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Male Version of the Truth

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By S.D. Craig

I really never thought of myself as a dumb woman. I’ve been told I’m intelligent, quick and fast with my wit. Sharp, one might say. If I’m so sharp, there are some things that still don’t come out clearly in my mind.

A man might admit to you he doesn’t care for thin women. Or fake breasts. Or dyed blonde hair. Right? He wants or admires a real woman, curvy, cuddly, and voluptuous on her own. And I completely understand that, admire that opinion, in fact. Until I’m walking with that same man and see his head pivot like an owl when Miss-Plastic-Parts- Toothpick-Blonde-Tan-Woman struts by.

What is it about blondes with boobs and tans that make grown men act like 16-year old horndogs? And don’t men know how humiliating it is to be with even a male friend (whom you’re not romantically involved with) who does this as a regular habit? I’ve been in the midst of a conversation when Miss Plastic Parts walks by in a grocery store cooler aisle. She’s cold. What man would miss noticing those headlights (as they love to refer to them as)? Revolve in a tight circle just drooling over this same woman he’s described as unacceptable to him. All the while, here we are left standing watching the whole thing, ignored in mid-sentence.

Don’t tell me a woman can’t whack a man good. I’ve thought of it.

What then, is the male version of the truth? If it’s true big boobs aren’t everything, blondes aren’t IT, and thin isn’t in, well, we women deserve some explanations then. Put six gals in bikinis with equal enough endowments and make only one of them blonde, and which one will get the nod on a TV beer commercial? You guessed right. Don’t even ask me to turn on “The Man Show,” honey. I don’t go there.

Oh and I have long argued that if women can be so exposed in magazines and TV and the movies, why can’t men? Yet count the times you’ve seen a real naked man on a movie. Ho hum. And when there was one, he wasn’t worth the looking. (Sorry, Donald Sutherland and Harvey Keitel). Really, we need more female movie directors, that much is obvious.

To believe what a man says about the opposite sex, I’d have to be convinced and that would take some doing. I’ve been around long enough to see their heads spin, their eyes bulge, their breathing quicken. And if I don’t hear something that sounds logical and really genuine out of their mouths soon, I’ll teach them how to use a baseball bat. Just you wait.

SD Craig is a freelance writer and editor of LovingYourCurves.com and was given the nickname “Chatterbox” by fellow writers. At age fifty, Craigs Southern flair and sense of humor give her plenty to write about with a rapier wit and a wacky outlook. Her articles on body image (her biggest passion), marriage/divorce and relationships, family, friends, career issues, computers, the Internet, horses, baseball, movie reviews and writing tips remind one of Erma Bombeck or Dave Barry. A freelance writer who once juggled five columns then got real, Craig welcomes your e-mails and feedback on her articles. Drop her a hello at sdcraig922@yahoo.com or stop by www.lovingyourcurves.com.

Your Size

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By S.D. Craig

Size matters. That’s what they tell me. Only a lot of the time, they’re simply not referring to a man’s pride and joy.

As I once again tuned in to my taped version of a Dr. Phil episode, I hear the man himself introduce a slender, pretty young woman who despises fat people. I shake my head, my husband shakes his. And we sit and listen to her opinion on why fat people are fat, stay fat and infringe on her space.

Next, Dr. Phil has her wear a 300 lb. suit for the day and they put fake implants put in her cheeks (yes, both sets). Just for the day, I said. Just to see how the other half feels and what they continually go through on a daily basis. Funny, but it isn’t that funny to me. You see, in order to understand how being fat really is, you must live it.

This young woman just didn’t get it.

In her eyes, her mind, those of us that are heavy can change our lives if we want to. Some people cannot. There are a myriad of reasons for overweight statistics in America. Some are guilty of overeating, not exercising, indulging themselves in their passion (mine is chocolate). Others have health problems, family heredity, or issues, as Dr. Phil calls them.

She abhors people larger than her taking up room in her movie theatre seat, her airplane seat, her bus seat. She thinks they’re disgusting, arrogant and selfish.

You know what I think? I think, no, I know, that she’s never even taken the time to get to know a person whom she’d call fat. Underneath everyone’s size, color of skin, or disabilities happens to be a real person. Someone special she’s just missed knowing because she can’t see past her own nose in the air.

Now, to me, a curvy woman myself, that’s what arrogance really is.

Size does matter. It’s all about heart.

SD Craig is a freelance writer and editor of LovingYourCurves.com and was given the nickname “Chatterbox” by fellow writers. At age fifty, Craigs Southern flair and sense of humor give her plenty to write about with a rapier wit and a wacky outlook. Her articles on body image (her biggest passion), marriage/divorce and relationships, family, friends, career issues, computers, the Internet, horses, baseball, movie reviews and writing tips remind one of Erma Bombeck or Dave Barry. A freelance writer who once juggled five columns then got real, Craig welcomes your e-mails and feedback on her articles. Drop her a hello at sdcraig922@yahoo.com or stop by www.lovingyourcurves.com.

Learning Curves from Scotsmen

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By S.D. Craig

Well, well, well.  Let it be said that I’m even more proud to be part-Scottish now that I’ve read that Scottish men prefer the Titanic’s Kate Winslett over ex-Spice girl Geri Halliwell’s slim look.

My husband has said many times that men look for a woman that can bear them children and women are searching for men who can support them financially, keep them secure.  So, in truth, yes, men are visual and looking at what a woman is built like.  They want sturdy mothers for their babies.  If beauty happens to fall into that range, that’s fine.  It’s not the end all though, believe me.

June research in Scotland shows a fifth of their men prefer Kate Winslett’s shape, while only 11% want a thin woman.  Eleven percent.  Think about that when you next worry about your cellulite and weight, ladies.  More than half of us worry about this in every day life.  That’s a shame, it is.

Especially when one third of British men have no idea what cellulite is, and again, a fifth of them think it’s a type of battery.  Okay.

So here we are, at a crossroads.  That of men admitting they prefer chunky women and yet, here we are, stating eighty percent of females would rather look like Geri.  Oh dear.

I do think men have something over on us, you know.  We need to stop obsessing and worrying about the details of our figures and weight.  Men don’t.  Believe me, baby, when was the last time you saw your man in front of the mirror, twisting and turning and grimacing, only to ask “Babe, do you think this makes me look fat?”  I rest my case.

Women need to let loose, give in to the freedom of being a woman with a womanly curvy body, and kiss the rest goodbye.  Men find their natural shapes (without surgery) much more attractive.

Besides, those curvy women can handle childbirth just fine.  Just ask the Scotsmen.

Ah, who’s that I see packing their bags for Scotland?

With acknowledgement to The Daily Record for the inspirational source for this article

SD Craig is a freelance writer and editor of LovingYourCurves.com and was given the nickname “Chatterbox” by fellow writers. At age fifty, Craigs Southern flair and sense of humor give her plenty to write about with a rapier wit and a wacky outlook. Her articles on body image (her biggest passion), marriage/divorce and relationships, family, friends, career issues, computers, the Internet, horses, baseball, movie reviews and writing tips remind one of Erma Bombeck or Dave Barry. A freelance writer who once juggled five columns then got real, Craig welcomes your e-mails and feedback on her articles. Drop her a hello at sdcraig922@yahoo.com or stop by www.lovingyourcurves.com.