bad is stronger than good.
Plus there is a strong stigma against underweight men. Most are depressed.
Is this really true in places other than the Northeast of America?
I almost couldn't believe this guy was hung up on sorority girls and cheerleaders. It seemed a bit out of date if you ask me, and this person is only 22, whereas I am in my 40s! Maybe I am the one out of date.
Anyway, most people I know from 20 somethings to 40 somethings on the east coast sweat fashion models, pop stars and actresses who definitely lean toward thin, and could care less about sorority girls, unless they happen to also be models, which is rare. True, heroin chic is no longer a fad, but its effects are still felt to this very day, big time.
As for males, even though there has been thankful return toward fitness and definition in the zeitgeist, a more than miniscule percentage still find being very thin desirable. Maybe not male runway model thin, since that usually looks a bit off in real life. But, prejudice against thin males is another thing I thought went out of fashion after Porkys and Animal House.
Then again, my perceptions may all be regional- NYC has 1000s of models all over the place, every day, and this really devastates female self esteem for those who do not measure up and causes eating disorders and all that stuff, reinforced, in no small part, by mass media imaging and advertising images. Just check out the show Broad City to see how two average looking girls survive in NYC culture, while surrounded by statuesque females. It is one of the best new comedies - will entertain far beyond narrow point I am trying to make here. The women Ive seen in interviews from the sorority attacked by Rodger would be in the same boat as the two from Broad City if they came to live in NYC. They are not completely unattractive, but would be at the middle-to-bottom of NYC female pecking order.
Edited by Brafarality, 31 May 2014 - 12:33 PM.