This might be a rant and not belong on this page I guess but idc that much! I’m tired of the standards for (especially) gay people. Why has it become the norm for only supper skinny people or fit muscular people to be deemed attractive. Just look at other subreddits people that are in average-to chubby range for builds get barely as much attention as skinnies and guys with hella muscle. It’s dumb I my self would take an average/dad bod with a muffin top tummy over any athletic guy. And before People start saying “it’s all about preferences” it really isn’t at this point I don’t fit into either being an average build my self and it’s just dis heartening to see how people treat I guy like me compared to someone that fits that “amazing” standards built up in the lgbt community. And to top it off it’s causing a lot of mental health problems in youth and adults because they aren’t seen attractive by the wide majority of people and seeing only skinny twinks and buff jocks in the media (for gay content such as shows and other stuff) isn’t helping! And im almost 100% positive this is causeing a rise in EDs no matter what age!

(Sorry for any misspelling I was typing quick and didn’t truly read over) sorry but I just really needed this off my chest it bothers me every day I see the hints of this in media just gonna use an example here on other subreddits they’ll say stuff like “do you think I’m to skinny” again sorry this is ranting and not what’s normally posted on here but I feel it needs to be discussed!

Edit: I’m not trying to complain sorry if it came off that way I meant it in a concerning way as it looks like the standards are turning towards bodies that are unhealthy to achieve and maintain!