Homophobia and Age Discrimination!!
Catchy title huh?? Well before I go off on a rant I guess I should start by telling everyone that today starts a new challenge for me! Today is my first day back in the gym!
This morning I got up at 6:30 and went out and did 30 minutes on the bike, and about 10 minutes on the stair stepper plus some ab work. Tonight after i get done writing this blog I’m going out and work chest and triceps!
I wiped out all my old progress pics except for the last one i posted before the accident and hope to post some new starting pics tomorrow! I don’t think I look to awfully bad for laying around and doing nothing for like 6 out of the last 7 weeks but I still have a long ways to get to where I want to be! You can bet your ass I will get there though. wish me luck!
Ok now for the rant. Everyone that reads my blog knows that I posted a pic of me in a towel. They also know my wife sneaked the pic and then dared me to post it which I did! So basically it was just a joke cause my wife dared me. The pic shows absolutely nothing and actually covers more than some of my other pics…I don’t think it’s rude or nasty in the least and I’ve also got a few nice comments about it! A couple of blind individuals even asked me to keep it up.
Well recently I’ve received a couple of comments that weren’t so complimentary. They said the picture was gay and that I was a perv…oh excuse me….an old perv. Usually I would just ignore idiots like that but this really pissed me off. I mean even if they truly felt it was gay or offensive why tell me about it? Either ignore it or report it to the powers that be…why did they feel it was necessary to leave me a crappy comment??
I think one of the reasons it pisses me off is because of the gay reference! Why are there so many homophobes on this site??? Anyone who has ever gone to the forums know that is all they ever talk about…homo this and homo that…that’s why I seldom go to the forums or ask any questions there expecting a straight answer. I mean I’m not endorsing homosexuality in anyway but just because it’s not my cup of tea doesn’t mean I have the right to trash someone who is a homosexual. If you’re disgusted by it too bad…keep it to yourself. I’m disgusted by green beans and the thought of eating green beans but if I saw someone eating green beans I wouldn’t want to kick their ass and I wouldn’t deny them the right to enjoy a good green bean once and awhile!!
The main reason this pissed me off though is the reference to being an OLD perv. Look around this site and you see pic after pic of male and females practically nude. For Christ sakes there is a 19 year old kid on here right now bareing his ass for all the world to see and I don’t see one rude comment on his…WTF!! Mine shows nothing and I’m a gay old perv!!!! Another guy on here is holding a towel and is just covering his package….but I see he is also very young!! So my question is what is the cutoff here??? Is it like 35 and under you’re hot and sexy and over 35 you’re a nasty ass perv??? Maybe it’s 25 and under??? I truly don’t know!! I see a lot of very sexy older women on here who get a lot of nice compliments for their revealing pics….why aren’t they pervs??? Must just be gender related, huh?? It’s just all bullshit and people who hate should keep their stupid opinions to themselves. I mean I will be the first to tell ya I’m no Prince Charming and I don’t see myself as being sexy! But I ain’t no freaking frog and even if I were I don’t need to have some snot nosed homophobic nit wit tell me other wise.
I actually thought about putting the pic up and leaving it up but I don’t want to deal with the stupid comments so I won’t. One good thing about this is I am even more fired up to get to where I want to be and to shut the mouths of narrow minded bigots everywhere. Remember If you can’t say something nice about someone just keep your mouths shut!! It’s really not that hard!! Nuff said!! Thanks for letting me blow off some steam!!
"B"
November 26, 2007 at 2:43 pm
Rock on with your bad self, you make some good points about the strange standards exhibited here, and at alot of other BB sites.
Keep up with the the new challenge!
-ps, I say it’s under 35, then I still fit under the cutoff.
November 26, 2007 at 2:48 pm
First of all, welcome back to the world of the gym…. I am sure you were thrilled to be doing what you have been wanting to do for 6 weeks…..
Next…. i hear you…. that is absolutely crazy!!! As an older woman myself, I find that the young uns’ seem to be able to get away with quite a bit more… I am appalled at some of the garbage that goes on here, but I think your decision to make them eat their words…..good thing…
Enjoy your workouts and keep giving me reason to read your blogs!!!
November 26, 2007 at 2:55 pm
I don’t see the reason for this discrimination either. I am fascinated by the male and female physique and how it can look ripped and muscular. I love how the body looks. And sometimes when i am at the gym I would be looking at a picture of a bodybuilders chest or legs and I would get a comment stating that i was gay for looking at a picture like that.
I don’t get it, maybe they are mad at the world. But hey, life sucks.
And yes, congratulations at getting back into the gym life. I just started back up as well.
As always;
Never quit,
stay fit.
- Nick Caissey
November 26, 2007 at 3:05 pm
Um…..where’s the pic of the 19 year old? Lol, sorry..I’m just an old perv.
