Are you a "dad bod" lover?

[marylander1940]

The Internet often thinks that it found a new thing when it really just came up with a new name for something that has existed for decades. The most recent fad is a fixation on the “Dad Bod,” a physique that looks like a formerly fit athlete has gone a bit to seed and grown a nice layer of protective fat around his muscular girth. He’s less Muscle & Fitness than he is Ben & Jerry’s

 

“The dad bod says, ‘I go to the gym occasionally, but I also drink heavily on the weekends and enjoy eating eight slices of pizza at a time,’” writes Clemson University student Mackenzie Pearson in an article that went viral and accounts for the current fixation on the Dad Bod. The problem with the Dad Bod isn’t what it says about men, but what it says about women and how we treat them.

 

http://time.com/3846828/dad-bod-is-a-sexist-atrocity/

 

In case you haven't noticed lately, girls are all about that dad bod. I hadn't heard about this body type until my roommate mentioned it. She used to be crazy over guys she claimed had the dad bod. After observing the guys she found attractive, I came to understand this body type well and was able to identify it. The dad bod is a nice balance between a beer gut and working out. The dad bod says, "I go to the gym occasionally, but I also drink heavily on the weekends and enjoy eating eight slices of pizza at a time." It's not an overweight guy, but it isn't one with washboard abs, either.

 

The dad bod is a new trend and fraternity boys everywhere seem to be rejoicing. Turns out skipping the gym for a few brews last Thursday after class turned out to be in their favor. While we all love a sculpted guy, there is just something about the dad bod that makes boys seem more human, natural, and attractive. Here are a few reasons that girls are crazy about the dad bod:

 

http://theodysseyonline.com/clemson/dad-bod/97484

[+ FreshFluff]

Girls aren't "all about the dad bod." Most are just indifferent unless the guy is extremely overweight or underweight. In any case, very few guys are super cut, even at a young age.

 

But yes, guys with bods like that have checked my (fully covered) abs to see whether they are acceptable.

 

As for Time's headline...

‘Dad Bod’ Is a Sexist Atrocity

 

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3438/4593531893_f67a757fa1.jpg

[marylander1940]

Girls aren't "all about the dad bod." Most are just indifferent unless the guy is extremely overweight or underweight. In any case, very few guys are super cut, even at a young age.

 

But yes, guys with bods like that have checked (fully covered) abs to check whether they are acceptable.

 

As for Time's headline...

 

 

 

yes, girls are mostly into cute faces, we gay men usually love/prefer the full package: face, body, cock and ass, all of course in different order.

[+ RyanDean]

I definitely prefer beefy to buff.

(Though, don't get me wrong, I have been known to enjoy the buff. )

[gallahadesquire]

I definitely prefer beefy to buff.

(Though, don't get me wrong, I have been known to enjoy the buff. )

 

I prefer beefy and / or buff over "ripped"

[Bosguy]

Although I have many types I like, recently I have been extremely attracted to guys similar to Allen Silver and Dirk Caber in porn, escorts, cinema, and personal situations.

 

Boston Bill

[+ quoththeraven]

While the Time article is condescending, I disagree more with its tone and source than its content. It would be more helpful to see women, particularly those who don't have conventionally attractive bodies or faces, not only saying "fuck body fascism" but that contrary to popular opinion, doing without body fascism makes their lives better, not worse. Despite what we're told and shown, we aren't all destined to have shredded or thin bodies, many of which -- at least those seen in magazines -- are the result of photographic manipulation. (Slightly off topic, but this is a great read about how dieting is mostly mythical.)

 

I'm still idealistic enough to yell at clouds because if I want the things to change, I need to be brave enough to say so. I'm not willing to concede that double standards over sexuality or appearance are inevitable, just as I'm not willing to concede that the most important measure of a woman is her desirability. Women who are sexually confident and know themselves and what they enjoy will be attractive and desirable to some subset of the types of people they're attracted to. The same is true of men. (I have the feeling I'm going to get pushback on how this applies to men, but so be it.)

 

I can't speak for the idea that some heft can be helpful -- my hefty ex didn't like to cuddle because he became too warm and his shoulders hurt -- but I can confirm that there are downsides to sex with someone who has no padding, such as being stabbed in one's side by one's partner's ribs.

[marylander1940]

Although I have many types I like, recently I have been extremely attracted to guys similar to Allen Silver and Dirk Caber in porn, escorts, cinema, and personal situations.

 

Boston Bill

 

Those guys might be older.. but they're hot and they don't have "dad bodies", I know so many young folks who would love to have their bodies.

 

 

[+ FreshFluff]

I'm still idealistic enough to yell at clouds because if I want the things to change, I need to be brave enough to say so. I'm not willing to concede that double standards over sexuality or appearance are inevitable, just as I'm not willing to concede that the most important measure of a woman is her desirability.

 

QTR, although we disagree about many things, I respect your ability to argue your views.

 

However, the bolded part is a straw man, and we both know it.

[+ Charlie]

The "dad bod" is very appealing to me, but only if it is hairy.

[Phil_musc]

Yes, somehow I don't think Allen Silver and Dirk Caber are representative of what the article is about. Neither man appears to have anything that could remotely considered to be a "beer gut."

[+ Chris Eisenhower]

Computer says "fuck yeah."

[docred]

Computer says "fuck yeah."

 

+1

[BSR]

I thought the type of body described in the Time article sounded really hot, but the photo of what the author(s) thought was a "dad bod" looked nothing like the image I had formed in my head. The man in the photo is carrying more than a "bit" of a gut and doesn't look like he's worked out once in the past decade, must less the last week or two. Just tonight I went to a local sandwich shop, a "gourmet" sandwich stand started by a guy who quit his well-paying job to pursue a dream, not a local Subway franchise. This guy was quite a jock in his youth - played varsity in three sports in high school and went to college on a baseball scholarship. He recently turned 40, and with all the hours he puts into the business, hasn't worked out or played sports in longer than he cares to admit. The biceps and shoulders are still there, just not as large or well-defined. The pecs have gotten a bit soft, and you could definitely pinch an inch (or two) around his middle. But since he's on his feet and on the move all day, the legs and ass are still solid and thick. Now that is my idea of a "dad bod," nothing like the physique shown in the Time article. And, oh yeah, if sandwich guy so much as winked in my direction, I'd be all over him like white on rice.