Why is shirtless running ok only if you "have the right body type"?
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jeepinshawn wrote: »Running shirtless, walking topless, wearing a wife beater, it is all about societal expectations. Society, at least american, says that men and woman should have these very idealized bodies and those that don't are inferior or less than attractive. Thats just the way it is like it or not society has set those expectations, you can go against those expectations or go with the flow.
Personally I run with a tank top or a "dry" fabric type shirt. I don't have an attractive body and don't have the desire to let the world view my saggy empty skin.
Wearing a what now?
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Gallowmere1984 wrote: »jeepinshawn wrote: »Running shirtless, walking topless, wearing a wife beater, it is all about societal expectations. Society, at least american, says that men and woman should have these very idealized bodies and those that don't are inferior or less than attractive. Thats just the way it is like it or not society has set those expectations, you can go against those expectations or go with the flow.
Personally I run with a tank top or a "dry" fabric type shirt. I don't have an attractive body and don't have the desire to let the world view my saggy empty skin.
Wearing a what now?
Wifebeater, known in the more civilized parts of the world, as an A-shirt, or some such silliness:
Vest or tank top0 -
Gallowmere1984 wrote: »jeepinshawn wrote: »Running shirtless, walking topless, wearing a wife beater, it is all about societal expectations. Society, at least american, says that men and woman should have these very idealized bodies and those that don't are inferior or less than attractive. Thats just the way it is like it or not society has set those expectations, you can go against those expectations or go with the flow.
Personally I run with a tank top or a "dry" fabric type shirt. I don't have an attractive body and don't have the desire to let the world view my saggy empty skin.
Wearing a what now?
Wifebeater, known in the more civilized parts of the world, as an A-shirt, or some such silliness:
Vest or tank top
Those two things describe a very wide variety of things. Wifebeater is very specific article of clothing, though as I said, the manufacturer's name for it is A-shirt, but probably only because someone would get mad about the more common name being on a clothing package.1 -
Gallowmere1984 wrote: »jeepinshawn wrote: »Running shirtless, walking topless, wearing a wife beater, it is all about societal expectations. Society, at least american, says that men and woman should have these very idealized bodies and those that don't are inferior or less than attractive. Thats just the way it is like it or not society has set those expectations, you can go against those expectations or go with the flow.
Personally I run with a tank top or a "dry" fabric type shirt. I don't have an attractive body and don't have the desire to let the world view my saggy empty skin.
Wearing a what now?
Wifebeater, known in the more civilized parts of the world, as an A-shirt, or some such silliness:
Vest or tank top
Undershirt.0 -
I didnt ready every post, but WOW many of you people are some prudes with an irrational fear of the naked human body.
I do't care if you're 8 or 80, male or female, built like a body builder or the stay puft marshmallow man, I have no reason to care if you wear a shirt or not. Why would there be any reason to shield children from a shirtless exercising adult or one out doing yardwork? I don't get it.12 -
Gallowmere1984 wrote: »Gallowmere1984 wrote: »jeepinshawn wrote: »Running shirtless, walking topless, wearing a wife beater, it is all about societal expectations. Society, at least american, says that men and woman should have these very idealized bodies and those that don't are inferior or less than attractive. Thats just the way it is like it or not society has set those expectations, you can go against those expectations or go with the flow.
Personally I run with a tank top or a "dry" fabric type shirt. I don't have an attractive body and don't have the desire to let the world view my saggy empty skin.
Wearing a what now?
Wifebeater, known in the more civilized parts of the world, as an A-shirt, or some such silliness:
Vest or tank top
Those two things describe a very wide variety of things. Wifebeater is very specific article of clothing, though as I said, the manufacturer's name for it is A-shirt, but probably only because someone would get mad about the more common name being on a clothing package.
