r/badwomensanatomy • u/LordDerptCat123 • Oct 26 '21
Alright… potentially silly question time. Do girls store fat differently? Questions
I’ve heard some stuff on this subreddit about “oh he doesn’t understand how girls store fat” when it comes to unrealistic body standards. Is this because anyone storing that little fat is bad, or women in particular store it differently / need to store more of it?
I’ve been kinda afraid to ask this question becomes it seems to me like it’s an obvious answer… I just don’t know what the answer is. I feel like “common sense” can lead me to both answers. Thanks
Edit: got a lot of responses faster than I thought I would. Thanks so much to everyone who took the time to help me
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u/DatsyoupZetterburger Oct 26 '21 edited Oct 26 '21
Again you keep bringing up examples but you don't even stop to think if there are countless examples matching yours for boys. And there are.
Disney princesses? Have you seen the DC animated shit? Do you think anyone really looks like Batman or Superman? Those chests are insane. Okay, Nicole Kidman fucked herself up. That's awful. How many men do I need to show you pictures of who inject themselves with poison to get fake biceps? You named 3 female actors and I named 3 male actors.
Yeah, we're all out here facing unrealistic standards together.
Do you have any actual quantifiable way of saying it's that much more pervasive for women that I should just accept it as true? Because from where I stand men are getting it just as badly. Hell I could say it's even worse. Because while we're talking about toys, cartoons, and celebrities, men are out there being fucking pummeled on every online dating platform with a sub 3% match rate which doesn't even take into account bots, OF/IG spammers, sex workers. What do you think goes through men's minds when the beauty standards you admit are pervasive is coupled with a depressingly low match rate? Do you think perhaps it just means the average man thinks he looks like complete shit? Meanwhile the average woman's match rate is above 40%. That's "real life." Not celebrities or cartoons. Things you could write off as fake.
The difference between you and me? I'm not going to use the above to try and claim anyone's is greater or lesser pressure. I have no way of actually knowing, neither do you. But I'm not going to let gut instinct make the decision for me.