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The double-standard of "dad bods"

I personally don't care whether a majority of women find "dad bods" sexy or not, but I do care about the apparent societal double-standard regarding the matter. The term "dad bods" has been trending the past couple of weeks or so. According to my translation, it can be defined as "a man who isn't obese, but doesn't take care of himself a great deal either. He may do five sit-ups daily, lift 1-lb. dumbbells (remote controls) off and on for weeks at a time, and knows when to cut back from drinking ten beers to five beers in a sitting, but besides that, he's pretty much a lazy bum, and his beer-belly shows it." Ever since this started trending, guys have been celebrating, saying, "This is great news for us! We can be slobs and women will find us attractive for it!" Honestly, though, I'm not going to place much faith in the trend until I read such numbers from a reputable polling firm. Whether the trend has any validity or not...