[Jared]

Do you consider female bodybuilding the ultimate form of feminism? How do you respond to people who consider muscularity on females is unfeminine?

[Ernie Englehart]

Masculinity? What is that? I respond with the obvious fact that MUSCLE DOES NOT HAVE GENDER. Everyone has muscle. Some people choose to develop more muscle through weight training. Some people just have more muscle naturally, genetics. The muscular human form is attractive and desirable.

Female bodybuilding has nothing to do with feminism. It is about muscle and beauty.

[phenoms]

MuscularTophFan wrote:

Do you consider female bodybuilding the ultimate form of feminism? How do you respond to people who consider masculinity on females is unfeminine?

Masculine and feminine are opposite sides of the same coin. Muscle does not automatically equal masculinity. Appearance and behavior can be characterized as masculine or feminine for men and for women. There can be men that look or behave more feminine than masculine, and there can be women that look or behave more masculine than feminine, but none of that has to do with muscle.

You can have muscular men that still look or act feminine, and scrawny men that look or act masculine. You can have muscular women that look or act feminine, and slim women that look or act masculine.

Muscle can affect perception, seeming to increase or decrease qualities of masculinity or femininity that are already there, but that perception is in the eye of the beholder. A person that does not appreciate a muscular human physique is going to have different views than a person that DOES appreciate it.

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Feminism is a philosophical system of belief, and a political movement. It has absolutely nothing to do with muscle, or female bodybuilding.

MuscularTophFan, if English is not your first language, I recommend that you use a dictionary that can explain what each word is. Look up “masculine”, “feminine”, and “feminism”. Then if you still have a question to ask here, try asking your question again, but try to explain yourself better so there is less chance of mis-communication.

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[Jared]

eenglehart wrote:

Masculinity? What is that? I respond with the obvious fact that MUSCLE DOES NOT HAVE GENDER. Everyone has muscle. Some people choose to develop more muscle through weight training. Some people just have more muscle naturally, genetics. The muscular human form is attractive and desirable.

Female bodybuilding has nothing to do with feminism. It is about muscle and beauty.

Indeed, but some people don’t think that way. They think that took much muscle on a women is unfeminine and makes them look like men. Even if you aren’t attracted to muscular women you should at least admire the hard work and determination female bodybuilders have to get those muscles.

[Jared]

phenoms wrote:

Masculine and feminine are opposite sides of the same coin. Muscle does not automatically equal masculinity. Appearance and behavior can be characterized as masculine or feminine for men and for women. There can be men that look or behave more feminine than masculine, and there can be women that look or behave more masculine than feminine, but none of that has to do with muscle.

You can have muscular men that still look or act feminine, and scrawny men that look or act masculine. You can have muscular women that look or act feminine, and slim women that look or act masculine.

Muscle can affect perception, seeming to increase or decrease qualities of masculinity or femininity that are already there, but that perception is in the eye of the beholder. A person that does not appreciate a muscular human physique is going to have different views than a person that DOES appreciate it.

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Feminism is a philosophical system of belief, and a political movement. It has absolutely nothing to do with muscle, or female bodybuilding.

MuscularTophFan, if English is not your first language, I recommend that you use a dictionary that can explain what each word is. Look up “masculine”, “feminine”, and “feminism”. Then if you still have a question to ask here, try asking your question again, but try to explain yourself better so there is less chance of mis-communication.

Oh sorry about that I muscularity not masculinity. 😛

[BodybyBane]

MuscularTophFan wrote:

Do you consider female bodybuilding the ultimate form of feminism? How do you respond to people who consider muscularity on females is unfeminine?

You should pose that question to Sheila Bleck
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Then write us her answer

[cpbell0033944]

OK, after a lengthy period in absentia, I think I’ll add my two pence worth, as we say in this country. I personally feel tht the OP asked a fair and valid question. As regards femininity, I tend to agree with phenoms – femininity is a complex quality and, IMO, has less to do with physical appearance than many people think. Personality traits, behaviour and the way a woman conducts herself have much more to do with it.

As for feminism, as far as I’m concerned it CAN be related to FBBing and female muscularity, but only if the woman is doing it on her own terms. As much as we might enjoy it, some of the more…titilating material can be a bit degrading. Having said that, given the physical threat that sadly too many men present to women (rape, domestic violence etc), the act of developing one’s physique is surely empowering for women.

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