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Let's not body shame

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[–] CitizenKong@lemmy.world 103 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Flattering angle, professional photographer trying to make him look good, beard hiding signs of aging vs. unflattering angle, paparazzi scum trying to make him look bad, no beard to hide aging.

[–] EditsHisComments@lemmy.world 46 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The crop makes him look fat, too. In the original pictures, he literally looks like a relatively slim middle-aged man - which is exactly what is he when he isn't training for a movie. Too many people forget that very few celebrities are consistently pumping iron to the extent that they have a perfect body throughout the year. Rob McElhenney goes into detail about this topic, I recommend everyone watch it when they get a chance

[–] CitizenKong@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

Exactly. Keanu is 60 next year, I'm happy if I'll look half as good at 60.

[–] LavaPlanet@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

The people who expect celebrities (or anyone) to be at peak alll of the time can go screw off, though. I thought body shaming died off with those stupid gossip rags, (magazines). He is more than the value of his evternals. People love him because of his actions and choices, who he actually is. Him being epic in movies is just an added bonus.

[–] SuckMyWang@lemmy.world 74 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Dude looks like he’s tired of giving a fuck what the press thinks. Good for him

[–] headset@lemmy.world 57 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wow that post is Wholesome 100 Keanu Chungus! Here's some poor mans gold 🖕

[–] Jay@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Some people, like me, enjoy life more If they are at least somewhat physically fit.

[–] UrPartnerInCrime@sh.itjust.works 33 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That's good for you. The original meme was literally body shaming him while on vacation

Edit: for the curious it was literally him at a film festival

[–] snail_hatan@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

You simply feel better. Good on ya

[–] dodgy_bagel@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 year ago

Found King Julian

[–] MindSkipperBro12@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Jay@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I just mean that it seems kind of strange to equate looking somewhat unhealthy with enjoying your life.

[–] flicker@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh it would.

I feel better being more fit because a lot of my interests (and my job) are very physical, and being as large as I am now makes doing the things I enjoy doing more difficult.

Not everyone has those interests or that type of work, and that's okay, too. We all have value.

[–] Jay@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That's exactly how I see it. One should not generalize. However, that is what is done in this picture.

[–] UrPartnerInCrime@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Also, the right photo is the before photo. Seems like he also likes to take care of himself.

Edit: if anyone read the first draft of that my bad. That was rough lol

Keanu was on vacation when this photo was taken. He was literally trying to enjoy life. Stop making this a bigger thing than it is.

[–] Unaware7013@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

"It's strange that people think they can enjoy life in ways that I don't enjoy" is definitely a take.

[–] BruceTwarzen@kbin.social -1 points 1 year ago

I just like to ve out of breath when i mount my mobility scooter

[–] elxeno@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago
[–] robocall@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[–] Draegur@lemm.ee 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

being physically unfit is hell.

imagine not being able to wipe your own ass because it's too wide for your own arms to reach

imagine not being able to tie your own shoes because you can't bend enough to reach them either.

imagine getting winded from standing still

imagine your joints screaming in agony every time you so much as stand up

imagine not being able to clean because you can't reach the floor without risking falling over and not being able to get back up.

i have been up to the very brink of letting my weight disable me and I count myself EXTREMELY LUCKY that I seem to have stopped on the edge and pulled back before ruining the rest of my life.

The pleasure of eating always disappears IN MERE MINUTES but the consequences can linger indefinitely if these indulgences are left to go unchecked.

IT'S NOT WORTH IT.

[–] zakobjoa@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Okay but there's a bit of a difference between "Enjoy food" and "so morbidly obese that you're almost disabled".

[–] VinesNFluff@pawb.social 4 points 1 year ago

No! There are only people so obese they cannot physically move themselves and people who look like perfect hollywood starts without a single fat cell in their bodies! Anyone who tells you there is such thing as a wide spectrum of life is lying to you! The internet told me so!

[–] Sigh_Bafanada@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

You're right overall but it also has no relevance in this context. Keanu isn't even close to that level

[–] BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] robocall@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

it's all fentanyl now. couldn't find heroin if I tried.

[–] ekZepp@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

He's a bro 👌 The he'll with how he looks.