Hell yea I’m vain. So what?
[quote]gremlin1267 wrote:
[quote]debraD wrote:
[quote]Iron Dwarf wrote:
I’ll say this at some risk of taunts:
If I were built like Lee Priest, I’d wear a fucking Speedo to the beach… vanity-accusers be damned![/quote]
I’ll take speedos over ridiculous board shorts ANY day. On ANY build. Seriously. This trend of wearing full body covering to the beach is ridiculous.[/quote]
Woah, let’s not get carried away here dD! Bad, bad, bad mental images just flooded into my brain. I have to go take a shower now and try to wash them out. Just think of half the people in America right now in a speedo. That’s not going to be pretty.
At any rate I think it’s a fine line between being overly concerned with your looks (guilty), and just not caring at all, like those people who wear super tight jeans and a tube top with rolls hanging out. I just don’t think it’s appropriate for some people to go around looking ridiculous. Call it whatever you want, but I know I’m self conscious as hell about how I look, and I think most people naturally want to look their best. Why, because it matters in our society. You are judged everyday by how you look, if you’re not up to the standard, then you’re left out.
Think about the last time you saw a overly large male/female and what did you think to yourself? Discussion.
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Gremlin[/quote]
But don’t you see? That is the same mindset that causes people to react to bodybuilders the way they do, as if male bodies are disgusting or homoerotic and should be hidden from view.
As for non-bodybuilders, I personally don’t find overweight or obese people to be attractive but I don’t think it’s repulsive either. Anyone should be comfortable, cottage cheese ass, moobs, hairy back and all being in a bathing suit on the beach.
[quote]debraD wrote:
I personally don’t find overweight or obese people to be attractive but I don’t think it’s repulsive either. Anyone should be comfortable, cottage cheese ass, moobs, hairy back and all being in a bathing suit on the beach. [/quote]
ahhh…
Can we agree to disagree on this one?
[quote]on edge wrote:
[quote]debraD wrote:
I got in trouble from some of the guys here when I said size matters in SAMA 
Anyhow, vanity shmanity.
I was at a beach get together recently and only 3 of us were willing to go swimming because they didn’t want to get out of their all covering clothes that hid their bodies they were so ashamed of. It takes just as much vanity to want to hide your rolls as it does to want to show them. I couldn’t believe it, 34 degrees, on a beautiful lake and sitting around in board shorts that fall below the knee and massive t-shirts. Men and women both.[/quote]
Did the people you were with act or look at you differently after they saw you all… uncovered?[/quote]
I bet 10 bucks the answer is yes.
[quote]on edge wrote:
[quote]debraD wrote:
I got in trouble from some of the guys here when I said size matters in SAMA
Anyhow, vanity shmanity.
I was at a beach get together recently and only 3 of us were willing to go swimming because they didn’t want to get out of their all covering clothes that hid their bodies they were so ashamed of. It takes just as much vanity to want to hide your rolls as it does to want to show them. I couldn’t believe it, 34 degrees, on a beautiful lake and sitting around in board shorts that fall below the knee and massive t-shirts. Men and women both.[/quote]
Did the people you were with act or look at you differently after they saw you all… uncovered?[/quote]
I swam in shorts and a bikini top because I was the only female swimming. I did hide too but that’s because I too didn’t want to be a douche. Thinking about it after though I realize that was silly.
[quote]debraD wrote:
[quote]gremlin1267 wrote:
[quote]debraD wrote:
[quote]Iron Dwarf wrote:
I’ll say this at some risk of taunts:
If I were built like Lee Priest, I’d wear a fucking Speedo to the beach… vanity-accusers be damned![/quote]
I’ll take speedos over ridiculous board shorts ANY day. On ANY build. Seriously. This trend of wearing full body covering to the beach is ridiculous.[/quote]
Woah, let’s not get carried away here dD! Bad, bad, bad mental images just flooded into my brain. I have to go take a shower now and try to wash them out. Just think of half the people in America right now in a speedo. That’s not going to be pretty.
