11.08.08
In Appearances, Women can cheat but Men cannot.
Appearances are very important to all of us. We lie all the time and say “looks are overrated, I care about personality”, but it’s hogwash. Once I went on a blind date with a girl who said online that looks were overrated. Guess what. She turned out to be short, round, hairy and a wanna-be dominatrix. Sorry sweetie, if you look like Angelina Jolie, maybe I’ll play tie me up games with you, but not when you’re butt ugly. The same goes for women. When was the last time you saw a 5′2″, bald, chubby guy with glasses getting laid by the ton? Unless he’s Donald Trump (bald ugly fuck), he ain’t getting any.
We all want to improve our looks and image. Why do women spend hours applying make-up and fixing their hair? It’s not to look nice for their female friends, that I can tell you. Why do guys spend so much time in the gym? Or try to get the flashiest car possible? In order to attract the opposite sex. That’s why guys do a LOT of things, like becoming musicians, writing poetry, working out, being a club promoter, telling people you’re a doctor, etc (whole industries are dedicated to studying this phenomenon).
There are a myriad of ways we can improve our looks; natural ways like exercising and dieting; then there are drastic measures like surgery. Have you ever noticed that women receive less bullshit about improving their looks and are generally expected to do so, while men will be ridiculed if they transgress certain boundaries? I actually don’t condone men who would do something only women would do, I’m just playing the Sociologist here and wondering the “why factor”. Let’s start with height: women wear high heels to look taller and sexier, gaining between 3 and 6 inches. If a man wears boots or shoes with extra soles to gain inches and his attempts look obvious, he’ll be laughed at. Only Tom Cruise got away with this. It’s a good thing that at 5′10″, atleast I’m in an OK height range.
Women get nose jobs, cheek implants, chin touch-ups and wear contact lenses because sometimes blue eyes can look so cool. If a guy does any of those, he’ll be considered gay or metrosexual. Oddly enough, certain facial features, like a big nose, might even be seen as more masculine (and we do want to look masculine,, hence, the gym). Same goes for hair. Guys simply cut it short or use hair gel. Only David Beckham gets away with competing with his wife to see who has more fashionable hair. If you ask me, I’d prefer to be Ronaldinho with his large teeth, over pretty boy Beckham anyday.
Plenty of women get fake breast jobs, and it is socially acceptable. Women will talk about how great and confident they feel with their new boobs. Pamela Anderson and Jennifer Lopez have made careers out of their abnormally large boobs and ass. A man with fake pectoral muscles would be the laughingstock of the gym. The same goes for tummy tucks and liposuction. Personally, I do 400 reps of abs atleast twice of week. Would I give slack to a guy that had something done? Probably….
One operation which is acceptable for men is gastric bypass. The people who undergo this process aren’t lazy couch potatoes. Obesity can be hereditary and is aggravated by other conditions. Time, stress, bills and nagging spouses also play a role. A strong 240 lb former college linebacker can easily develop into a 400 lb slob. If those extra pounds are hurting your self-esteem and threatening your heart, and you can afford the procedure, I say go for it.
