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What responses are you guys talking about anyway? I only see someone whose obvious and quite desperate trolling resulted in me putting them on ignore. Let's stop talking about me and get back on topic. Not like they have anything of value to say anyway.
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The people in the past who convinced themselves to do unspeakable things were no less human than you or I. They made their decisions; the only thing that prevents history from repeating itself is making different ones.
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Everything about this screams totally unnecessary.
Sometimes plastic surgery doesnt help even if it turns out well. Assuming the two images were sisters rather than one person I personally think 'the one on the left' is more beautiful. This ignores any points deducted for being artificial.
n'oublie jamais - It appears I now have to highlight this again.
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I will take this moment to clarify something important:
I am not implying anyone is fat, etc., nor am I trolling.
I do, however, live with someone who has had body-image issues as a result of "big boned" people -who are increasingly the majority- telling her that she is unhealthy, despite her athleticism; and not attractive because she isn't a 38-26-38. Worse still, are the people that think it is okay to ridicule and pass judgement on someone because they are slender. I am merely pointing out that foolish justifications like the BMI does not apply to everyone, and is merely a mean average and completely outdated by scientific standards.
If anyone wants to call me a troll for defending people who are apparently not allowed to defend themselves in an ever-increasingly overweight culture, and place me on an "ignore" list, then so be it -because i'm not wrong.
Nope, I completely agree with you in this case. Some people are naturally very skinny and they, particularly women, get slammed with accusations of anorexia and bulimia. If you're a guy and you express preference for slimmer women then you're automatically a chauvinistic pig. Of course I don't really understand preference for a given body type since there are exceptionally attractive women of all races and body types
Spoiler:
I'm probably just a horny SoB though
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I think part of the backlash is that heavier people dislike the western media glorification of them and jealousy that most people can't eat whatever the hell they want without gaining weight. For example my brother is about 6'2" 190, that's not really a light weight, but it's mostly muscle so he looks like a stick still. The only reason he's gotten that heavy is because he's been a dedicated weightlifter for years and has to eat a minimum of 3,500-4,000 calories a day just to gain weight. If he didn't train he'd probably be around 170 tops which is pretty skinny for his height.
Haha not that one (and you are right, it's not suitable for the weak-stomached! ), usually this one comes up and "omg, that must be photoshopped!" comments
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We are arming Syrian rebels who support ISIS, who is fighting Iran, who is fighting Iraq who we also support against ISIS, while fighting Kurds who we support while they are fighting Syrian rebels.
I can't believe people actually need to ask. It is obviously not remotely real. C'mon guys.
Easy E wrote:My wife has used the anime eye technique in her make-up on occassion. It is pretty striking how simple make-up tricks can cause so much of a change.
Plus, this thread did not have a link/imbed of the Barbie Song? I'm not use to such restraint from Dakka.
I seem to recall a skit I saw once called the Steroid Olympics. The weightlifter goes out to do his "Jerk and Lift" but his arms get ripped off instead.
For some reason, those guys made me think of it.
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^ This girl is actually an asian. the lens make her looks somewhat like half-whites but she's still asian for me. Oh! she's holding a product in question ! the lens are usually contained inside a brown canister.
A little late to the party, but I thought I'd give my obligatory warning on products like these. Cosmetic lenses are becoming increasingly popular in East Asia (to increase the size of the iris or pupil), and there are a lot of suspect suppliers. It doesn't take much to mess up your eyes and cause permanent damage, so just be cautious when purchasing and using cosmetic lenses. They are a medical device, and you should treat them seriously.
In the States I've seen cosmetic lenses for sale at anime/sci-fi conventions. Having a red or white pupil may sound cool, but eye infections and corneal scars are not.
Amaya wrote:
Not going to comment on women and this issue, but so called masculine men (read: beard and gut) do tend to take the piss out of so called girly men (read: slim, six pack, good looking).
This doesnt happen to me, Im fething essence of man, and the manly men dont take the piss because Im all kinds of awesome into the bargain!
