"Younger Next Year * For Women"

Oct 08, 2018 09:58

A self-possessed exercise nut goes to his doctor and his doctor says, "ramp up your exercise level". So he does, he gets really fit, he starts hanging out with masters athletes, and he writes (with his doctor) the book "Younger Next Year: Turn Back Your Biological Clock". It sells modestly well, so he gets a contract to write one with "* for Women ( Read more... )

feminism, books, fat loss, rape culture, weightlifting

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mme_n_b October 8 2018, 15:35:50 UTC
I bought the original version on a badly-thought-through impulse, and it's just as insulting to the intelligence as the female one.

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daphnep October 8 2018, 22:35:49 UTC
Amen to that last line.

My god, that’s gross.

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elenbarathi October 9 2018, 05:43:13 UTC
Gah, how creepy is that? The last thing any lady needs while working out is some lecher ogling her sweat-soaked body. Great encouragement to join a women-only gym!

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jette October 11 2018, 16:46:17 UTC
1) Yeah, no. The male gaze is a good incentive to stay sedentary. 2) I am 54, not skinny, never work out and it doesn’t slow my social life down. Being f*ckable after 50 doesn’t require getting up at 5 am. Sometimes I go to sleep then, however. And it’s really nice being invisible when I want to be!

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