New Poll: Half of Gay Men “would die a year early” for the Hot Body

I was reading Kyle's blog ' Out Left' and saw this poll. Apparently, half of the gay men surveyed would give up a year of their lives for the perfect body.

But there's more in this survey that is very interesting:

The research also said 10% of gay men would agree to die more than 11 years earlier if they could have their ideal body now.

Nine in ten gay men admit they enforce “unrealistic” images of lean and muscular men in conversation.
In comparison, only a third of straight men said they would give a year or more for an ideal body shape, and 77% admitted buying into the body image ideal.

The research was part of a study commissioned by Central YMCA, the Succeed Foundation and the Centre for Appearance Research at UWE Bristol into how men talk about their bodies.
Gay respondents were consistently more affected by body concerns and more likely to make body comparisons than straight men. 

They were also significantly more likely to use what the study authors called “body talk”: speech that implicitly or explicitly reinforces or endorses the traditional western standard of male attractiveness: tall, lean, muscular, toned body with clear skin and a full head of hair.

I don't think I would give up a year of my life for the perfect body. However, I would continue to strive to have a good and purposeful life.

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