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Old 06-04-2016, 04:05 PM
 
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I don't like the look of really giant muscles, but what business is it of mine to how people decide to look and how much they want to work out? If the public place allows shirts-off then it's anyone's personal decision whether to roll that way or not.
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Old 06-04-2016, 04:25 PM
 
Location: I am right here.
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Should shoppers on a muggy day be exposed to bare or tattooed muscled shoulders in their way? When men flaunt them, it can be gross or aggressive; and when women do, it's unaesthetic or unfeminine. Therefore, shouldn't those that consume anabolic steroids or body train cover their unnatural musculature or keep it private?
When some men flaunt their muscles, it can be awesome and sexy! Not all women aspire to be feminine either. I sure don't!

If you run into me on a muggy day, you can be assured I will be exposing my shoulders, and they are not the fittest things you'll see! I dress for comfort - MY comfort, not yours. If you don't like it, you are free to look away.

I have a female friend who is BUILT. She works out daily and limits her carb intake. She achieved her body by good ol' hard work, diet, and good genetics. If she wants to flaunt it, she can.
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Old 06-04-2016, 04:29 PM
 
Location: I am right here.
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In my view it can seem threatening or offensive – it's as though we're being intimidated. And I can't understand the mentality of women that do this. Oughtn't female overmusculature, which can make the modestly-bosomed appear flat-chested etc, accrue mainly from honest housework, assisting with the gardening or even cleaning the car? Yet some will go too far
Ummmm....WHAT?!?

Personally, I prefer dishonest housework. I hate housework. I run the vacuum a few times a week to suck of fur - that's about it. As far as gardening, I don't "assist" with the gardening. I do ALL of the gardening. Cleaning the car? I get a free car wash at the place down the road, so I run it through there. Takes no effort at all, so don't see how that would build muscle....

I've never been intimidated by people (men or women) who have more muscle than I do. I also do not typically feel threatened either, so....
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Old 06-04-2016, 05:42 PM
 
Location: El Paso, TX
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Awwww - thank you! xoxoxox
You're very welcome!
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Old 06-04-2016, 06:16 PM
 
Location: Washington, DC & New York
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I've honestly never noticed that it was a problem, but I am not generally intimidated by the way others appear. I do think that it is more aesthetically pleasing to see people who take care of their bodies and who eat properly wearing something a bit more revealing, like a tank top, than the same garment on a couch potato whose only exercise is clicking the cable remote, aside from walking that is absolutely necessary.
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Old 06-05-2016, 05:59 AM
 
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I'm an aesthete, not a weakiling. And I do not use a gun
You sound like you want to control people without (thankfully) having the authority to do so.
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Old 06-05-2016, 06:28 AM
 
Location: Colorado Springs
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Should shoppers on a muggy day be exposed to bare or tattooed muscled shoulders in their way? When men flaunt them, it can be gross or aggressive; and when women do, it's unaesthetic or unfeminine. Therefore, shouldn't those that consume anabolic steroids or body train cover their unnatural musculature or keep it private?
Frankly my dear I don't give a damn. As long as their private parts aren't showing I'm fine. People with tattoos often flaunt them even if it is 40 degrees. If they aren't hurting you ignore it. There are more important things to get your knickers in a knot about isn't there?
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Old 06-05-2016, 09:22 AM
 
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Should shoppers on a muggy day be exposed to bare or tattooed muscled shoulders in their way? When men flaunt them, it can be gross or aggressive; and when women do, it's unaesthetic or unfeminine. Therefore, shouldn't those that consume anabolic steroids or body train cover their unnatural musculature or keep it private?
Isn't that better than too many tattoos?
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Old 06-05-2016, 09:27 AM
 
Location: Sasquatch County
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Yes (though I would put it as less worse)
Some time ago, my partner and I were invited to a do at an antiques centre. And we were surprised that we hadn't been told that it was a fetish party. Anyway, we did our best, (despite that she was solemnly religious) to join in, in the course of which I came to observe several things that would seem exciting in a topshelf magazine. But in close up, it was, in parts, unsavoury. Anyway, at the end of an enjoyable evening, we came away with the opinion that people look better in clothes

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Old 06-05-2016, 11:27 AM
 
Location: USA
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No, I don't find anatomy to be offensive.
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