Come to my country and ask for a wifebeater or an A shirt and you're getting nowt
Vest or tank top is what they are specifically called in the UK2 -
Gallowmere1984 wrote: »Gallowmere1984 wrote: »jeepinshawn wrote: »Running shirtless, walking topless, wearing a wife beater, it is all about societal expectations. Society, at least american, says that men and woman should have these very idealized bodies and those that don't are inferior or less than attractive. Thats just the way it is like it or not society has set those expectations, you can go against those expectations or go with the flow.
Personally I run with a tank top or a "dry" fabric type shirt. I don't have an attractive body and don't have the desire to let the world view my saggy empty skin.
Wearing a what now?
Wifebeater, known in the more civilized parts of the world, as an A-shirt, or some such silliness:
Vest or tank top
Those two things describe a very wide variety of things. Wifebeater is very specific article of clothing, though as I said, the manufacturer's name for it is A-shirt, but probably only because someone would get mad about the more common name being on a clothing package.
Come to my country and ask for a wifebeater or an A shirt and you're getting nowt
Vest or tank top is what they are specifically called in the UK
Um, hi, you know me, a Brit. I call them wife beaters, have since forever, my ex wore them a lot (BMXer), his wife beater of choice came from M&S in multi-packs, ha.3 -
Honestly don't care who has their shirt off. They're just nipples.0
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Cutaway_Collar wrote: »
Precisely the point. There is no debate about it. They sell all kinds of cotton shirts to combat hot weather.lithezebra wrote: »I don't care what other people choose to wear, although I think it's always more dignified for a man to wear a shirt in public, unless you're at the pool or the beach, no matter how good you look. Little boys can go shirtless. I started keeping my shirt on when I was about 7. I'd give boys at least until age 10.
No. Never do any strenuous activity in a cotton shirt. Ever.
Cotton is probably the worst fabric you can wear if you're going to be exercising. It's gonna soak up sweat, get gross, sticky, and chafe. It also makes it harder for your body to regulate temperature because the sweat won't evaporate.
Don't get me wrong - I love cotton for most uses, particularly for dress shirts as it's the easiest and quickest to iron, and my regular clothing is almost always 100% cotton, but if you're out running, you need a technical fabric.4 -
Gallowmere1984 wrote: »Gallowmere1984 wrote: »jeepinshawn wrote: »Running shirtless, walking topless, wearing a wife beater, it is all about societal expectations. Society, at least american, says that men and woman should have these very idealized bodies and those that don't are inferior or less than attractive. Thats just the way it is like it or not society has set those expectations, you can go against those expectations or go with the flow.
Personally I run with a tank top or a "dry" fabric type shirt. I don't have an attractive body and don't have the desire to let the world view my saggy empty skin.
Wearing a what now?
Wifebeater, known in the more civilized parts of the world, as an A-shirt, or some such silliness:
Vest or tank top
Those two things describe a very wide variety of things. Wifebeater is very specific article of clothing, though as I said, the manufacturer's name for it is A-shirt, but probably only because someone would get mad about the more common name being on a clothing package.
Come to my country and ask for a wifebeater or an A shirt and you're getting nowt
Vest or tank top is what they are specifically called in the UK
Yeah, it was a shock for me too when I first heard it. Turns out it's a very specific type of sleeveless undershirt, it has to be white and ribbed. Any other color or type of material does not qualify.0 -
amusedmonkey wrote: »Gallowmere1984 wrote: »Gallowmere1984 wrote: »jeepinshawn wrote: »Running shirtless, walking topless, wearing a wife beater, it is all about societal expectations. Society, at least american, says that men and woman should have these very idealized bodies and those that don't are inferior or less than attractive. Thats just the way it is like it or not society has set those expectations, you can go against those expectations or go with the flow.
Personally I run with a tank top or a "dry" fabric type shirt. I don't have an attractive body and don't have the desire to let the world view my saggy empty skin.
Wearing a what now?
Wifebeater, known in the more civilized parts of the world, as an A-shirt, or some such silliness:
Vest or tank top
Those two things describe a very wide variety of things. Wifebeater is very specific article of clothing, though as I said, the manufacturer's name for it is A-shirt, but probably only because someone would get mad about the more common name being on a clothing package.
