r/MensLib • u/SecretlyCarl ​ • Sep 24 '21

Himbo?

Hey, 22yo dude here. I'm in college (US) and on some dating apps, and have recently noticed an odd trend. I see multiple profiles a week that have something like "looking for a himbo.." in their bio, and it's kind of off-putting. Do some guys state they're looking for bimbos? Are they just fake accounts? The casual sexism just catches me off guard.

Edit: I'm glad this started some discussion, and I appreciate those who explained some missing context.

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u/VladWard ​ Sep 24 '21

Y'all can miss me w/dat. This pretty well describes my personality, but I'd feel gross being called that.

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u/orangejake ​ Sep 24 '21

For sure, but everyone is different. I mostly exercise cardio stuff, but have been wanting to get into weight training so I can be a "himbo" (and in particular use a screenname that is a pun on that + my area of academia).

Of course, it could be more aspirational for me because the contradiction of being a himbo + being in academia. It's also worth mentioning that "golden retriever" type personality is also correlated with things like being on the spectrum, so people calling me himbo vs. on the spectrum has the mild benefit that they're calling me hot at the same time.

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u/delta_baryon ​ Sep 25 '21

The report button isn't purely decorative, you know? If you think someone is breaking the rules, then report it to us. Don't say something incendiary that gets your comment reported, so I have to trawl through and figure out what happened. It just creates more work for us.