This Is How Superheroes Would Look If They Had Average American Bodies (12 Pics)
What do we expect from our favorite superheroes? Well, they should be brave, smart, skillful and strong, as well as having great morals and a desire to fight evil wherever it exists. Of course, they are usually blessed with good looks and perfect bodies too; these cosmetic enhancements are presumably just another characteristic of their ‘superness,’ something else that sets them apart from the average person.
But are these physical exaggerations really necessary? Would you have as much respect for Superman’s ability to triumph over evil if he had the body of, say, Homer Simpson?
Bulimia.com decided to put it to the test by producing a series of comic book covers showing famous superheroes ‘reverse photoshoppped’ to reflect the average American body type.
Batman & Poison Ivy
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“When it comes to accurate depictions of the human body, comic book heroes are hardly realistic,” they wrote. “Whether they’re sprouting blades from their hands or surviving decades in a deep freeze, these characters regularly push the limits of what’s considered possible. But they also depart from realistic human anatomy in a more mundane sense: Almost none of them reflect the typical physique of most Americans.”
Black Cat
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“Today, 33.7% of men and 36.5% of women in the U.S. are considered obese, and more than two-thirds are overweight.1 Weight gain has put millions of people at risk of heart disease, diabetes, and other preventable conditions.2 Meanwhile, comic books depict vastly different figures: men with massive biceps and shoulders and women with toned abs and tiny waists.”
Catwoman
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“So what would they look like if they reflected more typical body shapes and sizes? We’ve Photoshopped several major comic book characters – not to touch them up, but to make the average hero look more like the average American.”
Phoenix
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Back in the 50s and 60s, when caped crusaders first burst onto our TV screens, things were quite different. Kirk Alyn, the first actor to play Superman, looked square and barrel-chested in comparison to the V-shaped, rippling abs of today. Same goes for Adam West’s Batman, who didn’t need molded plastic pecs and abs to be a heroic crimefighter. Male superheroes were, in the beginning, solid, dependable types who reflected the masculine ideals of the day.
Wonder Woman
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By comparison, it appears that female superheroes have always been portrayed in a similar way; slim, long-limbed, and with a tiny waistline and bulging breasts. Bulimia.com’s project treats male and female superheroes in the same way: disregarding society’s ideals, which are projected onto these icons, and giving them the ‘average’ treatment. “As you might expect, the differences are stark,” they explained. “When seen through a more realistic lens, the stick-thin thighs and visible ribcages vanish from the women, while the men’s exaggerated V-shaped upper bodies are cut down to a more reasonable size.”
Storm
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Rogue
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“The extreme body shapes of the originals come from the fictional universes in which these characters reside, and as widespread as these images may be in our culture, this certainly isn’t something that any real person could hope to achieve safely.”
Psylocke
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Power Girl
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“If these characters had a figure more like that of the average person, perhaps more people could look up to their favorite superhero without feeling the need to emulate an impossible physique. Ultimately, what’s truly heroic is respecting yourself, your body, and your health.”
Iron Man
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Captain America
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What do you think? Do you look at superheroes with envy? Do their impossible physiques create insecurity and body dysmorphia? Or are they simply an accurate portrayal of heroes who are supposed to be ‘super,’ physically as well as morally? Let us know what you think in the comments below!
Black Widow
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Here’s what people had to say about the project
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Share on FacebookThis concept is really dumb. Based on the assumption they were an actual thing, superheroes wouldn't have an 'average' body on account of all the strenuous physical activity they do. You'd have to be insanely fit to be a superhero; an 'average' sized person wouldn't stay average for very long at all, they'd be ripped in no time.
Chances are, they'd more likely look like professional athletes. But then, it depends on their powers.
Load More Replies...i Don't think people who are that much active physically would have that much body fat. i Don't see Professional athlete with body fat
Yeah. These people are not someone that regularly holds a desk job. They're in the business of always being active. Even if they weren't working out they'd be in better shape than this.
