[Anonymous]

Weakness is the absence of strength. Meekness is strength under control.

Oooh, I like that 😀

BASS: I like these kinds of forums because they are different, too 🙂 I signed up with a weight gain forum just so I could see all the cool pictures 😀

[Matthew Lim]

But the funny thing is I’m not really that attracted to strong guys.

The same applies to me and strong women. I’m not really attracted to strong females. I do however, like the idea of a woman growing out of their clothes. I actually prefer normal women and rather date those kinds, it’s just that muscle growth and giantess growth really excites me.

[Anonymous]

I actually prefer normal women and rather date those kinds, it’s just that muscle growth and giantess growth really excites me.

So it’s a fetish that would never go into your regular life?

[Matthew Lim]

So it’s a fetish that would never go into your regular life?

Pretty much. It’s a fun subject to draw and it gets a rise out of me, but I don’t see myself exercising it. Now if it’s a girl with the mystical power to grow to amazing sizes then that’s a whole different story. 😉

[osquip]

I might as well throw my two cents into this thread. Of all the threads of this nature which have popped up I don’t think I’ve ever partook in one. But anyway, here goes.

I remember when I was younger, and use to watch saturday morning cartoons like the X-Men and others based on Marvel comics, and the one thing I’d notice in those comics is that every single guy was totally ripped. Even people who shouldn’t be. But when you’d look at characters like Rogue, who had super-human strength, they’d only appear to be toned, and have a two-pack. I guess I like FMG because it’s different. It’s something that shouldn’t be shunned apon as much as it is.

The X-Men reference reminds me of an article by Anne Haas Dyson of Cal Berkeley. She did an ongoing study looking at gender roles and specifically ideas about strength roles within a group of second grade students. If you have never read any of her work, it is quite interesting and well written.

http://www.writingproject.org/downloads/csw/TR70.pdf

[osquip]

The same applies to me and strong women. I’m not really attracted to strong females. I do however, like the idea of a woman growing out of their clothes. I actually prefer normal women and rather date those kinds, it’s just that muscle growth and giantess growth really excites me.

I definitely agree with you on the growth aspect! The process of female muscle growth (or height, weight, etc) is just generally enticing. I think it is a stimulating fantasy partly because it has a basis in reality – women can grow muscles, just usually not quick enough to rip out of their clothes!

In a real life relationship, there are definitely things I would put ahead of good ol’ muscle in a relationship (honesty, intelligence, a sense of humor, just off the top of my head). I would say that I am attracted to women who are more on the muscular side. This is not necessarily with the intention of it being a fetish thing, and she does not necessarily need to be as big as or bigger than me. But, I am a pretty muscular guy myself, and it is nice to have the shared interest of the gym, health, and fitness with someone. It allows just one more way to make a connection with that special someone. So, in that sense, it is nice to have a lady whose strength is close to on par with mine (for both exercise and just general physical play).

Watching a girlfriend put on new muscle can be exciting, if that is what she wants to do. One perk of having a partner who is around the same strength level is it allows for some nice domination play (if you are both into that) with some true strength involved (with one taking on the submissive, meeker role). Plus, with both partners strong, either can be dominant…and who doesn’t like a little role play from time to time!

Personally, another nice perk is seeing the discrepancy and reaction of ‘normal’ guys to a strong, muscular woman. It may be a little voyeuristic of me, but it can be pretty exciting to see a girlfriend outmuscle some guy (lift more than him, have bigger arms, etc) and seeing the guy unsure how to react. 😉

Again though, the strength thing is just one aspect of a healthy, loving relationship (and would never be the key factor).

[SammiChung]

😳 all I care to say on the matter is that the worlds idea of beauty is varied and wonderous why can’t men want buff women and why would women grow up to fear it? The answer is not easy or complex it is just the way things have evolved so far but as the nation’s obesity rates skyrocket and the thin stick models are losing favor ever so inexorably it is perhaps justifiable to hope that muscular woman of verying fitness levels are once again if timidly shown the door to mass media and market (etc).

