Size zero men

[AB Asks]

The new craze is size zero men. There are women out there who will only consider dating super-thin men. One woman enjoys seeing her man's hip bones jutting out of his boxers. These men are not starving themselves to be skinny they claim, instead they remain so slim naturally. What do you think? Do you think super-skinny men are attractive or do you like a bit of brawn? Do you think 'size zero' men will catch on?

[melons]

i understand now flora. sorry..........
i still like both. i only wouldnt want a size zero fella as i would be jealous! ha ha!

[joko]

i'm afraid this is true.
it is on the cover of 'love it ' magazine and there is an article inside.

[melons]

thing is some people would do anything to look like a celeb and be like them. it is shame for the people that cant be themselves.
at the end of the day if people put on weight they are slated if they are skinny they are slated, there isnt a happy medium for anyone.

[juliet704]

I think this trend is linked with the "emo" youth culture. I see the lads hanging around in central Kingston upon Thames, wearing drainpipes and chatting to the "emo" girls. I saw two of these lads shopping (or browsing) in New Look the other day. It's definitely happening, whatever people say.

Personally I feel sorry for young men, who until now have at least been able to avoid the pressure that women are under to limit what they eat. It is all part of a conspiracy by the food companies to sell us "diet" foods. I hope that any young man who reads this will think again before he decides to aim for this look.

[gerkin]

I suppose some of the interns in Auswitch would have loved to have been pin ups !

[noxlumos]

Sorry Gerkin, but that remark is so bloody bang out of order.Have a word with yourself mate.

[alijangra]

What a load of superficial nonsense. People are attractive for a variety of reasons. If all it comes down to is weight, then the people concerned are miserable gits.

[crete]

gerkin. i only hope your excuse for being so crass is that you are very young.

[cascarelli]

Good heavens, Answerbank must be really short of questions these days!!

Shakes head in despair........

[oldfashioned]

Don't believe in size zero men and the same even less in women. Big IS beautiful.

[oldfashioned]

size zero looks awful on either gender, I think.

[jump79]

I suppose ugly twigs like Pete Doherty (anyone heard of this druggie? he has a famous girlfriend...) may have started this craze, if it really is true? but I really don't understand what kind of women would like stick thin, bony looking men, possibly thinner than them??
I suppose being around a bony man would mean a lot less cooking to do every day so I can see maybe one benefit. But bony people on the whole, especially men, is a disgusting sight overall so no, I don't think it will catch on at all (among the non-druggie male population, at least).

[dot.hawkes]

i understood gerkin was meaning that these skinny male models are forcing themselves to be thin, and those in concentration camps had no choice, I don't think their reply was trying to be humourous or disrespectful, i think gerkin was just highlighting the irony of this new craze.

[crete]

concentration camps didnt have interns as gerkin stated they had innocent people who were murdered .

[dot.hawkes]

sadly that is true, but they were interned and treated worse than any prisoner, gerkin must be mortified that the irony in their reply is being taken as a slight trivialising the suffering of those poor unfortunate people.

[IggyB]

this is an old "craze" - remember the trainspotting look in the mid 90's... i was super slim then (wasn't a great look but weighed in at about 9 stone lowest was 8 and a half - which is really scrawny for a 5'9" lad) - well following that film i became sort of fashionable and wore the tight t-shirts that showed off my ribs etc lol

anyway - fashion is circular and lots of the emo and indie looks seem to be coming back in... definitely loads of super thin men in that scene

at the moment i don't think men have the same sort of body pressure that appears to worry women, but i feel that this might be changing for a minority... anyway not a big problem i shouldn't think

me and my beer belly are glad you seem to like the bigger guys these days girls as i am happily many stone heavier now

[TML1112]

I truley hope this does not become the trend. I myself do not fancy the men who are super thin. However, if that is your "natural' build and frame type, there are obviously a lot who do fancy that shape for their man. I am not one of them! I, like a few of the ABers, like my men BIG! (not to be taken the naughty way...)