Load More Replies...The concept is good, but the execution needs more diversity. Not all women have small boobs and jelly bellies.
Absolutely right. I have big boobs and a jelly belly.
Load More Replies...The Iron Man cover doesn't make any sense. It's a metal suit. It wouldn't matter if Tony Stark wasn't muscular or had a belly, the suit would still look ripped.
I love how all the comments imply that fat/thick is automatically not in shape. I know several women who look like several of these photoshopped superheroes who work out every day, and not little yoga routines (though that's hard work, too), but who run, lift weights, and more everyday. They're still "chunky" and not at all model thin or even athlete thin--that's just how they're bodies ARE, but they're just as in shape as a skinnier athlete
SING IT SISTA, DUDE, OR THUDE! (im not here to judge lol)
Load More Replies...Ok, I don't agree with most of these, but I get where the artist is coming from. However, the Iron Man and Captain America ones are just STUPID. Iron Man is a SUIT and can look like whatever Stark wants it to look like, and Captain American is a genetically engineered super-badass. OF COURSE they'd look hyper-beefy.
I think the women looked soooo much better and sexier, and the men much more realistic!! To see action Heros and Heroines always look so anorectic and muscular can fool young - and older - people to think they can't love a real woman or man as they really are. It's like pornography in that sense.
Not really. The idealised superheroes are just that - an ideal. Something people can aspire to, but will never become one (if they can, then it is not an ideal). Sure, there are people who mistake ideals for reality, but this means they have psychological problems, often related to illusions of grandeur, narcissism or diminished self-esteem, but this means that they should be helped individually if they want to be helped. Almost everyone is exposed to idealised depiction of heroes yest only a very small number of people expresses psychological problems mentioned above. So no, the problem does not lie in the superheroes genre. Also, there are many other genres showing relatable characters that lack perfect physique (Colombo and Poirot would be prime example). So, it's like diet - if it isn't diverse enough, don't expect it to be healthy :)
Load More Replies...There's a lot of people saying "they're superheroes, they wouldn't be average" and whilst that's correct, I think the artist was just saying "look how different they'd look if they WERE average" not saying that they should be
Why in hell would they have average bodies? There's nothing average in them... most of them engage in constant excercise. Wonder woman is not american to start with xD
Dumbest line ever: "Whether they’re sprouting blades from their hands or surviving decades in a deep freeze, these characters regularly push the limits of what’s considered possible." PUSH the limits? By doing things like flying and being immortal or sprouting blades from their hands? They are superheroes! They are supposed to be unreal!
By average, this person means fat. I'm sick to death of fat people trying to normalise themselves.
Catwoman and Psylocke don’t look fat to me. The illustrator made them look how real life showgirls in Vegas look. The original drawings had such small waists that they looked deformed.
Load More Replies...I really like the after images! But does anyone else think the Iron Man on the right looks like he tucked his shirt into his jockeys?
Agree with all the comments saying women looked much better on right and about Ironman exoskeleton.
They're superheroes! There not supposed to be realistic! That's why they're fun- dwi
The art is really well done and the concept is well put-together, but the idea that someone with excess body fat and little to no muscle mass would be able to do things Captain America can is ridiculous. It's a fact that someone has to be extremely physically fit in order to, for example, be captain america, or break chains like in the Iron Man one. I'm all for loving yourself and your body, but if a person were to be a superhero they would have to be fit and strong.
Personally I don't judge people on body type and i think eveyone should love themselves and stuff, but a person such as captain america who only uses strength and a sheild would definitely have to be extremely strong and fit. They're superheroes, not normal person heroes, and would HAVE to be strong. I liked the Psylocke one because she still looked strong, but Iron Man's arms on the right don't look stong enough to break any chains, sorry /:| The art however is really well done
I'd like to see more realistic-athletic. There should be the range of body types you might see on a military base. They don't all need to be tall and skinny, but most should have some muscle tone. It's perhaps worth noting that many of these comic characters first became popular back in the '60s when average weight for both men and women was roughly 30 lbs. lighter than it is today.