Although, seriously, I dont think this happens very often in real life. I never heard anyone (Ive got plenty of fat mates) take the piss out of me for exercising. Maybe if you acted super girly, and never drank, and only ate celery, and dressed like Beckham in one of them ridiculously beef shirts and a skirt. But frankly you want the piss taking out of you if you act like that.
If your a normal fit male in good shape, who eats pretty healthy, works out 5-6 days a week, I don't think people "tend" to take the piss at all. I've never once had a derogatory comment aimed at me for doing phys.
Modern blokes get it. Its better to look fit than fat, and it f your fitter you get more chicks. What could be more masculine than that?
We are arming Syrian rebels who support ISIS, who is fighting Iran, who is fighting Iraq who we also support against ISIS, while fighting Kurds who we support while they are fighting Syrian rebels.
Amaya wrote:
Not going to comment on women and this issue, but so called masculine men (read: beard and gut) do tend to take the piss out of so called girly men (read: slim, six pack, good looking).
This doesnt happen to me, Im fething essence of man, and the manly men dont take the piss because Im all kinds of awesome into the bargain!
Although, seriously, I dont think this happens very often in real life. I never heard anyone (Ive got plenty of fat mates) take the piss out of me for exercising. Maybe if you acted super girly, and never drank, and only ate celery, and dressed like Beckham in one of them ridiculously beef shirts and a skirt. But frankly you want the piss taking out of you if you act like that.
If your a normal fit male in good shape, who eats pretty healthy, works out 5-6 days a week, I don't think people "tend" to take the piss at all. I've never once had a derogatory comment aimed at me for doing phys.
Modern blokes get it. Its better to look fit than fat, and it f your fitter you get more chicks. What could be more masculine than that?
Wrestling a bear with your bare hands? Which I crossed off my checklist last summer.
I will forever remain humble because I know I could have less.
I will always be grateful because I remember I've had less.
Amaya wrote:
Not going to comment on women and this issue, but so called masculine men (read: beard and gut) do tend to take the piss out of so called girly men (read: slim, six pack, good looking).
This doesnt happen to me, Im fething essence of man, and the manly men dont take the piss because Im all kinds of awesome into the bargain!
Although, seriously, I dont think this happens very often in real life. I never heard anyone (Ive got plenty of fat mates) take the piss out of me for exercising. Maybe if you acted super girly, and never drank, and only ate celery, and dressed like Beckham in one of them ridiculously beef shirts and a skirt. But frankly you want the piss taking out of you if you act like that.
If your a normal fit male in good shape, who eats pretty healthy, works out 5-6 days a week, I don't think people "tend" to take the piss at all. I've never once had a derogatory comment aimed at me for doing phys.
Modern blokes get it. Its better to look fit than fat, and it f your fitter you get more chicks. What could be more masculine than that?
Wrestling a bear with your bare hands? Which I crossed off my checklist last summer.
Wrestling a bear is for little girl.
I kill bears merely by flexing in their general direction. They commit suicide out of pure envy.
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mattyrm wrote: Although, seriously, I dont think this happens very often in real life. I never heard anyone (Ive got plenty of fat mates) take the piss out of me for exercising.
A lot of the accusations of that nature in this thread are nothing more than desperate trolling, so I'd just ignore them.
The people in the past who convinced themselves to do unspeakable things were no less human than you or I. They made their decisions; the only thing that prevents history from repeating itself is making different ones.
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mattyrm wrote: Although, seriously, I dont think this happens very often in real life. I never heard anyone (Ive got plenty of fat mates) take the piss out of me for exercising.
A lot of the accusations of that nature in this thread are nothing more than desperate trolling, so I'd just ignore them.
You're not exactly familiar with the weightlifting subculture at all though. Individuals that train strictly for aesthetics are often mocked with a multitude of humorous insults, such as 'curl monkeys'. There are other examples, but you'd of course dismiss them as nonexistent simply due to a lack of familiarity.
mattyrm wrote: Although, seriously, I dont think this happens very often in real life. I never heard anyone (Ive got plenty of fat mates) take the piss out of me for exercising.
