My god I love her.

I know people are gonna get salty af about this but by God she’s RIGHT.

When Brad Pitt did Fight Club, he was cutting weight for every single scene to maintain his physique at 155. I’ve you’ve ever cut weight, you know how horrible that must have been. He did it because they needed a “look”.

Changing Tatum said his Magic Mike body doesn’t last for more than five days. He starved down and dehydrated his already fit physique for a “look”.

The male soldiers on Spartacus: Blood and Sand were eating pretty much chicken and veggies for every meal to maintain a “look”.

Why is this such a big deal? Because all these characters are considered physical goals for men. These are actual unobtainable physical standards for men. Male body image issues get swept under the rug so often that some people don’t even think they exist.

I didn’t even realize the “look” comes from being dehydrated and often starved…like yikes, it’s actually really unhealthy.

Dehydration is a big part of bodybuilding - it’s how they make the skin thin enough for the muscles to stand out like that. It’s also how UFC fighters very unhealthily and controversially ‘make weight’ before a fight weigh-ins.

The idea that only women are given unrealistic body standards is immediately disproved by turning on your television set, where it’s now practically impossible to see a man take off his shirt and not have a rippling six-pack underneath that can only be achieved through a team of trainers and dieticians and constant neurotic obsession.