Average doesn't mean healthy. In the medieval days, the "average" person would have been quite skinny due to less food and more work. They were not considered healthy. In some third-world countries, the "average" person is starving or near-so. I'm tired of people in the U.S. treating being overweight as healthy just because it's the average size now.
While it;s unrealistic that they'd look like this, I think some of them (namely Phoenix) were improved.
Most people are totally missing the point because they’re hung up on the fat debate. It isn’t good or cool to be fat - move on, that’s not what this is about. How is cat woman having the thighs of a 16 year old helping her fight crime or be stronger? How is power girl’s boob size helping her be powerful? You can’t tell me Psylocke doesn’t look extremely hot in the edit. She looks more like a woman. I agree that they all don’t need bellies, but they all don’t also need to look like they’ve had a rib taken out. When you see these women with stronger thighs and these slightly wider frames, it makes the original drawings look like children.
You are right. For anyone who knows how a person who is strong and flexible at the same time looks like, most of the superheroines (and at least some superheroes) are completely unrealistic, because they look as they have been designed after classical models (Marylin Monroe et consortes) rather than athletes. I understand the idea of an omission of detail, but superheroines are what is now called 'skinny fat', i.e. they maybe do not look overweight, but surely lack muscles necessary for the feats they are performing. And yes, the breast size sometimes to be ridiculous. Sure, you can have a lot of muscle and big breasts but this is usually mutually exclusive with model-like figure. In my opinion, draughtsmen making comics about superheroines could really benefit from watching women crossfit or weightlifting competitions :)
Load More Replies...these are not all real...the just got a tiny chubby, thats not realistic.....like its a nice idea but they still look perfect.
Yeah I noticed that too. Americans aren't just a bit chubby, they're overweight. I live in Houston, nothing but obese people here.
Load More Replies...this is hysterical and also what chris pratt looked like before his marvel age. FAT chris pratt is what I mean...
Honestly, I think people are taking this too seriously. This is meant to show people that if they do not look like their favorite superhero, it is ok! I have esteem-issues and this made me cry. It is beautiful. It shows me that it is ok to not look perfect, to not be perfectly toned, have a flat stomach, or a large chest. I do not have to be "beautiful" to be beautiful... Just my thoughts. lol
The superheroes in the American comic books were based on the classical Greek sculptures with that of Hercules and Atlas being the most influential, and to some extent also on contemporary circus strongmen (hence the oft-ridiculed 'pants on trousers' imagery). So, it only stands to reason that they have a physique of exceptional athletes (sometimes exaggerated, as basically anything in such stories). Furthermore, vast majority of their exploits, at least in Golden and Silver era of comic books, were based on physical strength and agility that rather than cunning what also explains their muscular frames in-universe. Portraying superheroes as average people makes no sense. Average person won't beat an athletic villain in fisticuffs, successfully chase to a fast opponent or continue the story after being thrown out the window. It would be like portraying people who barely finished high school as world-class scientists.
That's why they're super heroes ... You know, like in "super" for better than ordinary ...
I think people are complaining about this too much, this whole concept was just for fun I'm sure. Is it accurate to how a super hero would look, no probably not. But who cares? You have the skinny muscular heroes, and then you see them with a few more pounds and different proportions. Big deal. Just enjoy the creativity. :)
A lot of these bodies aren't unrealistic or impossible. These people are supposed to be superheroes, and you need to be fit to do what they're supposed to do.
This are comics!!! Come on superheroes are not even real then why are the body´s have to be real???? That annoys me so much
I'm curvy and I like this, BUT there are many American woman that do actually have that type of body, so what do I think about this??? Eh
If we are going to make them like average americans shouldn't we take away their powers? Why stop with the bodies?
