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Damned if you do, damned if you don’t, beautiful — and even not-so-beautiful — women of the world. Just when we thought that our airbrushing fascination was coming to an abrupt close, the guys over at Guyism.com have completely shot down that notion. Not only did they shut it down, they gassed it, lit a match and peed on it for good measure.
The secret’s out: dudes over at Guyism not only know about airbrushing — how it makes even the most average of women beautiful and removes any and all major and minor flaws — but they condone it and have a desire for it. Ladies … we are doomed, no?
Guyism states that a recent photo shoot for Harper’s Bazaar was completely unnecessary and was more of a kill-joy than anything else. The spread? Beautiful, naturally-amazing supermodels with flawless skin, shining eyes, zero makeup and a healthy lack of Photoshop or airbrushing. Guyism’s article title couldn’t have been more concise: ”Never. Do. This. Again.” Guyism shows the photos (which I happen to think are Annie Leibovitz-style amazing) and claims that Harper’s did their utmost to project a good dose of “disinterest” upon the men over at Guyism and they were none too happy about it.
So, where do we go from here? All this time we were thinking that men were actually under the misconception that some women are naturally flawless and airbrushing and Photoshop tactics didn’t exist, but here I find myself baffled that it’s the Photoshop version of even supermodels that they want to ogle.
Men of Guyism … I sure hope that the majority of men don’t share the same ideals as you do. I’m sure you’re all buff, well-endowed gentlemen with PhD’s, Benzes and a “sensitive” side, so I can understand why you wouldn’t want a mere average woman gracing the Internets, but really … Let’s be realistic here.
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Goodness. I’m afraid to go to the original site for fear of how angry it will probably make me.
Why would you even want that excessive photoshopping??
I was right. Pissed me off. But mostly because a bunch of people with no writing abilities who made a website with absolutely no content but a bunch of tits. Mmmm…plastic tits.
Because of your comment I was forced to go over and look, don’t forget the lovely articles such as “six signs that your ex isn’t completely over you” and “7 types of annoying female behavior explained”
As a side note I thought Helena Christensen looked the best in the photos, utterly gorgeous.
Oh, I made the same mistake and I commented on two articles because I just couldn’t take it. I hate that website. We should get a list of all the boys (boys because they aren’t men) who frequent that website and track them down and tell them how stupid they are. THAT’LL SHOW ‘EM!!!
“Oh so you read Guyism.com? Oh then excuse me for leaving but I have brains kthxbai”
Agreed. I wouldn’t even wanna be in the same room with a guy who could unironically look at a site like that.
Actually, now that I think about it… umm… what are these fellas doing looking at ladies’ fashion magazines, anyway? >_>
(“Oh, uhm, uh, my copy of Maxim got, uh, er, lost in the mail! Yeah, that’s right!”)
Take note of the incredibly intellectual discussion in the comments sec…..oh, wait. There is no discussion. Hm…
I mean the discussion comments on guyism. Not here, obviously. The comment section here is delightful. ;)
Just so you ladies know, most men DO NOT like airbrushed, photoshopped women. Maybe these guys have spent so much time playing video games that they don’t know what a real woman looks like anymore. I can guarantee they aren’t getting any. My wife is a beautiful, sexy, size 18 and I love every iota of her body, just as it is.
I was out of town recently for several weeks and was getting pretty horny, so in desperation, I bought a playboy. It was titled “natural beauties.” Ha! They all looked exactly the same and I think the only “natural” thing about them was that none of them had implants (maybe). It was a waste of $12, for sure.
Don’t worry, real men who love real women are all over the place. These guys are definitely the exception, not the rule.
^ See! See!!! Normal male! That and you used the word “iota” and that definitely makes you my new favorite person.
Hell, I asked my boyfriend if he liked the airbrushed crap and he looked at me like I was crazy.
Real woman maybe, but it sounds to me like you’re saying fat woman (which a size 16 is), are what every male wants and thin woman are fake.