November 26, 2007 at 3:14 pm
Congrats on your comeback!! Can’t wait to see your starting pics and read/see all about your progress, you Hard Core Mutha, you! As for the mean comments, I get them, too - someone said my (bf’s) room looked filthy, and though it wasn’t a personal attack on me, it still pissed me off since… well, why be so negative, you know? But hopefully you can take it with a grain of salt, and just realize there’s a lot of haters out there (not just with the site but in life, as well) but to just focus on the ones that love you. I for one LOVED the towel pic (loved the somewhat smug expression!), so I think my opinion should counteract the mean ones. j/k
November 26, 2007 at 3:34 pm
Have to agree with you there on all points my friend. I no longer bother with the forums. They could be an awesome reference site but are filled with so much crap, untruths, unfounded opinion of people that dont even lift, and haters i dont even bother. And all of society is going to tar the english speaking, hetrosexual, has a good job, good set of hair, looks after himself, is kind to animals and children, guy the same way. We must be like that because we are filthy old pervs, not just nice guys. We must have a secret agenda, and want to lay waste to evry nubile young chicken that crosses our paths, and we know that is nly half true. We dont have the energy for all of them. hehehe
November 26, 2007 at 4:04 pm
Amen!!!
November 26, 2007 at 5:52 pm
ok……….remember what you say to me when I rant the world is full of haters for what ever reason!!! So dont let them get you riled up!!! as for the green beans eat up the are good for you!! hehee
November 27, 2007 at 6:46 am
I have had them too…telling me I am a fat homo. People are negative because they want to feel good about themselves. Shrug it off and keep on fighting. Glad to see you back hitting the iron like the HCM you are!
November 27, 2007 at 6:54 am
I am glad your back and I found nothing wrong with your towel picture either. You know my thoughts on people and their negativity. They can take their rude comments and place them where the sun dont shine. I got you back if you need back up. LOL As far as age goes, after a while you learn sexy and fit doesnt have an age limit.
November 27, 2007 at 8:34 am
To hell with the young whipper snappers on this site! They think they invented sex or something. HA! My fifty three year old husband is the best damn lover I ever had! If that makes him an old perv well then that’s just my luck!
Bryan, ignore the young punks and leave them to their foolishness.
November 27, 2007 at 9:10 am
Hey some of us 35 and old ladies wouldn’t mind seeing some older men towel pics. LOL.
Your right though. It’s not fair if the younger people on this board can post almost nude and we can’t do the same.
November 27, 2007 at 9:28 am
Hey! Just thought of a new name for your Gym………" Old Perv’s House of Homo-Erotic Fitness" LMAO!!!
Just Kidding Bryan! I am 100% with you on this man! Too many naive haters on here. Thats why I have never posted anything on the forum.
November 27, 2007 at 3:01 pm
OK Bryan i think it all stems back to that Boy Scout trip you took the scouts on!….lmao No just kidding bro! Congrats on getting back into the gym! Hey next time just use a wash cloth…. a very old one full of holes…oh did I say old???…. I meant cheaply made….lol
November 27, 2007 at 10:20 pm
You are the man, Bryan. Good on ya, mate for standing up and saying it like it is. Personally, I don’t see the big deal and I respect ya a tonne for being so stand up about all this.
Maybe I should put up a barely-there pic of myself and see what kinda shit I get, eh? Being 36, it’ll help narrow down where that cut off is. What do you think? LOL.
Good luck with your new goals my friend. With tenacity like this, I’ve not doubt you’re gonna get there in no time.
Cheers, mate. *hi-5!*
November 27, 2007 at 10:40 pm
*applause* Old, Young, Hot or Not, I don’t want want to see soft-core porn on a bodybuilding site. Don’t get me wrong, a person wishing to work hard to improve their health is super sexy, but if I wanted porn I’d go to a porn site (or myspace). Your towel pic cracked me up
It was actually good to see someone having fun! I took it as a jab at the other "nudie" pics here. Anyways, keep up your sense of humor and keep having fun.
November 28, 2007 at 7:54 am
I happen to like kissing frogs.I think frogs are sexy and so is that towel pic.Somebody better hold me back I wanna a kiss!
November 28, 2007 at 12:05 pm
Thanks for the comment on my blog.
We live in a weird culture. We’re totally obsessed with the human body, but if a person, especially a man, or a person over 35, bares his body in just the wrong way, the gay bashing starts. It seems especially odd that you would get that on this site of all places. Just keep doing your thing.
November 28, 2007 at 5:19 pm
I’m soooooooo not blind Bryan 20/20 here.. hugs… to ya and welcome back the the weight room.. pump er up!!!!!!!!
November 28, 2007 at 7:31 pm
So does this mean that you and NB are not going to do the red womans undies pose down??? Now that would be perverted, in a funny sort of kinky way LMAO !!!
I am glad you are back to lifting you are one of the good guys, ignore those idiots.
:)