

On the other hand, there are a few FBBs that even the most ardent fanatic can’t defend in good faith. On one hand, FBB fans tend to feel defensive toward their beloved ladies and hate seeing hurtful comments made about them. We may not want to admit it out loud, but we can. But every FBB fan can rattle off a few names of ladies who aren’t quite to their liking. That’s disrespectful and counterproductive. Out of respect for female bodybuilders, it will do us no good to list names of specific women who are on our “unlovable” list.

Maybe not a lot, but enough to justify an article like this. But what can I say? Even I have some limits. That doesn’t mean I don’t respect them as athletes and human beings. Yes, even yours truly has a few FBBs that he can’t entirely get behind. She isn’t your cup of tea – for whatever reason.She’s done things that have hurt other FBBs or the bodybuilding industry as a whole.She’s personally done something to you that you find objectionable – such as cancelling out on a muscle worship/wrestling appointment, not returning a deposit, or being abrasive when you met her in the real world.She has a personality that doesn’t mesh with yours.She’s done the type of porn that’s too disgusting, distasteful, demeaning, or nauseating.She’s had way too much cosmetic surgery.This isn’t to say that these reasons are justifiable, but they’re reasons nevertheless: There are a variety of reasons why we may not like a certain female bodybuilder. Or, simpler than that, not every FBB appeals to us for whatever reason. This isn’t a reflection of who we are as people, nor is it an indication that we’re “sell outs” or not totally “down with the cause.” It just simply means that even we have certain boundaries that we aren’t always willing to cross. So yes, even for (as Bane would say) the “initiated” like us there are a small handful of female bodybuilders who aren’t our cup of tea either. We may still respect them as human beings, but are we “into” them the same way we’re into Cindy Landolt or Shannon Courtney? However, as painful as it may be to admit this, even the most ardent FBB fan will admit – especially if this confession must be obtained through torture – that not every muscular woman is deserving of our affection. So for folks like us, we’re in grave danger of running out of cupboard space. Since, after all, female bodybuilders aren’t everyone’s cup of tea. Female muscle fans have quite the collection of tea cups.