First, thanks for calling me fat, but believe you me, I’m not. Second, that’s not what he said, he said he preferred his wife to the models on the magazines, which were obviously airbrushed and didn’t look much natural after all the editing. Third, it’s “women”.
A US 16 is fat, I think it’s like a 20 or 22 in UK sizes. I agree that a 16 in UK sizes is perfectly average.
Oh okay I get it now. I thought US sizes were smaller not the other way round, as in a UK size 16 in the US was smaller, if you see what I mean.
I was thinking the same thing.
I’m skinny as all get out (and have the hips of ten year old boy lol!) with little boobies and my partner thinks I’m amazingly gorgeous and feminine!
Whilst I don’t doubt that you’re size 16 wife is very sexy. I doubt that its her size that makes you think that.
But maybe I’m weird because to me the desire to be close to someone = sexual attraction. Regardless of size or shape or anything specific in particular.
But I doubt Mark saying to his partner “you’re sexy cos you’re size 16″ would make her feel very good. And I doubt it would be an accurate statement.
It’s like if a guy said “you’re sexy cos you have big boobs” way to feel respected hey? lol
THANK YOU!!! My fiance is the same way. I fluctuate between a size 6 and a size 12 constantly, and my boyfriend is always telling me how beautiful and incredibly sexy I am.
We were talking about plastic surgery the other day, because I brought up the fact that I would consider having getting implants after I had my litter of children, and he was horrified. He said, and I quote, “Please don’t do that. I know your boobs may sag a little, but that’s just because you’ve carried our children, and there’s nothing sexier than that. Also, I can’t imagine you being in the hospital and being cut up for something that’s not necessary. I want your body to be just you with nothing else disturbing it. I want it to be all you.”
God, I’m lucky. I have a wonderful boyfriend. Also, I think he pretty much put to rest the “men only like airbrushed, perfect women” theory, because trust me, I am far from perfect. I’m jiggly and puffy here and there. If these men on “guyism.com” had ever been with a real woman, they wouldn’t have these fantastical expectations of what women really look like.
Agreed.
My fiance actually one woke up from a nap in a cold sweat, and he was like, “I just had this horrible dream that you got a boob job! Please don’t ever do that!”
Keep. This. Man!
Some of us prefer real women. If you are a real woman, please be proud! And if you find a man who appreciates real women, reward him! (within reason)
My goodness,I was going to comment on this thread but now I’m too scared!
Boo rawr
Wow. Articles like that make me so depressed about humantiy. Thank goodness I found a guy who likes me just the way I am.
All the boys can shut their traps and wack off to the plasticised, airbrushed porn dolls in Playboy….Harper’s Bazaar isn’t really written for them. I love seeing naturally beautiful women in women’s/lifestyle magazines and from the sound of it, so do most non-delusional people, and I could give a shit what those cockknockers have to say. They probably also think that women don’t poo.
Hahahah oh so true. Never heard the word cocknockers before, shall have to use it in everyday conversation.
I personally enjoy the term “cockgobblers.” I first heard it said on Office Space and have been giggling about it ever since.
Ladies, are we really wasting this much time discussing the idiots at guyism? BTW, 16 in the US is a pretty average size. Yes, it’s not the ideal weight according to society, but it’s not what I would consider particularly large. Not that I consider the word “fat” to be offensive, it’s just a noun, but what does bother me is that we put women in categories of thin or fat. A woman is simply a woman. All humans, even morons like the boys who sparked this article, deserve to judged by who they are, not by their size.
It’s not an ideal weight medically either unless you’re scary tall. I’m a size 16 and I can assure you that I’m very fat and in need of losing weight. Nobody is saying that fat women are bad or unworthy of consideration or anything negative. Just saying that fat women are fat.
And given that most of the population of the US is fat, an ‘average’ size probably is too.
If you are an ‘average’ 5′6” woman, and you are an ‘average’ size 16, you are almost certainly overfat. As a descriptor, not definer.
I’m really sick of hearing that size x is ‘average’. Average does not mean healthy. Average means nothing
In context of the discussion, it did matter to clear up what the sizes meant so that people on both sides of the Atlantic understood what was being referenced.
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