must be true. Screw that Ryan Gosling was robbed. Link to comment
chairohkey Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 I'm not a fan of muscular women. I prefer girls toned at most, but that's just what I like.Can we please banish this word from the site? Link to comment
bigm141414 Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 Can we please banish this word from the site?Agree'd. And along with that can we ban diet as well? I hate that word. "Pull the bar like you're ripping the head off a god-damned lion" - Donny Shankle Link to comment
Lachy Posted May 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 this article was posted in nf before... the gist of the discussion is that the media exists to make money, not to further the causes dear to women... sometimes those two goals are aligned... most of the time they are not...Didn't realise it had been previously posted, sorry. You're right, the media's goal isn't always about furthering causes. I think it's interesting that an picture of an athlete was automatically photoshoped by PR, for an athletics article. The woman wasn't a model posing as an athlete, she was an actual athlete. I think it was good the editor regjected the 'shopped photo. Mind you, there are plenty of PS'd photos of women on that site anyway!Atlethic women are awesome.Agreed. Need more of them. Battle Log - Facebook Link to comment
ETFnerd Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 no need to be sorry... certainly there is no expectation that anyone follow every discussion in the forum... i repeat myself all the time... i don't care what u think of me. unless u think i'm awesome. in which case u're right. Intro - Workout Log - ABS Log - Fitness Philosophy - Accountability - NERDEE - Weight Maintenance Link to comment
Leimanu Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 our culture's about just image. As in skinny must equal healthy. But since gaining some muscles (and want more More MORE!) I get the healthy part of it. Muscles = healthy body functions now. And discipline, and thinking about the future - not just here and now. I saw a Crossfit challenge on TV recently, and all those girls were beautiful as they did pull-ups and the clean press.Well, shoot, even Playboy centerfolds are airbrushed, so even cultural "perfection" isn't perfect. <--<< Daughter of Artemis >>--> Link to comment
PrincessHeather Posted May 30, 2012 Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 My muscles are no where near where I want them to be (YET!) but I have never felt more beautiful, powerful, and confident than I feel now... not even on my wedding way when I was super skinny. Eff being toned!!! "On Wednesdays we SQUAT"www.healthyprincessblog.wordpress.comCurrent Challenge | Coconut Oil is Magic | My Fitness Origins | My Epic Quest for Happily Ever After Link to comment
azsf Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 I really don't see what is wrong with the media's idea of a perfect male bodyto me this isn't an issue if you're reading fitness rags or about movie stars, but once you start to go away from that the most common male image is straight up hipster. Skinny everything, usually tan-less, over developed fashion sense. Nothing wrong with it if that's what you're into, and it's easy to see why it's popular in the media (boundless consumerism). i guess men just have a few more pigeon holes than women when it comes to "media-ready" bodies. my favourite version of this though is definitely fight club: brad pitt makes fun of underwear models by comparing working out to masturbation. takes of shirt to reveal 4-5% bf and ripped. ahh fight club [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] AZSF - lvl 4 assassin STR - 9 | DEX - 12 | STA - 10.5 | CON - 7 | WIS - 8.5 | CHA - 1 Link to comment
chairohkey Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 my favourite version of this though is definitely fight club: brad pitt makes fun of underwear models by comparing working out to masturbation. takes of shirt to reveal 4-5% bf and ripped. ahh fight club Plus he was like 150lbs at 6ft in that movie, the epitome of 90s small. Link to comment
azsf Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 150lbs at 6ftholy shit really? i didn't know he was that tall. i always thought he was a shorty... [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] AZSF - lvl 4 assassin STR - 9 | DEX - 12 | STA - 10.5 | CON - 7 | WIS - 8.5 | CHA - 1 Link to comment
l4dyh4wk Posted May 31, 2012 Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 I have never felt more beautiful, powerful, and confident than I feel now... not even on my wedding way when I was super skinny. Eff being toned!!!totally agree.. i was 20kg lighter but could have been blown over in a light breeze when i got married.. I still have a long way to go, but I just love being strong rather than skinny | lvl3 | Amazon Warrior | |str6|dex1|sta5|con5|wis8|cha2| | challenges | two | one | | mfp | l4dyh4wk | Link to comment
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