DumpingSh1tandBeingKind2
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Dec 10, 2024 6:19 PM
DumpingSh1tandBeingKind2
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robertfraser
Girlie's bestie sounds like Wreckit Ralph...
InfocalypseRising
Real-life Kronk
Gryphonosiris
Kronk was touch dim, but a damned decent fellow.
HashMaster9k
ThatRaccoonGuy
I wish my school had cool jocks. My school had the jocks that would fight over girls and weed, and hit you if you looked at them funny. Only people they were nice to was the special ed classroom, and only while teachers were around.
Bluekitten03
I want this in my life, but I'm the one with a face that says "I can and will kill you"
Shiggityshaybae
Could be real. But it reads so Disney my skeptical side is awakened
BrigidtheMechLady
Classic Himbo/Lesbian friendship.
ilovetraveler
Healthy masculinity is hot as hell.
leroy666
Healthy humanity!
zylokun
That dude has your back and will probably be your best himbo at your wedding.
LadyNetrex
GravyEducation
ParallelParkingInABurka
Awww. I've never actually seen this before and i love it.
extraDimensionalAnxiety
Same, and I hope they are still friends.
DumpingSh1tandBeingKind2
So glad I could share the wholesomeness and smiles to you!
TheEntireScottishNavy
I love this meme because I feel this way
sfrinlan
This is that BPA-free masculinity
HisRoyalMajestyKingV
(insert happy tears here)
TheOtherLucas
What a great story. a fantastic read. I LOL'd for real.
stonetemplefox05
Shout out to all the dudes that got thought of while this was read!
mephiston
This is 1000% something my brother would do, no joke. He has massive labrador energy.
NikklasViktorMcKnight12
This is my husband. At first glance he makes queer folk a little nervous because he looks aggressively hetero, jock, football and wrestling, but he has the heart of a Labrador.
Sarpedan
hes hip deep in any nearby body of muddy stinky water? or do you mean you bff if you give him 1 (one) cheese poof?
Gayforbae
He can be hip deep in my muddy stinky water... If ya know what I mean....
gardengnomeii
probably both.
artbabi
Yes.
SnakuPlisskin
So the solution to the whole thing where guys can't talk to anybody about their feelings is to have a lesbian friend?
ToSisPoS
It takes a village to raise a himbo right.
Akistos
This post inspired me to make up a new word: "Jockward"
pareidoliaperson
Joke*?
DumpingSh1tandBeingKind2
That's a good word tbf! Lol
Ninjainslippers
Solid word. Also, I've played competitive sports and anecdotally, the hot jock that everyone talks about has always been super insecure. The people who are cocky assholes are usually good high school athletes who wind up going to a mid-tier college and then being insufferable in the 30+ adult rec league.
MaddMatter
This honestly takes me back to the before times. To the long long ago. To the days when I didn't have the world's knowledge in my pocket behind a paywall. This takes me back to the playground.
asoftquietude
Wow. You just invented a whole anime trope.
hanmerhack
and cue the fan art in 4 . . . 3 . . . 2 . .
W0lfsbl00d
Just FYI as a lifelong awkward jock, it's been a thing forever. I've known several too. It's been in media but it's not noticed or used as much as the asshole jock trope.
OhIfIMust
Someone needs to illustrate this.
PinkyTheUnicorn2
I want a circa-2012 Lego reenactment.
ToSisPoS
I want them to do it on Garry’s Mod using Left 4 Dead assets.
gingen
This honestly just feels like a Nerd and Jock comic tbh and I'm here for it.
080080
it's been illustrated:
leroy666
This is really good. So much so that I hope its true.
GreenFionan
I had to re-read this with Kronk’s voice included.
AyatollahBahloni
Gave me good feels today
zafner
Just a reminder: people seem to think Tumblr is dead or has lost relevance. It's actually still quite lively and there are a lot of cool people there. It's also very easy to block people like trumpers.
So, you know, if you want to hang out or whatever, come on over. A lot of cool people. A lot of art, a lot of people angry about all the bullshit, a lot of people talking about how great life is despite all the bullshit. It's quite nice
Happyhenlisa
This is so frighin cute.
IIikethecutofyourjib
That's what a lot of straight girls want too. Some of us just want a friend who happens to be a dude
BernieKl
Had so many female friends tell me how exhausting it is to be hit on all the time and not being able to trust a guys motivation, so I just stopped. It's so much nicer to just be friends with women without all the relationship drama. I think guys lose out on some really rewarding relationships being horny all the time.
ageek3000
On the first day of college I randomly sat next to this girl and we became friends over the next few months. I thought she was pretty cute and was going to ask her out, but she probably picked up on that and told me that she's gay (lesbian). We continued to be good friends for many years until we moved away from each other and drifted apart. I still miss her friendship dearly. Also, it was awesome having a cute wing-girl in our crew at the bar and we could talk about which girls we both liked.
