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This man's self-congratulatory ode to his 'curvy wife' is completely insufferable
MEET ROBBIE TRIPP.
Robbie Tripp is a self-described “wordsmith, public speaker, and creative activist,” whose work has been featured in The Huffington Post and Entrepreneur.
Tripp is currently making headlines after he penned an Instagram tribute to his wife, Sarah Tripp, which subsequently went viral.
“I love this woman and her curvy body,” the post begins. “As a teenager, I was often teased by my friends for my attraction to girls on the thicker side, ones who were shorter and curvier, girls that the average (basic) bro might refer to as ‘chubby’ or even ‘fat.’”
Mate, I’m going to stop you there. This kind of reads like you’re looking for praise for fancying your wife. Surely that isn’t your intention, right? You know that admitting to being attracted to and deigning to have sex with a woman who isn’t a model doesn’t warrant praise, don’t you?
Oh no. It gets worse.
A few things.
I understand that this man may have had good intentions going into this. Indeed, he makes a very valid point when he points out the media’s propensity for only featuring certain types of bodies that conform to conventional beauty standards.
But the whole thing reads as though he wants a pat on the back for not being repulsed for cellulite.
“I’m no hero, but my wife is a size 14 and I don’t even think of her as some sort of hideous beast!”
“I’m no hero, but I’m not even ashamed to be seen in person with my curvy wife. Sometimes I let her hold my hand!”
“I’m no hero, but I actually regularly make eye contact with women who don’t look like models. I assume my medal will be mailed to me?”
What’s more distressing than this is the hysterical media reaction to the post. The Huffington Post described it as “required reading” while E! News stated that the couple were “redefining relationship goals”.
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Or: Man Objectifies His Wife And Congratulates Himself For It.
Needless to say, the whole saga has left people with a bad taste in their mouth.
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It’s worth noting that Tripp has form in this regard. Last month, he contributed a post to his wife’s fashion blog in which he detailed his “predilection for girls on the softer side”.
It is… insufferable.
*eye roll*
Men: liking women with stomach rolls or cellulite or stretchmarks or body hair doesn’t make you some sort of feminist hero. You don’t get a trophy for fancying women who don’t look like Emily Ratajkowski.
In fact, it’s condescending nonsense to suggest that women who don’t conform to beauty norms are an acquired taste that can only be appreciated by truly woke bros. Your curvy wife isn’t a craft beer – you don’t get to brag about how much you like her and act as though it makes you weird or unique or special.
Look around you. There are women of all shapes and sizes – curvy, fat, plus-sized – walking around the place with boyfriends, girlfriends, husbands and wives. And, surprise, their partners and spouses aren’t heroes for being with them.
So next time you feel the urge to write a piece about your “predilection for girls on the softer side,” save everyone the trouble and throw your phone in a fishbowl.
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chats my curvy wife