At any rate I think it’s a fine line between being overly concerned with your looks (guilty), and just not caring at all, like those people who wear super tight jeans and a tube top with rolls hanging out. I just don’t think it’s appropriate for some people to go around looking ridiculous. Call it whatever you want, but I know I’m self conscious as hell about how I look, and I think most people naturally want to look their best. Why, because it matters in our society. You are judged everyday by how you look, if you’re not up to the standard, then you’re left out.
Think about the last time you saw a overly large male/female and what did you think to yourself? Discussion.
v/r
Gremlin[/quote]
But don’t you see? That is the same mindset that causes people to react to bodybuilders the way they do, as if male bodies are disgusting or homoerotic and should be hidden from view.
As for non-bodybuilders, I personally don’t find overweight or obese people to be attractive but I don’t think it’s repulsive either. Anyone should be comfortable, cottage cheese ass, moobs, hairy back and all being in a bathing suit on the beach. [/quote]
There is way too much “caring” what other people think these days. And it’s NOT just appearances. It could be your rank on a video game, The size of your biceps, what your test score was in a class (I have fallen victim to this one meyself). People gotta just be more accepting and even appreciative that not everyone is a fucking clone.
I ran into some dirty hippies not too long ago in walmart. They had thier shirts slung over thier shoulders, they were smelly, and had long beards. Did I give two shits? Hell no, I walked to the line they were headed to and didn’t switch lines, I asked them if they were local or if they were in town for a show (there happened to be a hippie type show in a nearby town). They were nice and we talked for a minute or two. Then as I’m leaving the walmart, I walk by a hippe van which HAD to be thiers and some dude busts out of it and pukes his brains out all over the wally world parking lot, at 10:00 AM, I laughed my ass off.
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[quote]on edge wrote:
[quote]debraD wrote:
I got in trouble from some of the guys here when I said size matters in SAMA
Anyhow, vanity shmanity.
I was at a beach get together recently and only 3 of us were willing to go swimming because they didn’t want to get out of their all covering clothes that hid their bodies they were so ashamed of. It takes just as much vanity to want to hide your rolls as it does to want to show them. I couldn’t believe it, 34 degrees, on a beautiful lake and sitting around in board shorts that fall below the knee and massive t-shirts. Men and women both.[/quote]
Did the people you were with act or look at you differently after they saw you all… uncovered?[/quote]
If I were one of them… and I was wearing a Speedo… lets just say I probably would have been embarrassed.
lol
[quote]debraD wrote:
[quote]on edge wrote:
[quote]debraD wrote:
I got in trouble from some of the guys here when I said size matters in SAMA
Anyhow, vanity shmanity.
I was at a beach get together recently and only 3 of us were willing to go swimming because they didn’t want to get out of their all covering clothes that hid their bodies they were so ashamed of. It takes just as much vanity to want to hide your rolls as it does to want to show them. I couldn’t believe it, 34 degrees, on a beautiful lake and sitting around in board shorts that fall below the knee and massive t-shirts. Men and women both.[/quote]
Did the people you were with act or look at you differently after they saw you all… uncovered?[/quote]
I swam in shorts and a bikini top because I was the only female swimming. I did hide too but that’s because I too didn’t want to be a douche. Thinking about it after though I realize that was silly. [/quote]
Yea, that was silly, haha, they already know you’re a douche. 
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[quote]Vegita wrote:
[quote]four60 wrote:
^Not sure about the Tits part but we are talking vanity and people that are in denial of the fact that they are vain in there own way.
I’m an Ass man and love a woman who is not ashamed of there phatassitness.
I’m also a large strong fucker and consider myself not an average Joe, however stating this with pride is considered vanity and not pride in self.[/quote]
I think you are confusing terms a little. If you said to anyone, I’m a big strong mofo, I don’t think “vain” would cross anyones mind. Maybe cocky or meathead. Vain would be if you are in the gym posing in front of the mirror and I overhear you telling yourself you are one god damn sexy motherfucker. That would be vain. (even if it’s true)
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I disagree, they are both the same although both somewhat exagerated. If a man works hard for years on himself and takes pride in what he has acomplished "by either posting pics or stating when asked do you consider yourself normal “HELL NO”
People not just woman consider this being vain. But a guy who has done nothing but by an extra small shirt struts this is just over looked. Or if a woman who may just be blessed with a nice ass puts on tight jeans it’s normal.