I like it. They are superheroes because they have super powers, not super bodies. Literally all the women look stronger and more powerful and more like women with the normal weight added. It makes you realize how child / teen-like they look in the originals.
Psylocke is a ninja and only has mind powers, her top physical fitness is due to her fighting abilities. Cat woman is agile and more like an olympic gymnast. SO Please show us an out of shape Olympic Gymnast
Load More Replies...I thought the chubby versions looked just fine. Not at all what the average Americans look like.
Load More Replies...It's when art is misused to promote misguided (illogical?) thoughts. I've never heard of anyone losing weight sitting at the desk hours on end without putting in gym or exercise time.
I like this concept, however some of the bodies look a little awkward. Also Captain America would be the last superhero to have fat on him, judging by the fact that he was literally pumped with a formula that would make him super buff.
These are comics made with the bodies of average people. But aside from the Superheroes that rely on technology (Ironman, Batman, etc..,) these are not your average people. Not everything has to be PC and conform to the sense of equality. Some things were meant to be fantasy in order to give us a chance to escape our very mundane lives and allow us to still feel like there is hope in the world. Don't take that away by making our superheroes average.
This is just about as stupid as you can get it. They are called SUPERheroes, they are not supposed to be real. Superhero body measures has it's own set of rules. I can't even with this.
And the main point of superheros was missed. They are ideals to look up to and inspire hope. Its allegory for doing your best and making extraordinary things happen. In no realm are they supposed to be realistic. I have 0 issue with their portrayal because no one ever tried to sell them as a this is how you SHOULD look, like the fake assed magazines and products do.
Don't understand why people can't have something to strive for. Also Superheroes are fictional characters, why are people not allowed to fantasize anymore? What are they going to target next: change all elves into hideous obese creatures with mental health issues? :-/ PS: did anyone notice this article is brought to you by: Bulimia.com :-/
Okay, that's a valid point. Also consider: it's fantasy, we can do whatever the heck we want with it? Just because it doesn't fit into YOUR fantasy doesn't mean it's any stupider or less valid than what your fantasies entail. And Mewton is right--superheroes have never been realistic standards to 'strive' for, for anyone.
Load More Replies...Key word in this is "AMERICAN" bodies. Try this in most other countries and it doesn't work because they aren't in an epidemic of overweight people trying to say that they are now normal size. Are the characters above average in their physique? Yes, but they are superheros. Are the ones on the right overweigh? Yes, by every other standard except American.
Most superheros on the right were not even overweight...
Load More Replies...NO NO NO 1. Why nobody mention the male heros heave super huge bodies and an average head?! 2.you REALLY believe a curvy girl could do all this? I have been do several states, sorry no way. If you keep yourself fit, there will be no muffin top or extra layer, no matter what. 3.since when American standard is who standard now?! Ade hou kidding me? Stop joking around! I used to have size 34 in Germany and was still considered a Godzilla in China. What the hell is your goal?!
this is just saying that everyone in America is overweight, and it's just unrealistic. also, they do all this exercise and stuff to save the world, so they obviously wouldn't be overweight. i feel like this just offends everyone in America who isn't overweight, because it's saying that they all have completely imperfect bodies. they're only human
This is F*cking Stupid! WHY the HELL would Super humans be out of shape and "thick" thats Not "Normal" body types. Im getting really sick of seeing this kind of thing. Show me a woman whos not in top physical shape being able to do gymnastics and toss people around and lift heavy objects.
How can you strive to have an 17 inch waist and 32G boobs? If the whole point is to give women something to strive towards, then the artist fixed the comics so now you actually can. Tell me how you strive to get a longer torso and perkier gigantic boobs, I’d love to hear it.
Load More Replies...This concept is really dumb. Based on the assumption they were an actual thing, superheroes wouldn't have an 'average' body on account of all the strenuous physical activity they do. You'd have to be insanely fit to be a superhero; an 'average' sized person wouldn't stay average for very long at all, they'd be ripped in no time.
