Poll: Size Zero

[Azaradel]

Male or female?
Female

Are you trying to achieve size zero?
Hell no.

Why/Why not?
Because I don't think I should have to starve myself just to fit into some unrealistic view on what women should look like.
Also, I like food...

What's your view of others trying to achieve size zero?
Yeeeaaah... Have fun with that.

What's your view of others who have achieved size zero?
They look so hungry

And most importantly, is size zero actually attractive?
Dear gods, no.

 

[Troublesome Lagomorph]

I entered this thinking "the hell does size zero mean..."
And saw a picture. It was gross as gross gets. Made me thing of dead things.

So the answer is a big, solid NO.
*gouges eyes out*

 

[Mistermixmaster]

I hadn't actually heard of "size 0" before this thread

Male or female?
Male
Are you trying to achieve size zero?
Nope, though I am trying to loose some weight (My BMI was at 24.3 or so last time I checked, so it's not like it would hurt >_>)
Why not?
This newly discovered size (for me) freaks me out... Certainly can't be healthy.
What's your view of others trying to achieve size zero?
Their body, their choice.
What's your view of others who have achieved size zero?
Again, their body, their choice. Just stay the hell outta my field of vision! D:
And most importantly, is size zero actually attractive?
NO. I like to see 'em bones on my PC screen after givin' you a small dose of radiation thank you very much. (X-rays and such, in case you didn't get the joke).

Also I'd be afraid of breaking said person in two with a hug or rip his/her arm off with a handshake O__o

 

[blankedboy]

Male, NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO.

Also, no.

 

[TheRightToArmBears]

It's simply ugly. I'd rather a girl was overweight (it's usually better looking).

 

[GoldenCondor]

Male - and hell no. Any girl under a size 8 and i'd feel as if i'd break her bones if i were to have sex with her.

 

[MassiveGeek]

Male or female?
Are you trying to achieve size zero?
Why/Why not?
What's your view of others trying to achieve size zero?
What's your view of others who have achieved size zero?
And most importantly, is size zero actually attractive?

Female.

Fuck no.

I have a tiny build as it is, my ribcage is small, I can even slightly see my ribs and my collarbones/shoulderbones are both visible and I can feel them through my skin. I just need to start exercising and lay off the coke.

I... don't know. I think they have a messed up image of themselves and might need help, really. It isn't so much a goal as an eating disorder.

If they're naturally thin, what'cha gotta do? They're probably healthy anyway, so I don't see the problem. The people that have reached it by forcing themselves into it are basically torturing their own bodies. Their loss, though.

God, no, it looks abominable! I think it's disgusting. Kim Kardashian is an attractive woman - walking skeletons are not.

 

[Clockwork Scarecrow.]

I'm not really aware of the whole size zero thing but anyway:

Male.
Nope.
I'm relatively comfortable with how I look.
Well, it's their body but I wouldn't want to see any of my friends becoming anorexic or something.
I've never met any, but someone posted a picture that physically disturbed me.
...Not terribly.

 

[Aerodyamic]

Well, I'm not sure what a 'size zero' would equate to, for a man, but I'm 6'0", 165lbs, and I have ~30" waist measurement. Mind you, I wear a men's large at the neck, a medium and the base of my ribcage, a small at the waist, and I require a minimum of a 32" in-seam on my pants.

On the other hand, my girlfriend has told me that she's functionally a 'size zero' or 'double zero', but she's 5'3", and 120lbs; she did, however, point out that sizing conventions for womens clothing(in North America, at least) have changed over the last 10 years, with what used to be a size 4 now being approximately a size 1, IIRC.

 

[Kortney]

Male or female?

Female.

Are you trying to achieve size zero?

Nope.

Why/Why not?

It's not attractive at all. Girls are supposed to have curves (not in the fat sense of the word though) and have parts on them. Even without the aesthetic side of things, it can't be healthy.

What's your view of others trying to achieve size zero?

You know what? I think it's sad. I have a friend who was and still is severely damaged by anorexia. She would starve herself because she wanted to be a model. She looks like a corpse and posts photos of her on modelling websites and people say to her "oh my god! You look so good!". I fail to see how a girl who can't even get out of bed and will probably die an early death looks "so good".

What's your view of others who have achieved size zero?

As long as they did it a healthy way and are still healthy then I guess good for them. But the fact that they have probably been influenced by awful peer pressure and the fact it's not pretty is very sad.

And most importantly, is size zero actually attractive?

Not at all.

 

[CrystalShadow]

Female. (Technically. It's complicated)

Size 0, in my understanding, Equates to size 6 where I live.