A lot of the accusations of that nature in this thread are nothing more than desperate trolling, so I'd just ignore them.
You're not exactly familiar with the weightlifting subculture at all though. Individuals that train strictly for aesthetics are often mocked with a multitude of humorous insults, such as 'curl monkeys'. There are other examples, but you'd of course dismiss them as nonexistent simply due to a lack of familiarity.
I wasn't referring to weightlifting to begin with; that's your obsession, not mine.
The people in the past who convinced themselves to do unspeakable things were no less human than you or I. They made their decisions; the only thing that prevents history from repeating itself is making different ones.
-- Adam Serwer
My blog
mattyrm wrote: Although, seriously, I dont think this happens very often in real life. I never heard anyone (Ive got plenty of fat mates) take the piss out of me for exercising.
A lot of the accusations of that nature in this thread are nothing more than desperate trolling, so I'd just ignore them.
Allow me to translate:
"Your should ignore anyone that doesn't agree with you, like I do, because I think I'm perfect. Everyone who disagrees must be a troll.."
Lone Cat wrote:'Anime eyes' thing was dated back to the early days of Manga prints. possibly post WW2 mangas.
By 1950s. Japan fully embraced American pop culture for the first time! never before had we seen a Japanese woman (usually H.O. ) dressing hollywood actress hairdo. and they have watched American-imported TV Cartoons for the first time. remember Disney's Mickey Mouse? , Looney toons's Bugs Bunny, and MGM's Tom & Jerry ? every characters seen in those flicks are all have a pair of oversized eyes! ... some Japs seen an opportunity to make 'Home-grown' cartoons had copied 'American cartoonish' looks into their own creations. the earliest Japanese 'cartoons' (example. the Big X) by then is an exact copies of Americans imports.
and those domestically created cartoons became popular!
And then completely butchered it because they're weird.
no No! it was simply forgotten when homegrown cartoons (mainly produced by Toei Doga) entered the stages of evolution.
the advance in the evolution progress. the more appeal to the locals than earlier ones.
mattyrm wrote: Although, seriously, I dont think this happens very often in real life. I never heard anyone (Ive got plenty of fat mates) take the piss out of me for exercising.
A lot of the accusations of that nature in this thread are nothing more than desperate trolling, so I'd just ignore them.
Allow me to translate:
"Your should ignore anyone that doesn't agree with you, like I do, because I think I'm perfect. Everyone who disagrees must be a troll.."
Well, she is kind of like that most of the time, but she is right about a lot of things...with the exception of nutrition, training, and perceptions of beauty.
Lone Cat wrote:
LumenPraebeo wrote:
Lone Cat wrote:'Anime eyes' thing was dated back to the early days of Manga prints. possibly post WW2 mangas.
By 1950s. Japan fully embraced American pop culture for the first time! never before had we seen a Japanese woman (usually H.O. ) dressing hollywood actress hairdo. and they have watched American-imported TV Cartoons for the first time. remember Disney's Mickey Mouse? , Looney toons's Bugs Bunny, and MGM's Tom & Jerry ? every characters seen in those flicks are all have a pair of oversized eyes! ... some Japs seen an opportunity to make 'Home-grown' cartoons had copied 'American cartoonish' looks into their own creations. the earliest Japanese 'cartoons' (example. the Big X) by then is an exact copies of Americans imports.
and those domestically created cartoons became popular!
And then completely butchered it because they're weird.
no No! it was simply forgotten when homegrown cartoons (mainly produced by Toei Doga) entered the stages of evolution.
the advance in the evolution progress. the more appeal to the locals than earlier ones.
Strictly my opinion, Japanese culture had taken a turn for the worst in terms of weirdness after WW2. A lot of anime is pretty strange and borderline if not outright creepy. The realistic stuff (art style) is pretty damn good, such as Akira, Ghost in the Shell (movies and series), Paprika, etc. I apologize if this offensive, but I find it strange that a people derided for having smaller eyes (is this even really true? It seems like a myth to me) would create an art form full of bug eyed characters.
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