Manorexia or just skinny?

Shelly · November 2nd, 2009, 03:36 PM

Sometimes Brandon Boyd looks too effing skinny to me. (Hard to find pictures though) Who do you think is too skinny among the men?

MrsDark · November 2nd, 2009, 04:19 PM

Hard to tell. In the first pic, he looks like he might be manorexic or a meth-head.

But the next two, he just looks like a naturally skinny guy.

TheONe · November 2nd, 2009, 04:43 PM

He was never THAT skinny before...always thin though. My vote is for the drugs

DeadDwarf · November 2nd, 2009, 04:45 PM

I noticed him change too, thought it was drugs though.

The guy who confessed to being an anorexic was that guy from Silverchair. Forget his name, but a lot of girls think he's super hot.

MrsDark · November 2nd, 2009, 04:50 PM

Oh well if this is a recent development, then yeah. Drugs.

Taking drugs out of the picture.... I've known lots of naturally skinny guys. Some of them looked good at their weights, and some of them, not so much. But almost all of them (save a few who were drag queens) wanted to gain anywhere from a little bit to a significant amount of weight.

I don't generally find really skinny guys as attractive as the meatier ones. But that's just me.

Laxmobster · November 2nd, 2009, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by DeadDwarf

I noticed him change too, thought it was drugs though.

The guy who confessed to being an anorexic was that guy from Silverchair. Forget his name, but a lot of girls think he's super hot.

I agree about Brandon.

And I think you're talking about Daniel Johns from Silverchair...One of their songs was titled "Ana's Song" which I believe was supposed to be about anorexia.

I've always thought Mick Jagger was freakishly thin, really that goes for any of the Stones.

PoisonGirl · November 2nd, 2009, 05:08 PM

Wow, he used to look good (Brandon) now..... jeez.

*DIVA! · November 2nd, 2009, 05:09 PM

Shelly · November 2nd, 2009, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Laxmobster

I agree about Brandon.

And I think you're talking about Daniel Johns from Silverchair...One of their songs was titled "Ana's Song" which I believe was supposed to be about anorexia.

I've always thought Mick Jagger was freakishly thin, really that goes for any of the Stones.

I liked Daniel back in the day, now not so much (drugs?).

Back in the 90's

Shelly · November 2nd, 2009, 05:42 PM

We should change the name to "Manorexia, drugs or just skinny"

Now he looks okay (sizewise) but Orlando Bloom at one point, ew... I vote drugs.

Mrs P · November 2nd, 2009, 07:36 PM

^ Sniff sniff.

Elisa · November 2nd, 2009, 08:41 PM

Years later, I still can't get the image of Kalan Porter (former Canadian Idol) out of my mind. I don't think anyone topped him.

MoodyJenny86 · November 2nd, 2009, 10:38 PM

Sorry...hate to be a buzzkill but I hate the term manorexia with a passion, and btw not ripping on you O.P. I just mean in general...I find it highly offensive because it makes it seem like a 'fad' and makes the issue almost light, humorous and less serious...anorexia IS anorexia no matter who it strikes- man, woman, old, young, it's the same disease. Another thing...why with a ridiculously skinny woman it's always an ED but yet with a ridiculously skinny guy it's always drugs?

Guys can have eating disorders too...and many do, it's a serious issue that is rising in men but yet still kept all hush, hush. Men are ashamed most of the time because they feel it emasculates them...it's really sad. I've known and dated guys who engaged in eating disordered behaviors and they were all ashamed and embarrassed about it and constantly hid it from others, including me.

I'm really sorry, I'm not trying to start anything or push anyone's buttons but I feel strongly about this because I'm a sufferer of EDs myself and stuff like this always bothers me. There are a lot of people out there who really do think guys can't have EDs and it's the people like that who make it harder for boys/men to be open about it...it just sucks...

Tiny Pixie · November 3rd, 2009, 04:41 AM

I completely agree with you MoodyJenny, I would have said it (altough perhaps not so well) if you hadn't.
Hate the term "manorexia" too.

Apart from that, what is there to say? It's as sad for a man as it is for a woman, and it's as painful to look at.

Shelly · November 3rd, 2009, 04:57 AM

^I only used that term because I wanted it to be about men and not women (since most people only think of women when they hear about eating disorders) ^