Well We Certainly Didn't See This One Coming
Men Respond Negatively to Beautiful Women in Mags
 

While female readers may respond to photos of skinny, flawless models with negative feelings about their own bodies, the study’s lead researcher, Jennifer Aubrey, said, 'Men make inferences that in order to be sexual and romantic with women of the caliber they see in Maxim magazine, they also need to be attractive.
Pictures of hot women, the study found, were more disturbing to a guy’s body image than were pictures of men with rippling abs and bulging biceps.[Folio]

Conclusion: In order for men's mags to sell, Rosie O'Donnell is going to be the cover model for months June-December, while the rest of the year is just well lit pictures of delicious food.

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No. 1 · Laura

So, now we're blaming Megan Fox for everybody's terrible self image? Hey, guys and ladies, check this out: go do something you're proud of. You'll have a good body image no matter how fat and pale you are.

Posted: Dec 4, 2008 at 11:53 am · @Reply · [Flag?]
No. 2 · RhymesWithSilver

Pale and squishy can be sexy, too! I'm just not attracted to rippling muscles. And I know what it takes to get them; you have to be totally obsessive. I can't shake the thought that any guy who spends that much time on his physique would be mentally calibrating my body fat! And the ones who tan and wax themselves all shiny and golden-brown just look like baked goods to me. This does not turn me on, but sometimes it does make me want some delicious challah bread…

Posted: Dec 5, 2008 at 10:57 am · @Reply · [Flag?]
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