In case you haven’t heard, 2015 is the year of the dad bod. Guys all across the world are embracing their beer bellies and love handles and redefining the standards of male sexiness in the process.
According to blogger Mackenzie Pearson, whose post Why Girls Love A Dad Bod went viral last month, a dad bod is “a nice balance between a beer gut and working out.”
Related: “Dad bods” used to be body-positive, but are they anymore or are they just sexist?
“The dad bod says, ‘I go to the gym occasionally, but I also drink heavily on the weekends and enjoy eating eight slices of pizza at a time,’” Pearson says “It’s not an overweight guy, but it isn’t one with washboard abs, either.”
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UltimateSin
Average and hot totally yes, but a dad bod definitely not.
John Wesley Anderson
Ha ha! I’m loving this trend.
barkomatic
The term “Dad Bod” seems to be evolving to include literally any body that doesn’t have washboard abs. Something bothers me about the fact that some of these guys are actually lumped into the “Dad Bod” category. Many are in pretty good shape actually.
Jecamiah Ybanez
This isn’t dad bod.
Richard Thomas
Sorry…none of these are dad bod. Maybe Gay fat, but not Dad Bod.
Charlie Gainey
Those are definitely NOT dad bods. Y’all need to recheck the definition of “dad bod”. I agree with Richard Thomas. That’s gay fat if anything!!!
Richard Thomas
This is borderline Dad Bod but closer to anything pictured. Personally like the before better. I’d take him either way though 🙂
Tom Belkowski
Looks like he’s got a really big duck…
Robert Stearn
Your articles are so dumb!!!
averageguy40
is it really a “dad bod” if you are in your 20’s?
Derek Quick
Here you go Toby Tyler Sorn!!! I’m so ready for summer..
Jonathan Mears
None are dad bods. Stupid.
Troy Herman-Cordova
These are NOT dad bods. Know before you post.
Brock Thoroughman
Those are normal bods
Glücklich
The guy at the seaside in the yellow trunks is totally fuckable as is the guy on the swan. Some of the guys are too young for dad bod. They’re an attractive enough bunch but they have more like “av bod.”
Having pretty much always been attracted to men 40 and above (I’m 36 myself) I care about bodies only insofar as they do not show signs of being absolutely sedentary. Most of the average-bodied 40 and over men I’ve had and have the pleasure to get naked with…their naked bodies are usually not the first thing I see. There is at least some conversation or getting acquainted – out and about/at a bar/at a conference – some degree of seduction even, that happens first to establish desire. If those initial elements click, I really don’t care what I find under their clothes.
I approach bodies the same way I approach money: I only care about mine. If I’m charmed, that attraction is sparked and it stays when the clothes come off. I’ve not yet been disappointed.
Glücklich
@Richard Thomas:
Gay fat! Ha ha! Love it.
Paco
See, I consider these to be “Dad Bods”. There really is a difference between dad bod and fat.
Tackle
They look good. Very normal. Not all artificially buffed, out on roids..
Lee Kitchman
They left out my pics!!
Dwayne Terrier
You have it wrong! Those are not remotely Dad bods.
Craig Marker
Ugh
Tracy Pope
@averageguy40: I think if someone has a “Dad Bod” in their 20’s there’s potential to have a “Blob Bod” in their 40’s.
Hai Tu D-Two
How dare you waste my time & data
Masc Pride
Yeah, these aren’t dad bods. Dad bods should have moobs:
http://41.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luv4fcA1Ck1qhfga0o1_500.jpg
And a nice set of moobs can totally be HOT!
Chris
I used to have a dad-bod; then I opted for the body of a Greek god. You may have heard of him: Dionysius. 🙂
McShane
Just so we’re clear, this is an actual dad bod.
http://thetrendybear.tumblr.com/image/120068448040
Saint Law
@McShane: Good God. Wot a hawty!
lauraspencer
None of these are dad bods in body size or age. Most are totally normal looking 20 and 30-somethings.
