Wednesday, January 25, 2006
I don't mean to be mean...
But I'm watching "The Biggest Loser," and this episode is between two families who work out for a week or so. The family that loses the most weight gets a fantastic prize--a trip to the Caribbean. Thing is, I can't imagine that any of these people are too psyched to be showing off their grotesquely obese bodies on the beach--yes, even after the women go from 250 to 242.
Or, perhaps, if you're willing to tell the world your weight on national TV, maybe you're not too sensitive about how others perceive you. This brings me to the "locker room" principle.
Girls, I honestly have no idea if this happens in women's locker rooms. Do women walk around naked at all in the locker room? Because it's inevitable in a guy's locker room. And it's also inevitable that the naked guy is going to be one of the most hideous people you've ever seen. It's foolproof. The naked dude is always horrifically ugly. Usually wrinkly, always overweight, almost always over 50 and never, ever showing a look of embarrassment or realization that others might be slightly uncomfortable looking at him.
At first, I couldn't understand it. Are unattractive people genetically predisposed to enjoy public nudity around other guys? It didn't seem to make sense--but of course! In order to get so unattractive, you've probably cashed it in. And if that's the case, then who cares if you're naked in the gym or not. You've already lost the ability to care, long ago. And that's probably a great feeling...the feeling of rock bottom. Nothing to lose.
Or, perhaps, if you're willing to tell the world your weight on national TV, maybe you're not too sensitive about how others perceive you. This brings me to the "locker room" principle.
Girls, I honestly have no idea if this happens in women's locker rooms. Do women walk around naked at all in the locker room? Because it's inevitable in a guy's locker room. And it's also inevitable that the naked guy is going to be one of the most hideous people you've ever seen. It's foolproof. The naked dude is always horrifically ugly. Usually wrinkly, always overweight, almost always over 50 and never, ever showing a look of embarrassment or realization that others might be slightly uncomfortable looking at him.
At first, I couldn't understand it. Are unattractive people genetically predisposed to enjoy public nudity around other guys? It didn't seem to make sense--but of course! In order to get so unattractive, you've probably cashed it in. And if that's the case, then who cares if you're naked in the gym or not. You've already lost the ability to care, long ago. And that's probably a great feeling...the feeling of rock bottom. Nothing to lose.