As for strawberryriddick…you sound like the type of women I’ve been looking forward to meeting… strong physically and mentally! Keep it up and I hope you inspire others to come forward and join you in a perfectly reasonable goal. 🙂

[JimmyDimples]

[quote="Axel3.14"]Very well said… I’ve been trying to articulate that loyalty isn’t weakness and that one can be flexible without sycophancy.

One common misconception, I feel, is to confuse meekness with weakness. Weakness is the absence of strength. Meekness is strength under control.

Submission is performed through choice – a person does not loose their strength, they just opt not to use it![/quote]

You know, if they had a karma/reputation scoring system in this forum, you’d get my thumbs-up. That oughta be on every heroine’s coat of arms. 🙂

[Matthew Lim]

😳 all I care to say on the matter is that the worlds idea of beauty is varied and wonderous why can’t men want buff women and why would women grow up to fear it?

I think for a lot of men, submissivness is more attracting to them. A lot of it has to do with the populus’ perception on gender roles. Even with all the progress we’ve made with womens rights in just about everything, they’re still being overpowered by the men. The media has a lot to do with it. The popular trend is to show a strong woman as something disgusting and masculine. Once the media starts portraying strong woman as something equally as femenin as the botox and silicone stick figures that men are mostly drawn to, something will start to change.

[Anonymous]

ALL: So you like chicks growing out of their clothes? Is that because you get to see them naked, or does the growth have something to do with it?

OSQUIP: “But, I am a pretty muscular guy myself, and it is nice to have the shared interest of the gym, health, and fitness with someone.”

I know what you mean. I’m perfectly happy in my relationship with my non-athletic boyfriend, but it’d be nice if we could spot each other in the gym, yell encouragement, that kind of thing.

“around the same strength level is it allows for some nice domination play (if you are both into that) with some true strength involved (with one taking on the submissive, meeker role).”

Wrestling does get the blood moving, which has shown to have positive effects to enhance a feeling of love.

”It may be a little voyeuristic of me, but it can be pretty exciting to see a girlfriend outmuscle some guy (lift more than him, have bigger arms, etc) and seeing the guy unsure how to react.”

As a girl who can outmuscle some guys (I know I don’t look it from the pictures, unfortunately), I just think it’s fun. You can totally make a jerk feel like a wuss, and who doesn’t want that?

SAMMI: It’s not the world’s idea of beauty, it’s just Western culture. Most other cultures appreciate supple, round figures on women, and some prefer the same on men. They don’t have near the self-esteem issues that those in Western culture have. It’s not really part of our evolution per se, because in older tribes, like hunter-gatherer ones, women were muscular because they had to be. Since we are all human, there IS a standard for women (I’m not sure of the one for men, though): some curves. The stick-thin models are pretty much rejected as beautiful all across the world…which confuses the hell outta me that women here try to look like them.

As for sounding like I’m the kind of person you’d like to meet, well, “thanks” I guess would be the appropriate response 🙂 There are more women like me out there, I’ve met ‘em. 🙂

KISS: I agree with you. They’re making small steps, but that’s better than nothing. One thing I can recall is the episode of Futurama where Brannigan blows up that neutrality space station and gets dishonorably discharged. When the Galaxy Express crew was in there (before being “apprehended” by Brannigan), the lady Fry hit on was from the Amazon planet. And in another episode, where they were ON the Amazon planet, they seemed to be pretty happy about the Death by Snu-Snu thing 😀 Come to think of it, Marge only really stood up for herself when she was doing “male” things, whether she be a cop or working out. Maybe Groening has a thing for the muscular babes?

I can also recall that episode of 3rd Rock from the Sun where Harry was dating guest star Chyna.

That’s 3 off the top of my head…certainly it can’t compete with the rest of the junk on TV, but at least it’s starting to be more apparent.

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