Chances are, they'd more likely look like professional athletes. But then, it depends on their powers.
Load More Replies...i Don't think people who are that much active physically would have that much body fat. i Don't see Professional athlete with body fat
Yeah. These people are not someone that regularly holds a desk job. They're in the business of always being active. Even if they weren't working out they'd be in better shape than this.
Load More Replies...The concept is good, but the execution needs more diversity. Not all women have small boobs and jelly bellies.
Absolutely right. I have big boobs and a jelly belly.
Load More Replies...The Iron Man cover doesn't make any sense. It's a metal suit. It wouldn't matter if Tony Stark wasn't muscular or had a belly, the suit would still look ripped.
I love how all the comments imply that fat/thick is automatically not in shape. I know several women who look like several of these photoshopped superheroes who work out every day, and not little yoga routines (though that's hard work, too), but who run, lift weights, and more everyday. They're still "chunky" and not at all model thin or even athlete thin--that's just how they're bodies ARE, but they're just as in shape as a skinnier athlete
SING IT SISTA, DUDE, OR THUDE! (im not here to judge lol)
Load More Replies...Ok, I don't agree with most of these, but I get where the artist is coming from. However, the Iron Man and Captain America ones are just STUPID. Iron Man is a SUIT and can look like whatever Stark wants it to look like, and Captain American is a genetically engineered super-badass. OF COURSE they'd look hyper-beefy.
I think the women looked soooo much better and sexier, and the men much more realistic!! To see action Heros and Heroines always look so anorectic and muscular can fool young - and older - people to think they can't love a real woman or man as they really are. It's like pornography in that sense.
Not really. The idealised superheroes are just that - an ideal. Something people can aspire to, but will never become one (if they can, then it is not an ideal). Sure, there are people who mistake ideals for reality, but this means they have psychological problems, often related to illusions of grandeur, narcissism or diminished self-esteem, but this means that they should be helped individually if they want to be helped. Almost everyone is exposed to idealised depiction of heroes yest only a very small number of people expresses psychological problems mentioned above. So no, the problem does not lie in the superheroes genre. Also, there are many other genres showing relatable characters that lack perfect physique (Colombo and Poirot would be prime example). So, it's like diet - if it isn't diverse enough, don't expect it to be healthy :)
Load More Replies...There's a lot of people saying "they're superheroes, they wouldn't be average" and whilst that's correct, I think the artist was just saying "look how different they'd look if they WERE average" not saying that they should be
Why in hell would they have average bodies? There's nothing average in them... most of them engage in constant excercise. Wonder woman is not american to start with xD
Dumbest line ever: "Whether they’re sprouting blades from their hands or surviving decades in a deep freeze, these characters regularly push the limits of what’s considered possible." PUSH the limits? By doing things like flying and being immortal or sprouting blades from their hands? They are superheroes! They are supposed to be unreal!
By average, this person means fat. I'm sick to death of fat people trying to normalise themselves.
Catwoman and Psylocke don’t look fat to me. The illustrator made them look how real life showgirls in Vegas look. The original drawings had such small waists that they looked deformed.
Load More Replies...I really like the after images! But does anyone else think the Iron Man on the right looks like he tucked his shirt into his jockeys?
Agree with all the comments saying women looked much better on right and about Ironman exoskeleton.
They're superheroes! There not supposed to be realistic! That's why they're fun- dwi
The art is really well done and the concept is well put-together, but the idea that someone with excess body fat and little to no muscle mass would be able to do things Captain America can is ridiculous. It's a fact that someone has to be extremely physically fit in order to, for example, be captain america, or break chains like in the Iron Man one. I'm all for loving yourself and your body, but if a person were to be a superhero they would have to be fit and strong.