Come to my country and ask for a wifebeater or an A shirt and you're getting nowt
Vest or tank top is what they are specifically called in the UK
Yeah, it was a shock for me too when I first heard it. Turns out it's a very specific type of sleeveless undershirt, it has to be white and ribbed. Any other color or type of material does not qualify.
It really is best with beer stains.3 -
Gallowmere1984 wrote: »jeepinshawn wrote: »Running shirtless, walking topless, wearing a wife beater, it is all about societal expectations. Society, at least american, says that men and woman should have these very idealized bodies and those that don't are inferior or less than attractive. Thats just the way it is like it or not society has set those expectations, you can go against those expectations or go with the flow.
Personally I run with a tank top or a "dry" fabric type shirt. I don't have an attractive body and don't have the desire to let the world view my saggy empty skin.
Wearing a what now?
Wifebeater, known in the more civilized parts of the world, as an A-shirt, or some such silliness:
I believe many will say the term wife beater became popular with the US tv show Cops. The show followed police officers on their shifts and filmed the action. Often the police would be called for a domestic incident and they would show the suspect cuffed and being led out of the house or trailer wearing the "wife beater" shirt.1 -
nutmegoreo wrote: »amusedmonkey wrote: »Gallowmere1984 wrote: »Gallowmere1984 wrote: »jeepinshawn wrote: »Running shirtless, walking topless, wearing a wife beater, it is all about societal expectations. Society, at least american, says that men and woman should have these very idealized bodies and those that don't are inferior or less than attractive. Thats just the way it is like it or not society has set those expectations, you can go against those expectations or go with the flow.
Personally I run with a tank top or a "dry" fabric type shirt. I don't have an attractive body and don't have the desire to let the world view my saggy empty skin.
Wearing a what now?
Wifebeater, known in the more civilized parts of the world, as an A-shirt, or some such silliness:
Vest or tank top
Those two things describe a very wide variety of things. Wifebeater is very specific article of clothing, though as I said, the manufacturer's name for it is A-shirt, but probably only because someone would get mad about the more common name being on a clothing package.
Come to my country and ask for a wifebeater or an A shirt and you're getting nowt
Vest or tank top is what they are specifically called in the UK
Yeah, it was a shock for me too when I first heard it. Turns out it's a very specific type of sleeveless undershirt, it has to be white and ribbed. Any other color or type of material does not qualify.
It really is best with beer stains.
That's alcohol abuse.1 -
I can't believe I read this whole kitten thread and haven't seen a single shirtless pic posted yet. How else can I form a solid opinion?3
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Shirtless running isn't really a thing in this part of the world.
Now rushing out in the first bit of rare sunshine and basking in a garden chair until you're lobster coloured....0 -
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Hawt.0
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I haven't had any in years, I take what I can get. My husband looks worse than Rab Nesbitt.VintageFeline wrote: »Free the nipple! For some on this thread this applies to men as well as women. When did we become so offended by something we all have? A body? Surely it's healthier from a psychological development point of view to be comfortable with the notion we come in all shapes and sizes and we should get on with our lives regardless of what is underneath our clothing?
I don't see it much here. But go to Scotland on any sunny day almost any day of the year and you'll see lots of "lads" with their "taps aff", actual temperature be damned. It's a tourist attraction really.
brb booking flight to Scotland
I wouldn't if I were you
Don't do itnutmegoreo wrote: »VintageFeline wrote: »Free the nipple! For some on this thread this applies to men as well as women. When did we become so offended by something we all have? A body? Surely it's healthier from a psychological development point of view to be comfortable with the notion we come in all shapes and sizes and we should get on with our lives regardless of what is underneath our clothing?
I don't see it much here. But go to Scotland on any sunny day almost any day of the year and you'll see lots of "lads" with their "taps aff", actual temperature be damned. It's a tourist attraction really.
brb booking flight to Scotland
I'll see you there!
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