I am a large, semi-muscular man. I can take it. Don't hide behind Mal 'cause you know he'll shoot it down for you. Tell me.

Wash ,'War Stories'


Natter 70: Hookers and Blow  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


§ ita § - May 25, 2012 2:41:40 pm PDT #6782 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I imagine men and women fail to meet society's standard for "sexy" at about the same rate

My suspicion is that the box has more elbow room for guys than girls (if not only because the standard mode of sexy dress is so much more revealing for women), but I'm hardly going to bring that up anywhere with people I don't know.

Also, apparently penis size is exactly as much a hangup for guys as breast size for women.

Where are they seeing all these penises?


Amy - May 25, 2012 2:44:05 pm PDT #6783 of 30001
Because books.

I do think that body dysmorphia is more common for men and boys than it used to be, but nowhere near women and girls.

And men can make up for some things (or seem to think so) with money or cars or whatever. Whereas if you're a girl, the world still expects boobs and makeup and jiggle.


meara - May 25, 2012 2:46:31 pm PDT #6784 of 30001

I imagine they're seeing them in locker rooms, but (from what I've heard, I have no idea) isn't the explanation that some are growers and some are showers?


§ ita § - May 25, 2012 2:49:24 pm PDT #6785 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

isn't the explanation that some are growers and some are showers?

I mean, it's not like we have to wait for someone's nipples to stick out before we get that our racks are not like theirs. And I *think* most women get the idea of how much pushup and cutlets can achieve.

It's the double-sided tape that's the revelation.


meara - May 25, 2012 2:52:08 pm PDT #6786 of 30001

What does the double-sided tape do? (says the A cup girl)


Zenkitty - May 25, 2012 2:53:47 pm PDT #6787 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

Also, apparently penis size is exactly as much a hangup for guys as breast size for women.

Never have wanted or envied big boobs. Wish my current DDDs were Bs again. As, even. I want perky little boobs so I never had to wear a bra.


flea - May 25, 2012 2:57:48 pm PDT #6788 of 30001
information libertarian

Yeah, tape cannot create flesh where no flesh there is.

On the boy/girl topic, I have never heard a small boy say he's fat. The youngest girl I've heard say she was fat was 4. My (so thin and muscly she has 6-pack abs) 8 year old asks me if she's fat all the time. And we're a household with very few body image demons; thin-body privilege is our middle name around here.


Jesse - May 25, 2012 2:59:11 pm PDT #6789 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

isn't the explanation that some are growers and some are showers?

That's a fact.

The only guy I've ever had express concerns about his penis size to me was repeating something his ex had said.

My (so thin and muscly she has 6-pack abs) 8 year old asks me if she's fat all the time.

Yikes.


Scrappy - May 25, 2012 3:00:22 pm PDT #6790 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

Women's sell-by date is way earlier than guy's, as well.


Nora Deirdre - May 25, 2012 3:10:30 pm PDT #6791 of 30001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

But using data from the University of My Ass,

A fine institution indeed.

Hey, I need help! smonster suggested that I ask the hivemind about changing one of my blog names. It is currently NOLA Beer Bitch, but now people are, like, reading it and stuff and I feel a little self conscious about a name I made up while drunk and also, news media can't print the name apparently (see: [link]

So, I like the alliteration and I do want to keep the name NOLA and lady centric. And beer-centric of course.

I haven't found anything that really grabs me. NOLA Beer Broad? NOLA Beer Belle? Something that ties in with my other blog, Nora in NOLA? Thoughts? Help!