People who lift for size to take it to a level beyond the norm are expected by society to lay low cover up. Because otherwise you are a Cocky Vain Meathead! Trust me on this.
It’s silly it’s like someone busting there ass to be the fastest runner in the world and people being upset because they run to fast. “look at that show off beating everyone by so much, he should slow down”
[quote]Mackk wrote:
[quote]Professor X wrote:
[quote]Mackk wrote:
So…to quote Mr.X…ALL women in America are immature whores that spend 2 hours daily putting on make-up and all men want women with huge tits, and even if they say that they don’t care about the size of the tits, they’re lying in a conspiracy to convince their small tittied women of their happiness? Can someone remind me why people take you seriously?[/quote]
You’re an idiot. 'Nuff said. There seem to be about 3-5 of you running around the site leaping forward based on whatever I write that causes your panties to bunch up.
I personally think that’s pretty damn creepy since no one cares what you write and I sure as hell wouldn’t be following you around at all.
Carry on numb nuts.[/quote]
Why am I and idiot? I’m not denying it, I’d just like to hear you’re reasoning. In my opinion, an idiot is someone that makes sweeping statements that homogenize an entire group of people (i.e. You as the idiot generalizing women in America and men across the world in relation to titty preference). And Irondwarf, I get his point, but he could’ve made it without being a jerkoff about it which seems to be especially hard for him. I think whats truly odd is that you (X) can say some stupid shit like you just did then have otherwise sensible people defending you because you’re the big cynical tells it like it is diva that they want to be friends with, lest they encounter your diva-rage.[/quote]
For every douchebag sucking on the Professor’s nutsack there is another douchebag following him around to argue with him.
Anyone should be comfortable, cottage cheese ass, moobs, hairy back and all being in a bathing suit on the beach.
X2, you’re at the beach for fucks sake. For a few hours relax, don’t give a shit and enjoy yourself in the sun. It’s hot, go for a swim, fuck em’.
Men wear trunks, not speedos lol. But yeah, I agree with ID, if I was Lee Priest for a day I would rock a speedo with a gratuitis buldge lol.
[quote]Iron Dwarf wrote:
I’ll say this at some risk of taunts:
If I were fucking Lee Priest, I’d make him wear a fucking Speedo to the beach… vanity-accusers be damned![/quote]
[quote]bond james bond wrote:
Anyone should be comfortable, cottage cheese ass, moobs, hairy back and all being in a bathing suit on the beach.
X2, you’re at the beach for fucks sake. For a few hours relax, don’t give a shit and enjoy yourself in the sun. It’s hot, go for a swim, fuck em’.
Men wear trunks, not speedos lol. But yeah, I agree with ID, if I was Lee Priest for a day I would rock a speedo with a gratuitis buldge lol.
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lol…
Maybe I’m just a shallow douchebag?
[quote]countingbeans wrote:
[quote]bond james bond wrote:
Anyone should be comfortable, cottage cheese ass, moobs, hairy back and all being in a bathing suit on the beach.
X2, you’re at the beach for fucks sake. For a few hours relax, don’t give a shit and enjoy yourself in the sun. It’s hot, go for a swim, fuck em’.
Men wear trunks, not speedos lol. But yeah, I agree with ID, if I was Lee Priest for a day I would rock a speedo with a gratuitis buldge lol.
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lol…
Maybe I’m just a shallow douchebag?[/quote]
Please stop. Someone needs to offset the damage to my psyche.
[quote]countingbeans wrote:
[quote]bond james bond wrote:
Anyone should be comfortable, cottage cheese ass, moobs, hairy back and all being in a bathing suit on the beach.