It seems in the gay world whenever a new term is coined everyone jumps on it. The same happened with “bears”. Bears were typically fat and hairy. Now it seems if you have chest hair everyone is quick to say you are a “bear”. Not the case at all.
lauraspencer
@McShane:
Great photo. I think his name is Patrick and he owns a pizza place in in Fort Lauderdale with his partner. Nice guy. Met him years ago in NYC. He is in his mid 50s and in great shape. I would argue that he is in too good of shape to be referred to as having a “dad bod”
Paco
@lauraspencer: I’m guessing there is a big difference between the straight and gay definitions of “dad bod”. The gay version seems to be based more on age and fetish type, and the straight version is literally a body of a guy that has a family and doesn’t keep up with his diet and trips to the gym as much as he used to because of the lack of time.
Masc Pride
@McShane: That’s more of a muscle bear. A really hot muscle bear.
McShane
@lauraspencer: Mid 50’s?!? Jesus, some guys have all the luck. I was just being literal, because he looks like he’s 40 something and has a little belly action going on.
Danny Adams II
These standards of beauty are so ridiculous. Stop being so shallow and realize that one size definitely does not fit all.
Leon Wilborn
Umm…those are the bodies of men who don’t have six packs, but who are somewhat slender…
Jeffrey Sevey
Those were all average-to-small sized men… Do you even know what a ‘dad bod’ is?
F. Jay Ver
Those guys don’t have love handles or beer bellies ergo not dad bods. Maybe like one of them.
Natalie Kennedy
I bet if women were showing off bodies like this the moaning would start.
D Kevin Keel
Lol, fail. Not dad bods
Lonnie Swaggerty
Stooooopid!!! These are just normal for men. WTF?
Eddie Capuano
Ugh
Captain Obvious
When did grown men become 14 year old girls with severe dysmorphia? This dad bod crap is very unamusing. If you don’t look like an unpaid model you get a runner up “you’re fat but I’d bang you anyway” award? Stop the madness. None of these guys are even overweight. Won’t be long before guys are sucking on cotton balls soaked in orange juice or water since OJ has too many calories.
Raphael
I hate this trend. What about mom bods? ¬¬
martinbakman
I like a sleek, strong chest, and I’m not into anything looking breast-like. Whether they’re flabby or more muscular, boobs are boobs.
TK
Beer bellies are not sexy. Packing on a few, well distributed pounds is fine. If you look “pre-gym bunny”, it’s just relaxed muscle and well guys, it ain’t flattering! Oh, to me, a Dad Bod best be on a Dad and not some pup. I believe this is best reserved for those “men” who’ve earned their Dad Bod look. I’m sorry, but those photo’s were a joke? I’m sure there are some mighty fine looking Dad Bod’s out there, those fella’s were a tad umm, disappointing?
Sluggo2007
I can’t wait until all you juvenile, judgmental queens get older. Some people find maturity very sexy. Bitchiness and dissing are definitely for the 30 and under crowd.
Seth Valkonen
I will never appreciate a ‘dad bod’ the result of beer, football watching, and chetos. I like the muscles, it takes perseverance and dedication to a lot of hard work to have a muscle body and having that kind of determination is what is sexy to me 😉
John D. Plume
Next up on Queerty’s Dad bods photo series: Since 13-year-olds can be a dad, expect pics of pudgy teens.
(These articles are getting stranger–how much socializing with Tina are those at Queerty doing these days?!…)
Silvestre Rodriguez
No
orwhatuwill
This reminds me of a great Tee Shirt “World’s Best Daddy”
http://teespring.com/daddy-s-day-2015
Milk
So dad bod is like minus abs. These people looks like they do hit the gym and work as hard, they just do not got to the next step of diet control. Dad bod include those pregnant guys with a huge beer gut as well.
lykeitiz
Dad-bods? Are you serious? On these 20-somethings?
Queerty staff must have SERIOUS ageism issues. What’s next, an article on gay senior living where all we see are their 20-something caregivers?
Queerty’s computers must crash every time they try to upload a pic of anyone over 30. Unless it’s Bruce Jenner.
Clark35
These don’t look like “Dad bods” to me. But if these men want to show off their bodies it’s OK for them to do this.
Clark35
@lauraspencer: Very true. “Bears” used to be white masculine hairy men; but nowadays and for the last 20 years a “Bear” has come to include fat queens, ex-twinks who grow what they think is facial hair, and fat guys who aren’t white or masculine at all.
philatonian
How about you run another story about how the media perpetuates body image issues, then go and say a bunch of perfectly in-shape guys have “dad-bod”? These guys look healthy, and they probably didn’t post a selfie to Instagram to be called out as beer bellied pizza hogs. Good job, Queerty.