Personally I don't judge people on body type and i think eveyone should love themselves and stuff, but a person such as captain america who only uses strength and a sheild would definitely have to be extremely strong and fit. They're superheroes, not normal person heroes, and would HAVE to be strong. I liked the Psylocke one because she still looked strong, but Iron Man's arms on the right don't look stong enough to break any chains, sorry /:| The art however is really well done
I'd like to see more realistic-athletic. There should be the range of body types you might see on a military base. They don't all need to be tall and skinny, but most should have some muscle tone. It's perhaps worth noting that many of these comic characters first became popular back in the '60s when average weight for both men and women was roughly 30 lbs. lighter than it is today.
Average doesn't mean healthy. In the medieval days, the "average" person would have been quite skinny due to less food and more work. They were not considered healthy. In some third-world countries, the "average" person is starving or near-so. I'm tired of people in the U.S. treating being overweight as healthy just because it's the average size now.
While it;s unrealistic that they'd look like this, I think some of them (namely Phoenix) were improved.
Most people are totally missing the point because they’re hung up on the fat debate. It isn’t good or cool to be fat - move on, that’s not what this is about. How is cat woman having the thighs of a 16 year old helping her fight crime or be stronger? How is power girl’s boob size helping her be powerful? You can’t tell me Psylocke doesn’t look extremely hot in the edit. She looks more like a woman. I agree that they all don’t need bellies, but they all don’t also need to look like they’ve had a rib taken out. When you see these women with stronger thighs and these slightly wider frames, it makes the original drawings look like children.
You are right. For anyone who knows how a person who is strong and flexible at the same time looks like, most of the superheroines (and at least some superheroes) are completely unrealistic, because they look as they have been designed after classical models (Marylin Monroe et consortes) rather than athletes. I understand the idea of an omission of detail, but superheroines are what is now called 'skinny fat', i.e. they maybe do not look overweight, but surely lack muscles necessary for the feats they are performing. And yes, the breast size sometimes to be ridiculous. Sure, you can have a lot of muscle and big breasts but this is usually mutually exclusive with model-like figure. In my opinion, draughtsmen making comics about superheroines could really benefit from watching women crossfit or weightlifting competitions :)
Load More Replies...these are not all real...the just got a tiny chubby, thats not realistic.....like its a nice idea but they still look perfect.
Yeah I noticed that too. Americans aren't just a bit chubby, they're overweight. I live in Houston, nothing but obese people here.
Load More Replies...this is hysterical and also what chris pratt looked like before his marvel age. FAT chris pratt is what I mean...
Honestly, I think people are taking this too seriously. This is meant to show people that if they do not look like their favorite superhero, it is ok! I have esteem-issues and this made me cry. It is beautiful. It shows me that it is ok to not look perfect, to not be perfectly toned, have a flat stomach, or a large chest. I do not have to be "beautiful" to be beautiful... Just my thoughts. lol
The superheroes in the American comic books were based on the classical Greek sculptures with that of Hercules and Atlas being the most influential, and to some extent also on contemporary circus strongmen (hence the oft-ridiculed 'pants on trousers' imagery). So, it only stands to reason that they have a physique of exceptional athletes (sometimes exaggerated, as basically anything in such stories). Furthermore, vast majority of their exploits, at least in Golden and Silver era of comic books, were based on physical strength and agility that rather than cunning what also explains their muscular frames in-universe. Portraying superheroes as average people makes no sense. Average person won't beat an athletic villain in fisticuffs, successfully chase to a fast opponent or continue the story after being thrown out the window. It would be like portraying people who barely finished high school as world-class scientists.
That's why they're super heroes ... You know, like in "super" for better than ordinary ...
I think people are complaining about this too much, this whole concept was just for fun I'm sure. Is it accurate to how a super hero would look, no probably not. But who cares? You have the skinny muscular heroes, and then you see them with a few more pounds and different proportions. Big deal. Just enjoy the creativity. :)
A lot of these bodies aren't unrealistic or impossible. These people are supposed to be superheroes, and you need to be fit to do what they're supposed to do.
