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"This Is What Superheroes Would Look Like With Realistic Bodies"

airjoca said:
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Look, a fictional superhero.
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Not sure I'd call a tax-dodging rapist a "superhero".
 
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Looked it up, Black Widow is a special ops agent and worked undercover as a ballerina (that part I read in her bio). Don't think the pic on the right would fly with her work descirption.
 
Kenstar said:
I'm sure that guy gets calls when oversized tire orphanages are on fire
Or when an empty 18 wheeler is stuck in the road in neutral with 20ft of rope attached to it's front

but when someone steals your wallet and runs away at a moderate pace you can't LIFT or PULL your way out of that one
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Flawless post.

The superhero physique probably wouldn't even be that hard to obtain with steroids, and most of these superheroes have been given the equivalent of steroids in some form of plot device, be it alien genetics, gene mutation, etc.
 
Re: "pregnant" spiderman

It's not the belly they gave it, but the blatantly obvious photoshop stretches what makes it look funny.
 
This is so fucking stupid. These aren't realistic, these are people who's body shape would likely classify them as obese for BMI. That's not something you should be normalizing or convincing people they should aim for.
 
Does superman even need to be buff though? Doesn't he get his strength from the yellow sun? Its not those muscles doing the work right?

Now that's a character I could see still getting shit done even while double-fisting White Castle and Krispy Kreme's.
 
NullPointer said:
Does superman even need to be buff though? Doesn't he get his strength from the yellow sun? Its not those muscles doing the work right?

Now that's a character I could see still getting shit done even while double-fisting White Castle and Krispy Kreme's.
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I'd imagine Supes has a little personal pride to look his best as the final(?) surviving being from his home planet.

eta- these superheroes are in the public eye so pressure for them to be in good shape must be weighing on them. Blame society's obsession with aesthetics that Black Panther has to suck in his gut when he's out in public.
 
norm9 said:
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Looked it up, Black Widow is a special ops agent and worked undercover as a ballerina (that part I read in her bio). Don't think the pic on the right would fly with her work descirption.
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Neither would the one on the left. It'd be great if she decided to change careers and become a porn star though.
 
Jest Chillin said:
Superman and BP both actually look closer to what an actual Strongman would look like.

Functional muscle and Model Muscle are quite different.

I find it kind of odd that everyone is looking at those images and saying they're unfit.

Example:

2017 World's Strongest Man Eddie Hall
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Yeah, I feel like these kinds of articles regarding comic or game characters should be done with a bit more research and tact. At least try to make them match up with what real athletes look like.

It is true that actual strongmen don't have thin wastes like bodybuilders. Bodybuilders actually become somewhat emaciated to achieve that look. You've also still got the "boob and but" problem where female superheroes turn their bodies in ways that aren't physically possible. Still, the article in the OP goes a bit too far. I could understand if a comic book character is a physically normal person who just happens to have some weird super power. Superman though has super strength and durability, Batman's job is to beat the crap out of people, and Cyborg is a cyborg.

Oh, and of course you've got that chart of female Olympic athletes that gets posted in every thread about fictional female characters.
 
Dude Abides said:
Neither would the one on the left. It'd be great if she decided to change careers and become a porn star though.
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Part of what's weird about this is they predominantly picked variant covers. Black Widow normally doesn't look like an anime-inspired cartoon character.
 
This is so laughable. If you want a more accurate decpiction why not just have a lineup of gold medal olympians, specifically in track & field, weightlifting, and swimming to start with. They're real life people that exist and can perform at elite physical performance with crazy mental tenacity.
 
Moon Patrol Pilot said:
This is so laughable. If you want a more accurate decpiction why not just have a lineup of gold medal olympians, specifically in track & field, weightlifting, and swimming to start with. They're real life people that exist and can perform at elite physical performance with crazy mental tenacity.
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The point is that these are what average people look like, not trained world class athletes. The organization notes that average people are fat. Seems misguided not to use non-athlete non-obese people though. A bunch of them still look like weight lifters.
 
I do think we should be careful about what body images we peddle to children but yeah... I don't think a person who fights crime as a hobby would be fat. Maybe tired af and dying from heart issues rising from over-work though.
 
This is always silly because these a superhumans dedicated to physical fitness. Harley Quinn is an Olympic Gymnast for God's sake. They're going to be fit.

Smaller breasts and thicker waists are one thing, but some of these are ridiculous.
 
Spork4000 said:
This is always silly because these a superhumans dedicated to physical fitness. Harley Quinn is an Olympic Gymnast for God's sake. They're going to be fit.
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What I was about to post: "This is what Olympic Athletes Would Look Like With Realistic Bodies".

And I'm sure I'm not the first, but it's worth repeating. This is so dumb. Stop trying to make obesity normal. And stop trying to make exceptional unrealistic.
 
based on description on why they are doing this, i feel like these covers are body shaming me by saying these are out of shape dudes are "realistic bodies". lol
 
So i find it kinda dumb that there's so many of these things that reimagine cultural icons of ability as people who look normal that in some way are suggesting that what is wrong with those icons is not that they are doing things which regular people can't do and that such a strong cultural emphasis on those icons is not letting enough space for people to realize that not being able to do everything perfectly is ok, but that, no, we should strive to be extraordinary even if we're apparently not capable of doing it. I mean that's still a very meritocratical way to look at society and i don't think that's any help.
 
titiklabingapat said:
Ummm, fat isn't realistic either. It just means you're fat.
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Yeah. This.

Should have added more realistic variations, like odd limb proportions, hunched backs, super skinny frames, asymmetrical faces, maybe even some acne or blemishes. Not just fat people.

I'm not trying to say realistic = ugly, because people can be beautiful despite these things. But if you want to show how superheroes represent an exaggerated ideal, then you should show more body types than just chubby people.
 
I always thought with Superman, the reason he's super fit is because of the sun. Plus all the daily exercise he and other superheroes get from being superheroes.
 
BewareTheBatsie said:
I always thought with Superman, the reason he's super fit is because of the sun. Plus all the daily exercise he and other superheroes get from being superheroes.
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He's also an alien with genetics predisposed to extreme physical prowess. I don't meant to go full Comic Book Guy here but I don't think we have any evidence that his people can even get fat, and I assume if they could it wouldn't happen nearly as easily.

But yeah, the daily workouts would be enough on their own
 
I don't even know why people want superheroes to have realistic bodies. Might as well give them realistic powers, realistic lives and realistic stories. I which case I'd rather read history than lame fiction
 
God Dayumm said:
I don't even know why people want superheroes to have realistic bodies. Might as well give them realistic powers, realistic lives and realistic stories. I which case I'd rather read history than lame fiction
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I want to read Marvel's take on the average Joe. Call him Every Man.

I don't really
 
I just read an article in New Scientist where it says in the US more than half of parents dont recognise when their children are overweight. And parents ability to identify excess weight in children has declined 30 percent in 20 years.

I don't understand this, things like this don't help. Normalising being overweight isn't a good healthy thing.
 
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