Atomicrob
What a bogus feature! These are NOT dads . . . they are slightly overweight gay guys in there 20s and early 30s . . . This is ageist . . . the very next UNCOOL attitude.
James Beaman
These are not dad bods. A tiny little donut of fat around your navel does not a dad bod make.
Lane103
Not really what I was expecting.. Sadly I know from experience Dad bods typically come with high blood pressure, sleep apnea etc…so not something I would celebrate…but not something we should mock either…
silveroracle
so is it dad bod one of these guys who has a stupid massive beard and tries to look older than he is?
Captain Obvious
@Clark35: Since when did the term bear mean you had to be white?
OzJosh
The whole “Dad Bod” thing is entirely a media construct to allow magazines and websites to objectify and monetize a whole new segment of the population. That not one of these photos actually complies to the media’s own definition of “dad bod” merely demonstrates that Queerty, as ever, has got it wrong.
Paco
@OzJosh: if you read the article you would see exactly where Queerty got the definition of “Dad Bod” and yes these pics do fit that description taken from “Why Girls Love A Dad Bod”.
daveyboy1968
Where were the Dad Bod pics? I see some pictures of wimpy skinny effeminate men, but no Dads? (I think only one of the pics is of a man who’s waist is over 25 inches)
The thing here is that the ‘gay look’ is just not sexy, manliness is sexy, and we need to get back to looking like men, and celebrating who we are, not waxing, preening, plucking, and starving. I’d rather have a hairy beer belly any day, I love mine.
daveyboy1968
Let’s start a new one called ‘mommy bods’ and start a media frenzy that any woman who is larger than a size 10 is actually unusual and is now actually starting to be liked by men? And isn’t that a bizarre new trend? Let see how long that would be allowed?
Queerty should not be pandering to this brain dead, trivial, popular gutter culture trash. come on Queerty, some of the gay community do have brains, and we like to read about more than the latest celebrity gossip or the most fashionable torso. keep Up! It’s getting banal and kitch, and that is not what being gay is about. Sack the editor please.
daveyboy1968
I see the post mentions beer bellies, but I don’t see any? Maybe the wrong pics were attached to this story?
808Skinhead
Funny, before I was even done reading the article, I knew exactly what kinda bullsh*t photos Queerty was gonna throw out there. Not one of these guys have the body type referenced in this article. Saying guys in these photos have ‘dad bods’ only helps to perpetuate body dysmorphia amongst the gay man image. It’s irresponsible of you Queerty.
wwerts1
I really didn’t see any hot dad bods in this line up what gives people.
Anthony Bryan Hilton
OMG, wow, yall posted something about regular bodies?!?! Not twinks or 6 packs?!?!? Congrats on improving what you post!
Gerald GeeLocke Panuthos
very sexy! ð???
John Ozed
Boy bods NOT dad bods.
Christian Adrian
Adam, its finally cool, we dont need to worry anymore.
Ben Moyer
These aren’t dad bods. They are fit bodies with maybe a tad of belly fat. Get real.
Andrew Rankin
Yeah but you posted this ages ago. Slow news day was it or just having a lazy assed day at the office & reposting old stuff? Least you coulda done was post some pics & not the same ones again. Jeez, Queerty… time to unfollow & head over to Attitude.
Ricky Quijano
This is stupid most of these are twins with a little beer bump!
Will Smith
I have a body like some of these slim guys and i’m honestly offended that u consider it a “dad bod” bitch i’m skinny
Allie Pocket
Michael Anthony Burnias
Patty Conchas
Halina Tantau
I can not see hottie body here !!!
David Mora
Queerty. You gotta try harder. This is just inconsistent, unrepentantly incompetent journalistic branding.
Ricco Mashatt
Our gay community has always looked at the superficial ( Looks Body’s Size ) aspects of people instead of the (real) person. Sad.
Austin Matthew
Hey hon
utterlee
So basically if we’re not prospective Men’s Health cover models, we’ve got Dad Bods? I think its pretty offensive actually.
Daniel B. Knirs
Where are the bellies? These dont look like dads
Nicholas Austin Peters
These are not dad bods
Richard B Roberts
Just another single slob who needs a shave……………LOL
Thomas Anderson
Fail!