This are comics!!! Come on superheroes are not even real then why are the body´s have to be real???? That annoys me so much
I'm curvy and I like this, BUT there are many American woman that do actually have that type of body, so what do I think about this??? Eh
If we are going to make them like average americans shouldn't we take away their powers? Why stop with the bodies?
I like it. They are superheroes because they have super powers, not super bodies. Literally all the women look stronger and more powerful and more like women with the normal weight added. It makes you realize how child / teen-like they look in the originals.
Psylocke is a ninja and only has mind powers, her top physical fitness is due to her fighting abilities. Cat woman is agile and more like an olympic gymnast. SO Please show us an out of shape Olympic Gymnast
Load More Replies...I thought the chubby versions looked just fine. Not at all what the average Americans look like.
Load More Replies...It's when art is misused to promote misguided (illogical?) thoughts. I've never heard of anyone losing weight sitting at the desk hours on end without putting in gym or exercise time.
I like this concept, however some of the bodies look a little awkward. Also Captain America would be the last superhero to have fat on him, judging by the fact that he was literally pumped with a formula that would make him super buff.
These are comics made with the bodies of average people. But aside from the Superheroes that rely on technology (Ironman, Batman, etc..,) these are not your average people. Not everything has to be PC and conform to the sense of equality. Some things were meant to be fantasy in order to give us a chance to escape our very mundane lives and allow us to still feel like there is hope in the world. Don't take that away by making our superheroes average.
This is just about as stupid as you can get it. They are called SUPERheroes, they are not supposed to be real. Superhero body measures has it's own set of rules. I can't even with this.
And the main point of superheros was missed. They are ideals to look up to and inspire hope. Its allegory for doing your best and making extraordinary things happen. In no realm are they supposed to be realistic. I have 0 issue with their portrayal because no one ever tried to sell them as a this is how you SHOULD look, like the fake assed magazines and products do.
Don't understand why people can't have something to strive for. Also Superheroes are fictional characters, why are people not allowed to fantasize anymore? What are they going to target next: change all elves into hideous obese creatures with mental health issues? :-/ PS: did anyone notice this article is brought to you by: Bulimia.com :-/
Okay, that's a valid point. Also consider: it's fantasy, we can do whatever the heck we want with it? Just because it doesn't fit into YOUR fantasy doesn't mean it's any stupider or less valid than what your fantasies entail. And Mewton is right--superheroes have never been realistic standards to 'strive' for, for anyone.
Load More Replies...Key word in this is "AMERICAN" bodies. Try this in most other countries and it doesn't work because they aren't in an epidemic of overweight people trying to say that they are now normal size. Are the characters above average in their physique? Yes, but they are superheros. Are the ones on the right overweigh? Yes, by every other standard except American.
Most superheros on the right were not even overweight...
Load More Replies...NO NO NO 1. Why nobody mention the male heros heave super huge bodies and an average head?! 2.you REALLY believe a curvy girl could do all this? I have been do several states, sorry no way. If you keep yourself fit, there will be no muffin top or extra layer, no matter what. 3.since when American standard is who standard now?! Ade hou kidding me? Stop joking around! I used to have size 34 in Germany and was still considered a Godzilla in China. What the hell is your goal?!
this is just saying that everyone in America is overweight, and it's just unrealistic. also, they do all this exercise and stuff to save the world, so they obviously wouldn't be overweight. i feel like this just offends everyone in America who isn't overweight, because it's saying that they all have completely imperfect bodies. they're only human
This is F*cking Stupid! WHY the HELL would Super humans be out of shape and "thick" thats Not "Normal" body types. Im getting really sick of seeing this kind of thing. Show me a woman whos not in top physical shape being able to do gymnastics and toss people around and lift heavy objects.
How can you strive to have an 17 inch waist and 32G boobs? If the whole point is to give women something to strive towards, then the artist fixed the comics so now you actually can. Tell me how you strive to get a longer torso and perkier gigantic boobs, I’d love to hear it.
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