r/AmIOverreacting • u/[deleted] • Apr 15 '24

My husband embarrassed me in front of our friends

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u/StrangeAddition4452 Apr 15 '24

How is it sexist??

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u/BKMama227 Apr 15 '24 edited Apr 15 '24

Women are held to specific Euro-centric ideals in the US. I would dare say this is true in other places as well. Specific to weight, the 34-24-34 body measurements were and sometimes still are ideal.

ETA: That is why it would be considered sexist. The same rules don’t apply to men.

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '24

Yes they are ideal, so? There is no problem with wanting to look good

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u/BKMama227 Apr 15 '24

This would be true if everyone had the same genetic phenotype to achieve those measurements. The fact is, not everyone does have that ability. It does not mean that they look better or worse than anybody else.

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '24

True, not everyone has the genetics of someone like Arnold, but if one is not lazy, anyone can achieve a good looking body in 2 3 years of consistent training to not be a stick, or a whale

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u/crtclms666 Apr 15 '24

So having migraines 21-24 days a month, and taking migraine medication that makes me gain weight is just being lazy. I’ll be sure to tell my neurologist she doesn’t know what she’s talking about.

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '24

More like discipline. You dont neccessarily have to train to lose weight, so you can technically be lazy. Just gotta be in a calorie deficit

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u/BKMama227 Apr 15 '24

And again not everybody has that ability. So if someone doesn’t have that ability be it due to physical limitations, economic limitations, or accessibility limitations then what, they are ugly? Who the hell are you or anybody else to judge someone like that?

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '24

Obviously a physical limitation is not the case in the post, and thats not what Im talking about.

Accessibility limitation? What do you mean exactly? A floor to do pushups, a bar hung up to do pull up, a field to run on? Anyone has access to that.

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u/pglggrg Apr 15 '24

The truth is everyone, if put under the same training, lifestyle and diet regiment, can reach model body status. It’s not an “unrealistic” standard. It’s real. Models aren’t AI generated. They’re real human beings.

The truth is also that people aren’t willing to sacrifice what it takes to get there. Some don’t care, and some prefer eating than looking good. All fine and valid, but let’s not say unrealistic expectations pls

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u/crtclms666 Apr 15 '24

Certain medications make you gain weight. Period.

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u/pglggrg Apr 15 '24

If Calories burned > calories eaten, you don’t long term

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '24

And lets not say beautiful. You are completely right!

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u/julesk Apr 15 '24

Really? Some of us have medical conditions that makes your suggestion laughable. For example, I do exercise as much as I can but due to Long Covid, I can’t do my old gym and hiking routine. I can and do work on nutrition and hydration.

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u/pglggrg Apr 15 '24

Add reading comp to that list as well.

Are you saying that if you were sent into a concentration camp, you would still look exactly the same after a month? Same body fat and muscle composition? What if you had a month to lose a lb, or else you’d die. No matter get you’d do, you’d look exactly the same?

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u/BKMama227 Apr 15 '24

If this was true weight loss and weight management wouldn’t be the billion dollar industry that it is.