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Bonobo

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10. Men being less insecure...

Reply to Gore1FL (Reply #4)

Thu May 30, 2013, 10:57 PM

May 2013

PERHAPS you could make that argument on a Meta level, but on an individual level of how people FEEL about themselves, I reject it utterly.

Humans are self-doubting machines who measure themselves by others. Matters not one bit what kind of plumbing you have.

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Where are the photos about the beauty of fat men? [View all] Bonobo May 2013 OP

DiFi... discntnt_irny_srcsm May 2013 #1

My guess is if it's Rachel, she was being goofy with a slight hint of mockery ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2013 #2

To be fair, 6'8" is pretty damn tall for anyone not in the NBA. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #3

And triple EEE breasts are pretty big Bonobo May 2013 #5

True dat. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #6

Yes, there is more than a little mean-spiritedness to it. Bonobo May 2013 #7

Seems to me - and this has been borne out through repeated gibberish-laden blog posts - Warren DeMontague May 2013 #8

We want men to be the way we want them! Bonobo May 2013 #9

Any time people come up with THE ONE GREAT EXPLANATION FOR WHAT'S WRONG Warren DeMontague May 2013 #13

No shortage of cruelty in this world. Nearly all of it, in my mind, completely unnecessary. nomorenomore08 May 2013 #15

I agree with both your points, there. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #16

I suppose there are things we should all feel "entitled" to - respect, dignity, some sort nomorenomore08 May 2013 #17

I speculate Gore1FL May 2013 #4

Men being less insecure... Bonobo May 2013 #10

I meant that first part as sarcasm Gore1FL May 2013 #11

I agree mostly. nt Bonobo May 2013 #12

At the risk of a sweeping generalization, I think women are judged by their appearance more so nomorenomore08 May 2013 #14

I would say that the ramifications of the judgment are different. lumberjack_jeff May 2013 #18

Women judge other women by their appearance as much as men do, if not more Major Nikon Jun 2013 #19

You may be right. As I said, it's hard to generalize. nomorenomore08 Jun 2013 #20

Post removed Post removed Jun 2013 #21

I think this thread is a response to the campaign to improve the prospects of overweight women Major Nikon Jun 2013 #22

LBN post "obesity is a disease". Since other poster's post hidden, added on to yours. uppityperson Jun 2013 #23