Will strongwomen, female bodybuilders or women with the fitness look ever be accepted in societys' mainstream?

Question

This is 2007 and some people, the majority infact remark upon any women with muscle as either 'gross' a dude or a freak.

Personal taste aside, do you think women with muscle will ever be respected by the majority public? Yes or no and can you give reasons why please?

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Answer 1

They are a walking art form, their bodies are their clay. The effort that these people go through to achieve success deserves a great deal of respect as they are true elite athletes, a class of their own. I personally admire them.

Answer 2

I love black people; both men and women. I don't care what a few out of millions have said or done, I still like black men. So much hate is unhealthy. With so much hate in your heart, how can any love get through? Maybe the black men around you have a reason for mistreating you. Perhaps you are unpleasant to be around. Everyone's different. So you shouldn't judge all for what a few have done. And Jeyda, you are far too cute to be so hateful. It's clear you have some esteem issues and you feel inferior. Perhaps you should seek therapy. Take the other black men haters with you.

Answer 3

They already are, we just have not really noticed it. The bell curve that is womens body types is always being nudged over. If you look at what was the ultra-fit and strong women from 50 years ago they look quite average compared to todays women. Very fit and even muscular women continue to become more mainstream, especially as you see more women exercising. It will be very interesting to see how people 50 years from now will view todays women bodybuilders and women's bodies in general

Answer 4

Yes , really I do, but it will take some time.

Now some of em go overboard with it...veins stickin out and all....looks ugly to me, but I ain't got nothin against em doin it...just like I sure aint got nothin against guys doin it...especially since I do it too.

But a woman who bodybuilds enough to have a nice physique (not too hard, but firm) is actually attractive....they won't win any contests that way tho. But women do compete and are accepted as competitors so I'm thinkin eventually they will get mainstream acceptance.

Answer 5

No. As long as most people are lazy, and do not care for their bodies like performance machines, they will not accept those who do. It is easier to despise the people with exceptional bodies than to make an effort on their own bodies.

I have two girls who are varsity wrestlers in high school. They work out with weights to improve their performance, and they condition by long distance running - they are serious atheletes.

They are not bulky, but they are pretty seriously buff. They turn a lot of heads in a dancing dress, and you could bounce a quarter of either one of their behinds without a problem... They are both good looking, and have beautiful long hair, all that. But few boys ask them out.

Many young men find it intimidating to date a woman who is stronger or more fit than they are. It has been the custom of human beings for a long time that men are stronger than women, and that one of the fabulous features of having a man, part of his worth to a woman, is that he can protect you (and move the refrigerator when you have to clean behind it). Boys have been heard to say 'what does she need me for?' and 'I bet she could kick my butt!' Both of these things are in some sense true: My girls can both move the fridge, and can probably kick their butts.

The boys they do tend to attract are those who are not competing with them on a physical attractiveness or buffness basis. Either boys a great deal bigger than they are, or nerds.

Body builders, who do the buff thing in an even more 'in your face' way, are more visibly competing, and most of society is not in a position to feel very well about their complete lack of bodily upkeep while looking at these people.

People detest visibly physically fit people for the same sorts of reasons they detest rich people, stunningly beautiful people, extremely well educated people, straight A students,.. people they cannot (or will not bother) to be. Although nobody can be all of these things, most of them do require a long term commitment and sacrifice of personal time to either reach or maintain. Some people have done well with what they have, and/or are not very concerned about comparisons. But for those who are, it points up their own inadequacies, and their own lack of effort.

So... No, because there is a baseline of lazy jealous weasels who will always hate people who work hard and achieve.

Answer 6

i highly doubt it, its not skinny is the new in! which is really weird because everyone is overly obiesed! but i think woman with some muscles look better then girls that are long and gross. i am personally a girl with strong legs because i play volleyball, but i highly doubt they will ever be accepted, people are brought up how their parents teach them and what their parents believe its kind of like a gene once you are not accepted you are never accepted

Answer 7

Unfortunately they will never be accepted main stream in public,however they have lots of secret fans,nobody can admit it in public cos its not the accepted norm. You said personal taste aside ,but i will give you my opinion anyway. I think some of them are really sexy and should be admired.

Answer 8

They will have a following but I doubt they will be the mainstream ideal any more than men who are extreme body builders.
They may be acceptable, but they are not preferred.

Answer 9

If they look like rachel mclish does (or at least used to), I don't think they'll have any problem being accepted. If they look like the east german women's swim team used to, NO CHANCE!