Just this once, we need to talk about something serious. I know it’s easy for people to have a knee-jerk reaction to the problems of others and just start laughing but we’re all adults here. So I am going to bring this up and then we can discuss the underlying issues and what we, as a society, can do to help.
You see, I just discovered that Dennis Quaid has “manorexia.” Sometimes he looks in the mirror and realizes he is 50 years old and he doesn’t feel beautiful. And I have a confession to make, because Dennis Quaid
’s bravery under the intense pressure of society’s unrealistic media-based expectations has inspired me:
I have manorexia too.
I admit it. I sometimes feel I am not hot enough. Sometimes I look in the mirror and I see nothing but defects. Sure, I have a great jaw and the hair is … well … perfect, but it isn’t all balloons and ponies. I’m only 6′2″ and sometimes I have to buy pants with a portly 34 waist size. And good luck buying a suit off the rack with these shoulders. My clothes require more cutting than an entire room full of suicide girls.
So sometimes I have self-image issues just like Dennis Quaid
Dennis Quaid
You think Adriana Lima will still date me if I get fat?
No, because she sees perfect men on magazine covers and in movies and has unrealistic expectations about my gender. Real men have curves too!I am proud of Dennis Quaid
for bringing this problem into the light. It has been the dirty secret of me and my manorexic brothers for far too long. The shame belongs with women, my brothers, not with you.
But, just the same, I am skipping my sundae this evening. The pressure never lets up. I don’t want to end up looking like Dennis Quaid
Don’t you judge me.
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December 8th, 2006 at 3:54 am
I think I have manorexia too. I’m just too hungry all the time to take proper advantage of it!
December 8th, 2006 at 4:19 pm
Seven, there is good news! This guy beat it and you can too!