Men Open Up About Being Body-Shamed And Its Effects

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“When I started playing football in 6th grade, there was a weight limit for the team (for fucking 11-year-olds), and I ended up having to play on a team of older kids. I was short and fat, and obviously my excess weight was not a physical advantage, so making me play on a team of older, bigger, stronger kids was just cruel. 

I can say now that in my 30s I’m able to keep my weight lower than I did in my 20s. But I have to really work at it. I do CrossFit regularly, and I’m always counting calories. My wife thinks I try too hard, that I care too much about how my body looks. And she’s right. But I just can’t not care. It’s been beaten into me since childhood that people will like and respect me more if I’m not fat. 

I’m glad I’m not younger nowadays because the body dysmorphia is even worse today. The way actors look now is insane. When I was a kid, only a few dudes had bodies like that. Now it’s a prerequisite to star in a movie. These guys have personal trainers and chefs and spend hours in the gym every day, but us average Joes feel pressured to look like them when we have full-time jobs, kids, and no paid assistants. It really sucks.” —Anonymous, 36

Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/pernellquilon/men-body-shaming-experiences

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