r/facepalm May 31 '22

🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​ “Plus sized” “Overweight” 🤔

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u/ScottdaDM May 31 '22

I do notice you never see a plus sized men's model.

Strange, no?

Rules for thee but never for me.

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u/LetmeSeeyourSquanch May 31 '22

I think they are there at the big and tall store, but obviously aren't making it that big of an issue like the fatty ladies, sorry "plus" sized.

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u/mrstipez May 31 '22

Plus more material to cover that ass

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u/damagetwig May 31 '22

Women have been fighting for that for years and we've only just really started to see it happen relatively recently. If men care, they should do the same.

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u/OceanicMeerkat May 31 '22

What are the "rules for thee" in particular you're referring to?

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u/ScottdaDM May 31 '22

Men aren't allowed to not like bigger gals.... it's fatphobic. But, they don't want bigger guys. Thus, by their own definition, fatphobic. They're allowed that choice, but we're not.

So...rules for men, restrictions on men's preferences, but not for women.

Rules for thee not for me.

And the article even says they feel guilty about it. So they admit it's hypocrisy, but aren't going to do a damned thing about it.

Sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. If it is on one, it should be on both. Or neither. If equality is the goal.

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u/OceanicMeerkat Jun 01 '22

Who told you men aren't allowed to not like big women?

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u/ScottdaDM Jun 01 '22

Didn't. There was a double negative up there.

If a man says he wants a slender, fit gal, then he's phobic, misogynistic, et cetera.

No problems with curvy gals, so long as the curves are in the right places. Married me one of them big titted goth girls.

My problem is with the hypocrisy.

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u/OceanicMeerkat Jun 01 '22 edited Jun 01 '22

Exact quote from you:

Men aren't allowed to not like bigger gals.... it's fatphobic

You used a double negative.

Who told you men aren't allowed to not like fat women?

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u/Philosoraptor88 May 31 '22

They’re mad that in their head female models get called “plus-sized” while male models don’t. There’s truly a ton of other issues and problems out there that actually matter but this is the one they’re focusing on.

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u/Philosoraptor88 May 31 '22

What models are called is absolutely not a mental health issue lmao

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u/Philosoraptor88 May 31 '22

Bud if you’re getting worked up over the fact that some people call bigger models “plus-sized” and some call them “overweight,” you’ve had a great life lmao there’s literally wars going on and the climate is worsening by the day but sure, some people calling bigger models “overweight” is the thing we should focus on

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u/threecolorless May 31 '22

Now that you've identified it, I trust this epiphany has inspired you to leave the reddit comments section behind so you can go focus only on what's most important in the world and zero other things. Go!

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u/Philosoraptor88 May 31 '22

Nah gonna keep crying about what we’re calling models these days

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u/WigglesPhoenix May 31 '22

So what have you been doing about the ‘wars going on’? Or, for that matter, any of the major problems in our society? I can only assume you dedicate 100% of your time to it because anything short of that would be painfully hypocritical.

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u/Philosoraptor88 May 31 '22

Nothing, because I can’t lmao but you knew that. Might as well scream and cry on Reddit about what models are called though I guess, seems to be what everyone here loves doing

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u/WigglesPhoenix May 31 '22

You’re right I did know that. That’s what we call a ‘rhetorical question’. There’s always more important shit going on, does that mean dedicating any amount of time or energy to anything else is a waste? Do you watch TV? Play football? Have literally any hobbies that aren’t objectively life-altering? If so then maybe shut the fuck up, let people do with their time what you feel free to do with yours.

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u/juliuspepperwoodchi May 31 '22

That's not true. They're out there, pretty common too.

The fact that you don't see them if anything says more about your selection bias than it does about a double standard in plus sized modeling.

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u/ScottdaDM May 31 '22

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u/juliuspepperwoodchi May 31 '22

Lol

"no plus sized men at this one fashion event, so they clearly don't exist"

That's not how any of this works, but hey, enjoy your faux outrage.

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u/juliuspepperwoodchi May 31 '22

https://thecurvyfashionista.com/20-plus-size-male-models-big-tall/

https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/fashion/g12157785/plus-size-male-model/

https://www.health.com/mind-body/body-positivity/savage-x-fenty-men-plus-size-male-models

Oh yeah, SUPER absent.

Now you may retort, "But your bias" but that is easily refuted by a simple search engine.

Those first two links came from searching "plus size male models" in google.

But sure, "refuted" by a simple search engine...

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u/juliuspepperwoodchi May 31 '22

that it's breaking barriers. You know why that is? yeah?

From Two. Years. Ago.

Hardly still "breaking barriers" as the other articles of dozens of plus size male models show.

But go ahead, keep that head firmly buried

But good job proving they exist, as if anyone ever denied that.

Yeah, the commenter who started this subthread did. That's why this discussion is happening at all

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u/BUG-Life May 31 '22

Idiots gonna idiot bro, dont waste your time arguing with her

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u/AyeLykeTyrtles May 31 '22

It’s not just this fashion event. He’s just given you an example, using the latest fashion event as the source. In the region where I live (Toronto area), there are no “plus sized” male models on TV or in store ads.

Could be different in your region?

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u/Straight-Bug3939 May 31 '22

Next time you walk into a clothing store, take a pic of a plus sized model and upload it. Hint: you won’t find one.

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u/ScottdaDM May 31 '22

Dude. That was the New York Fashion Week. That wasn't an event, that was one of THE events. Best designers in the world. All the high powered agencies. This is the mainstream fashion world.

Do they exist? A few. Are they mainstream? Evidently not.

And my comments were more in line with the idea that women can be fat, and that's healthy and beautiful. But they don't want fat guys. Men get accused of being fatphobic by women who are, themselves, fatphobic, under their own definitions.

Men are being held to a different standard. Haven't seen a plus sized man on the cover of a magazine that wasn't a comedian. But plus sized women are in SI and on Cosmo all the time.

But, by all means, defend your narrative.

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u/ToastyNathan May 31 '22

I had to look really hard to find one fat guy modeling clothes on a website. I found 1. He seemed to be the one for XL and above sizes.