LAist: Yes I am the Muffin Man

jayfader

Sat, 05 May 2007 20:26:43 -0800

I just love that I can call you MAL now. Your number one fan.

Bree

Sat, 05 May 2007 13:39:37 -0800

I agree with the "thats how pants are cut" comment-- but didn't midriff shirts go out of style in 1995? I think longer shirts are the answer.

Suze

Sat, 05 May 2007 03:56:08 -0800

Not a fan of the look at all, but the way the pants are cut does make a difference. Low riders can give even skinny Brittany Spears (pre babies) a muffin top - it's just WHERE they cut you off. Makes trying to buy jeans a real pain. Enough with the low rise already. And if you buy the pants a size bigger, they fall down! Add a belt - right back to muffin top. Not a fan as I said.

MxC

Sat, 05 May 2007 01:58:07 -0800

it kinda give me a boner, then again ugly girls get me off

Edward

Sat, 05 May 2007 01:30:44 -0800

I'm with #6 - I think most of those "muffin tops" are hot.

EAT YOURSELF SICK

Fri, 04 May 2007 19:48:00 -0800

I prefer the term FUPA. "foo-pah". Fat Upper Pussy Area. Picturing the FUPA wihout the jeans covering what's below is worse than anything you see here. Listen up you fashion-impaired fatties, keep suffocating yourselves, maybe the FUPA will magically disappear... sort of like when you tie a rubber band onto something and it falls off! Jeans on, jeans on!

Johnny

Fri, 04 May 2007 19:11:45 -0800

#17 and 19 Get a sense of humor or maybe just lighten up a bit. Geeez. Funny blog keep it up.

Fred88

Fri, 04 May 2007 18:48:50 -0800

Wrong. Gunts can occur in males and females. They are only seen when looking directly at a obese person. Muffin tops spill over all sides. Like a muffin.

Short Attention Sp

Fri, 04 May 2007 16:59:32 -0800

"Muffin top"? These are GUNTS. Let's not be coy about this! The gunt is the part of the body between the gut and the cunt - hence the grammatical mashup. The nuclear bomb did many things, least of which was annihilating any sense of propriety Americans had. This is fallout as bad as any radioactive cloud. Nothing to see here, folks. Petting zoo material. Do not waste bandwidth.

Meo Whous

Fri, 04 May 2007 15:01:42 -0800

I've seen muffin tops on skinny, skinny women. It's a stupid fashion...unless it means "Fat is IN!" Then, hey, I'm all for it!

mattarmstrong

Fri, 04 May 2007 14:34:40 -0800

You are absolutely right. Fat bodies are disgusting and must be hidden from view. If you want to expose your midriff, make sure to clear it with LAist first. Thank you for raising this important issue.

wskrz

Fri, 04 May 2007 14:02:18 -0800

Mal, you are awesome! There is a cure for muffins and their just-as-hideous cousins, souffles. It's called a mirror. If only some people would use it more often before they left the house.

Sarah

Fri, 04 May 2007 13:58:58 -0800

Do I see pegged jeans? How old are these pics?

Gerald

Fri, 04 May 2007 13:30:50 -0800

Personally, as a man with just a "little" extra up front(its all based on self perception), I prefer the low rise jeans, this enables me to move freely and comforably with out risk of muffin top (or shooting someones eye out with a button).

cmgrowl

Fri, 04 May 2007 13:02:27 -0800

These fashion mistakes remind me of the immortal words of Eric Cartman: Whatever, I do what I want.

Mushroom

Fri, 04 May 2007 12:29:34 -0800

Always good to hear a voice of reason online. :) And to answer someone's question earlier -- judging by the number of favorable comments to the second photo (pink flubber) as seen in Mal's Flickr stream, the fetishists are out there and can be rather militant about liking obese wimminz who let it alllll hang out. I know some people who think they are fat simply because wearing tight low-rise and short shirts make their guts buckle. No! You aren't fat, you've overstuffed your clothes. However, that girl next to you with the belly that vibrates when she takes a step, no matter what she wears... that's what you should be looking out for. Funny how the okay-bodied people get self-conscious and the not-so-nifty can be blithe. I don't dislike average or even chunky people, I want to make that clear. I do however see people wearing the stuff as seen above (either gender) and say almost aloud, "they do make that in your size, you know." Shirts DO extend below the navel, and DO come in a larger circumfrence that doesn't delineate every detail so badly that you need a second shirt (and what's up with that fashion trend?). Pants DO come up above the pelvic arches. No one is FORCING you to leave that range exposed to the elements. Be your bad self, it's okay if you've got a little meat, but for the love of Jah don't put it on display! Years ago we used to say "Spandex is a priviledge, not a right." We're beyond buttwrinkle biking shorts, only to replace it with TMI midriffs.

Adam Villani

Fri, 04 May 2007 12:18:52 -0800

I have to admit, sometimes muffin tops can be pretty hot. I'll agree with you that from a pure aesthetic stance it makes no sense. But there are more than a few men who like girls with love handles, and hey, this just shows the handles.

eric

Fri, 04 May 2007 12:10:09 -0800

OMG, LAist is turning into Vice Mag's dos and don'ts !

peejaybird

Fri, 04 May 2007 11:53:49 -0800

Amen! The thing that is amazing about this trend is that it makes thin people look frumpy, too (as illustrated in the last picture.) Why do you want to emphasize the fat you (in some cases -- barely) have. Just buy the pants that are a size larger and get over it, or, alternatively, buy the shirt that is 3inches longer to hide these horrible rolls!

Carrie

Fri, 04 May 2007 11:22:44 -0800

Mal, I love you. You should totally hang out at the UCLA or USC campus one day and look for fashion victims. I bet that would be a priceless photo op.

tomdog

Fri, 04 May 2007 10:54:34 -0800

fantastic as usual

matt

Fri, 04 May 2007 10:44:24 -0800

I work with a guy who can't get enough of the muffin top, so yes, there are muffin-top fetishist out there (well, at least one in Burbank).

cheriekeane

Fri, 04 May 2007 10:40:38 -0800

Thank god someone is trying to stop this insanity. I assume that girls dress this way to attract guys, but I find it really hard to believe any guy would find these guts, love handles and spare tires attractive. Look, I know not everyone is a size 0, 2, or 4 but when did showing your worst physical attributes become some sort of feminist fashion statement to thumb you nose at the emphasis on extreme thinness? I'm all for rejecting Hollywood's emphasis on thin, but come on, no one wants to see your gut if you're male, or female no matter what age you are. There are ways to dress for Southern Cal weather that will keep you cool, and classy at the same time.

Marshall

Fri, 04 May 2007 10:32:11 -0800

Welcome to LAist Malingering! Here's a query - are there muffin-top fetishists out there? Is this era of women's fashion their golden age?

xtx

Fri, 04 May 2007 10:22:45 -0800

I'm so happy that Tony has given Malingering a wider audience. These important issues need to be addressed pronto! I AM NOT BEING SARCASTIC!

lepindahood

Fri, 04 May 2007 10:18:10 -0800

this is hilarious. i try to be conscious of my less attractive assets, i hope to god i don't ever catch one of my body parts in a post of yours!

elizabeth

Fri, 04 May 2007 10:09:27 -0800

Malingering, I am VERY happy to see you posting for LAist! Your flickr sets are fantastic.