"Unachievable" Male Body Image?

Man, I used to think “Gung Ho” was badass now he just looks sickly and worthless to me.

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He has a bad ass mustache though.

The original ones from the 60s look even weaker. I think the action hero movies from the 80s and 90s had a strong influence on GI Joe.

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IMHO AAS or TRT or whatever should be 110% allowed as a treatment for body dysmorphia. a transvestite has access to hormones and surgical options to modify their appearance how they desire yet AAS is illegal for personal use. seems like a double standard to me lol

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Strange isn’t it. “Help I am trapped in a puny body but I am actually Ronnie Coleman’s bigger long lost brother.”

not disagreeing, but the average American couldn’t tell you the difference between a bicep and a tricep let alone a lat or a delt. their perception of strong or in shape is formed more by their subconscious than someone that is anatomically aware. the general movie audience could look at arnold and ronnie coleman and they are the “same size” as chris hemsworth because in their mind all they see is abs and face.

I don’t understand why I would be interested in the thought process of the average American.

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hemsworth had a shit physique prior, cavill was average, and brad pitt wasn’t even big. and all of the above used AAS and the best hollywood trainers to get to their movie physique for the role. them obtaining the role had nothing to do with their physique or they would have gotten the role. facially cavill looks like superman, and hemsworth looks like thor. and during the troy era pitt gott the role because he was brad pitt.

not saying to be, just stating their skewed ideas of “big” vs what is actually big. it seems like they have reverse body dysmorphia where the standard to be big is set almost too low xD

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So the face is all that matters, but they are using AAS, and the best trainers to get jacked for a role?

Sure, but I’ll tell you people wouldn’t see that connection without the body.

This guy here has the facial looks of Captain America, right?

If that was all that mattered for the role, why even bother transforming him into this:

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I’ll tell you, in the face, I don’t look all that much like Chris Hemsworth. But I am fairly muscular with long darker blond hair. I get someone saying I look like Thor on a weekly basis. People get that connection in their mind because of my body.

Road Pig was pretty jacked up.

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They tend to have skewed views of pretty much every subject. It’s what makes them average.

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wasn’t trying to start an argument what I was trying to say is
-standards for being big are low
-avg american places as much value in the face as the body for strength perceptions whether conscious or subconscious
-the actors had attractive faces that got the role then their physique got up to speed
-a person with a good face and an ok physique will always look better than someone with an ugly face and good physique
-nobody wants to watch a movie with a gymcel protagonist

lol i wish i get told i looked like thor. the best compliment i ever got was that i look like a ripped version of bubbles from trailer park boys. specifically changed my classes and grew a beard to undo that xD

While I agree here, you are using an good face and a ok physique vs a ugly face and good physique. Not really a fair comparison. How about an ugly physique and a good face vs and ugly face and good physique? That seems more fair if we are comparing what factor is more important, no?

So what is an ugly physique by average standards. Fat and short for men, right?

What is a good physique by average standards. Probably tall and fit, Maybe somewhere around where Hemsworth is in the Thor movies.

Now if we pair these physiques with the faces, I am not sure who wins. Ugly face (say Steve Buscemi’s face) on Chris Hemsworth’s 6’3" body, vs a 5’2" fat man with Chris Hemsworth’s face. Who wins here?

now we’re really breaking it down xD
i’d exclude height from physique as it can’t really be controlled, just like your face.

i see what you’re saying lol. IMO face is more important than physique as long as your physique isn’t shit. plenty of skinnyfat twinks with good faces slay just because of their face.

I don’t think being all that good looking is required to slay when it comes to hooking up with other men (assuming a “twink” is going for guys).

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Can confirm!

Damnit

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Like we talked about, be careful where you are bowling dude.

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No one!

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