I love Calvin and Hobbes. I think Bill Watterson is an amazingly creative person. I remember reading one strip in particular in which Calvin is critiquing Hobbes' clay artwork. He asks about the marketability and appeal to the masses to which Hobbes [paraphrasing] replies, "Who cares? I just made it to make it." Calvin's response is one of outrage as he demands to know, "Is this some snobby aesthetic elitist thing?" I think that strip has singularly, or if not singularly, lent the most weight in informing my thoughts and opinions about aesthetics and elitism; my thoughts about aesthetics, or what I find aesthetically pleasing then inform my thoughts about body image, specifically my own.
I admire elitism. To clarify I admire elitism when I am the subject of such. It's pleasing to feel like you're special or better than most people. It's feels good to feel like you're looked up to and the subject of respect. I think it's the basis of cliques and "the cool kids". All people are created equal, but that does not mean they are equal. Everyone is entitled to the same thing, but that doesn't mean they'll get it. I'm not talking about denying anything to anyone who works for it (although I'm sure that happens) but denying it to those who do not (although I know that doesn't happen, just look at welfare).
I love my sister but I'm particularly proud of her for denying welfare. I'm not proud of her for being a single mother, but for refusing welfare even though it was being pushed at her from persons at her school, who are supposed to be acting in her best interests, that I can say, I am proud of.
Anyway, body image. Being a fan of Rubens and in particular Mucha I find myself drawn to curvy women. E.g. Christina Hendricks, Katie Green, etc.
Unfortunately, it doesn't work so well on my end. I may like women with a little meat on them but not so much on myself. Part of it is probably the propagation of advertisements like those of Abercrombie & Fitch but really I just don't expend much effort on self improvement. I guess it comes back to that elitist thought process. I think any girl should be lucky to have me, fat and all. I'm easy going, I'm a decent guy...decent cook, decent baker, cause they're not the same thing, all around decent person...I like to think more than decent in regards to bedroom prowess, but as everyone would like to think that, you'd have to ask someone else involved in the proceedings and I'm not naming names.
I admire elitism. To clarify I admire elitism when I am the subject of such. It's pleasing to feel like you're special or better than most people. It's feels good to feel like you're looked up to and the subject of respect. I think it's the basis of cliques and "the cool kids". All people are created equal, but that does not mean they are equal. Everyone is entitled to the same thing, but that doesn't mean they'll get it. I'm not talking about denying anything to anyone who works for it (although I'm sure that happens) but denying it to those who do not (although I know that doesn't happen, just look at welfare).
I love my sister but I'm particularly proud of her for denying welfare. I'm not proud of her for being a single mother, but for refusing welfare even though it was being pushed at her from persons at her school, who are supposed to be acting in her best interests, that I can say, I am proud of.
Anyway, body image. Being a fan of Rubens and in particular Mucha I find myself drawn to curvy women. E.g. Christina Hendricks, Katie Green, etc.
Unfortunately, it doesn't work so well on my end. I may like women with a little meat on them but not so much on myself. Part of it is probably the propagation of advertisements like those of Abercrombie & Fitch but really I just don't expend much effort on self improvement. I guess it comes back to that elitist thought process. I think any girl should be lucky to have me, fat and all. I'm easy going, I'm a decent guy...decent cook, decent baker, cause they're not the same thing, all around decent person...I like to think more than decent in regards to bedroom prowess, but as everyone would like to think that, you'd have to ask someone else involved in the proceedings and I'm not naming names.
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