X2, you’re at the beach for fucks sake. For a few hours relax, don’t give a shit and enjoy yourself in the sun. It’s hot, go for a swim, fuck em’.
Men wear trunks, not speedos lol. But yeah, I agree with ID, if I was Lee Priest for a day I would rock a speedo with a gratuitis buldge lol.
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lol…
Maybe I’m just a shallow douchebag?[/quote]
okay okay, exception: NO SPEEDO’S!, big ass gut I could care less.
Please don’t post the one of that old hag in a blue thong with the skin hanging off her. A friend of mine set me up as a joke e-mail with that one.
I was just camping a couple of weekends ago “up north” - I guess that’s where we go to camp. … anyway, it was about 35 fucking degrees and we are ALL at the beach, 3 couples and 5 of us guys who left the wives at home.
So, I obviously took my shirt off to swim… no sooner did I do that, then ALL of the guys started making fun of me saying shit like, “It must be hard to flex all day, what happens at night when you go to bed and relax? Does it all just fall out?” Then they all proceeded to walk around with their chests out and arms flexed for the next 15 minutes.
<— This is me. … 5’11, 170lbs. Seriously? I laugh it off, because some of these guys are really fucking funny. But can I really not take my shirt off at the beach? I put it back on as soon as I got out of the water and didn’t leave it off at the campsite or anything because I knew shit like this would happen.
People have insecurities and someone who actually works on their fitness really brings it out in these people. We should be proud to be in shape.
Side note - One of the guys I was with sent me an email asking me to write up a program for him to lose a few pounds after the trip. So I did. I hope he kills it, so next year we can all make fun of him.
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That’s too f-in funny dude. Not that unlike a bitch, he talks a little shit (I know, I know it was all in good fun) and then wants you to help him…
Gotta say you’re probably nicer than I 'cause I would told him to go and do his homework (like I did) and figure it out. Well, IF he is a good friend then I’d probably would…
[quote]Im_New_Feed_Me wrote:
I was just camping a couple of weekends ago “up north” - I guess that’s where we go to camp. … anyway, it was about 35 fucking degrees and we are ALL at the beach, 3 couples and 5 of us guys who left the wives at home.
So, I obviously took my shirt off to swim… no sooner did I do that, then ALL of the guys started making fun of me saying shit like, “It must be hard to flex all day, what happens at night when you go to bed and relax? Does it all just fall out?” Then they all proceeded to walk around with their chests out and arms flexed for the next 15 minutes.
<— This is me. … 5’11, 170lbs. Seriously? I laugh it off, because some of these guys are really fucking funny. But can I really not take my shirt off at the beach? I put it back on as soon as I got out of the water and didn’t leave it off at the campsite or anything because I knew shit like this would happen.
People have insecurities and someone who actually works on their fitness really brings it out in these people. We should be proud to be in shape.
Side note - One of the guys I was with sent me an email asking me to write up a program for him to lose a few pounds after the trip. So I did. I hope he kills it, so next year we can all make fun of him.[/quote]
The bigger you get, the more it brings it out in others. I swear, I have had co workers literally make an issue about how I eat because this meant I wasn’t eating cake with them…as if because my eating choices were different, this meant my goal was to be anti-social…even though I did go out with them but didn’t eat what they ate.
From what I can tell, MOST people are insecure. They don’t let you know how much until they see you doing better than them by any significant amount…and trust me, this doesn’t just end at physical shape.
My habit comes from a need to hurt. Its a self loathing medicated by a pain…looking good just happens to be the result. I am not vain though. I’d probably hate myself if I won Mr. O. I’ll never be good enough for myself.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
[quote]pushmepullme wrote:
Oh, I was talking about with bodybuilding.[/quote]
It works for both though.
Also, I doubt the response would have been the same if the OP was looking like some of the guys in the pics he showed her.
I personally would have a problem with a girl dating me making that comment because she would already know what my goals are…and shitting on them wouldn’t be glossed over.[/quote]
Very good point X, i was showing her pictures of Tom Plazt’s legs at the time… I didn’t realise this thread would cause such a stir!