And that's pretty damn tiny. I don't think it's a good ideal for anyone to aim for unless you are in fact quite small to begin with.

By point of comparison, the national average here is size 14 (working back to US sizes, that's size 8 or so.)

And personally? I'm really quite skinny as it is. Sure, I could lose more weight, though mostly at the risk of going into territory that can only be considered anorexic...

But even if I did, I still wouldn't be able to fit into a size 6 (the local equivalent to size 0, in case you've forgotten), ever.

My skeleton by itself would probably limit me to at least size 8 even if I was scarily underweight.

It would look horrible, and I still wouldn't be small enough to fit something like that.

Impossible goals are not worth worrying about, and really, even if it were possible, what's the point?

Would I actually look better? Or is it just some stupid 'ideal' that nobody ever thinks about?

 

[kalt_13]

Male
no
lazy
if they want to they can
ummmm good on them for getting to their goal (why they would want that i have no idea)
attractive? no, they look like they would break if i hug them. I dont want to be with a woman who I'm constantly scared of hurting (ok its unlikely that would happen, but its what goes through my head.) Women are suposed to have curves.

 

[The Grim Ace]

Some girls can look good as a size zero. Same goes for every nearly every size, I know a girl who is a size 16 yet most agree she is gorgeous. As for men, I don't believe size zero is a good size for any of man, but, everyone has different tastes. So, to the point, size zero is no more attractive than anything else (like I voted) though it does get too much positive attention in the media, the most attractive girl I know is a size ten and I'd have no one other than her.

 

[fix-the-spade]

I've yet to find a girl who can successfully ovulate at size 0. Or climb stairs.

You need to join some sports clubs Root.

Anyway, the point I was trying to make (badly) is that size is an arbitrary number. It doesn't dictate (to me at least) any scale of attractiveness or health. It's how that body fits together that matters. 5feet 2 and size 0 is different to 6feet and size 0.

My size 000 friend is that dress size because she's tiny anyway and pounds along running every day, she can climb plenty of stairs, she's just small. She doesn't look like a skeleton either.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

I've yet to find a girl who can successfully ovulate at size 0. Or climb stairs.

You need to join some sports clubs Root.

Yeugh...Sports? I'm fit enough without wanting to smell like someone's jockstrap.

 

[adakias]

Female.
No.
I'm happy as I am.
I pity them. I really do feel bad for them.
More pity.
Not really. That's what makes it sadder.

 

[Tasachan]

Male or female? Female

Are you trying to achieve size zero? No

Why/Why not? I don't think I'd ever make it. I like food, and I couldn't handle forcing myself to throw up in order to lose weight (because simple dieting wouldn't be enough I bet - currently a size 7 and have been in and around that size for a good 7 years.)

What's your view of others trying to achieve size zero? I think they're really insecure about themselves, really shallow, and too focused on their appearance. Women are beautiful when they have curves!

What's your view of others who have achieved size zero? A mix between feeling bad for them, feeling slightly disgusted, and jealousy. Maybe. I would love to look good in skinny jeans, but knees that are bigger than the calves? Jutting elbows? Ew.

And most importantly, is size zero actually attractive? No, not at all. I feel somewhere between a 4 and an 8 is most attractive, depending on the woman. Some can pull off the larger sizes REALLY well, and still look great. But when people wear tight clothes and their fat hangs over the top? No. Just, no.

Wow, now I feel really shallow.

 

[Blitzkreg]

Male or female? Male
Are you trying to achieve size zero? Definatly not
Why/Why not? I'm a pretty muscular guy, and a lot of people notice it, so getting that thin just isnt what I want.
What's your view of others trying to achieve size zero? Honestly, if someone wants to achieve size zero, than its fine with me because I dont want to tell people what to do, but they cant expect me to find them attractive in any way.
What's your view of others who have achieved size zero? Good for them if that was their goal, but again its just unattractive for me and it probably is not healthy.
And most importantly, is size zero actually attractive? I'm really the wrong person to ask, mainly because I'm on the other side of the scale, I like girls who are chubby or plump because I like their full bodies and great tits and ass... size zero isnt strictly a turnoff for me, but they just cant have the same volume of ass and tits as a plus sized girl.

 

[TimeLord]

Male
I am thin enough without trying. I want to gain weight but can't
As above
Don't
Eat a hamburger
Yes and No

 

[dogenzakaminion]

Male
HAHAHA...no
I want an athletic body (working on it...), not a thin one...eww
Pff, they can do what they like and hopefully they'll find a partner who likes that thing.
Same as above really.
Not saying a skinny girl can't be pretty, but I like curves, and a size zero has no curves.