GravyEducation
As a straight guy I want lady friends too. I honestly haven't had a close one since pre Covid and I lost touch with some people. That's some good friendship right there
WhoHim
Some straight, cis dudes genuinely want that too. Let me tell you, the programming to see most women as something to sleep with runs deep. It's like a religious indoctrination. Especially for us older gens (I'm X). I suspect it's because that's the only intimacy men were allowed (by themselves) to have for so long
Gryphonosiris
It's actually pretty nice. I have several women that I'm just friends with, we talk, bullshit, send odd humor things back and forth, swap recipes, ect. One commissioned me to make lightsabers for her and her friend, with another I swap scones for biscotti when we see each other. It's entirely plutonic friendship, as I am devotedly loyal to my family, and is a lot easier than all the posturing found in guy friendships. A few of them I refer to as family members, because they are to me.
iananimated
I love my little female friends. Too many guys are just sports sports sports caaaaars!
madjo
As an ace dude… wouldn’t mind being a male friend
carrotsonfire
It gets kinda awkward after a while if you don't set boundaries though. Speaking from experience, it can lead to some very awkward conversations if they get a crush on you and you just... Don't feel that way with people.
qyrriqat
Pretty much all of the matchmaking services seem to be "Do you want to marry this person? [ ] Yes [ ] No" and I'm over here going, "Hell if I know. I just want a friend and we'll see a year down the road if it's more than that." And finding that seems to be nigh-on impossible.
qyrriqat
Forgot to add: And if you check "No" because it's "Not right now," then it's all "okay bye" and they never talk to you again.
ExceptFluffyDuck
A few of the dating apps have a friend search mode. Eg bumble.
qyrriqat
This is true, but even there, I looked into them a little and it's like, "Yeah, this is for 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 and you're not supposed to be doing 'friends with a chance of maybe some romance somewhere down the line.'" Apparently I'm configured weird.
ExceptFluffyDuck
Hmm yeah I understand. The black and white distinction would be hard to navigate when it's not black and white.
I've found OKCupid to be tolerant to a broader spectrum of intent and preference. But that's in Europe, not sure where you are.
Still won't be perfect, but meeting new people through apps for any purpose is hard, time and energy consuming.
ShimmerinStrider
The himbo is strong in this one.
PinkyTheUnicorn2
Himbo, walking Chaotic Good
FTUG
Gayforbae
Bleppo
Pure of great and dumb of ass
HashMaster9k
admiralawesome4213
because he's tall?
MantisTobagganMD
I don't see it. I see an unreliable narrator projecting their own preconceptions onto this guy. "He's a jock, but he's nice... So of course he's a himbo!".
RayneOfSalt
At no point anywhere does the tumblr poster even remotely suggest that the dude's a himbo, or project her own preconceptions on him. You're blind and, ironically, projecting.
MantisTobagganMD
You're right, they didn't explicitly say himbo (although wholesome idiot is pretty damn close), but that wasn't the point of what I was getting at. I merely meant the narrator has clear preconceptions about what a "jock" is, be it a "dudebro", or whatever else. And they possibly in their own mind exaggerate the interactions they have with this guy from the viewpoint of "Oh, big scary jock isn't actually so big and scary...he's a loveable idiot!".
MantisTobagganMD
It's very possible (even probable) I am reading too much into it, but these kinds of stories always irk me because people treat the world like it is made up of stock characters from a high school coming of age film.
ShimmerinStrider
shitheadtookmyname
KellyCrazyCatLadyinTraining
Sauce please; I am unfamiliar with this character.
njrk97
Miraculous Ladybug, Kim i think his name was, but considering he has recurring bullied and pranked multiple characters in the show, so he seems like a bit too much of a asshole to be a Himbo.
njrk97
Miraculous Ladybug, Kim i think his name was, but considering he has recurring bullied and pranked multiple characters in the show, so he seems like a bit too much of a asshole to be a Himbo.
keyblader1985
Took me too long to realize that himbo is actually a good thing. I always thought it had negative connotations since it came from bimbo.
RyanSamLin
“He’s a male bimbo, he’s a mimbo.. “
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Xenarion
It all depends on if you consider being a dumbass as a negative thing or not.
frozenbabylon
Big of heart, dumb of ass.
Ginoawesomesauce
I know two tall jockie really good looking guys. One is a total lying cheating thief that thinks talking up girls, getting them to have sex, and then ghost them is funny. The other who is actually taller and buffer and more attractive is the nicest guy you'll ever meet in your life. Just an absolute teddy bear of a man. Been with the same woman since 16. Masters in engineering. I used to hate jocks just out of stereotypes from HS, but the himbo can be very very good
shitheadtookmyname
How can you be a himbo and an engineer. A himbo is a he+bimbo
triggrhaapi
Ok but I was told a himbo has to be stupid.
Gayforbae
Or at least niaeve or oblivious.
jds2582
Nope, intelligent people can be kind and a little silly sometimes.
Cornflakes91
lemme tell you a thing or two about engineers....
Spotafire
A friend of mine is a teamleading engineer, and until two days ago thought that a Hamburger was a porkmeat version of a Burger, and also that Hamburg, DE, was named after the Hamburger because the citizens loved the food so much.
A diploma means shit.
Ginoawesomesauce
Pretty common misconception. A degree is much more about your time and energy and tenacity and thereby becoming an expert in your field. If intelligence = degree then you'd just need an SAT and boom degree. A degree, especially a masters, means you worked under many leading experts in your field and they gave you a letter of recommendation. That would take decades if you didn't go to college. There's a very very good reason people with degrees make more than those without.
onlyhalfghost
haven't met a lot of engineers?
eggmuffin
I'd argue "clueless" would be a better axis to chart the himbo on. At first glance, it can look very similar. But it's really not.
Xenarion
Intelligence vs wisdom.
Xenarion
By definition, yes.
HalloIamherenow
I believe if the guy hits the Trifecta of Strong, Kind, and Smart then they are a Hunk
Ginoawesomesauce
Elle Woods did not get a law degree from Harvard Law School, eventually scoring 179/180 on the bar exam, for you to suggest bimbos/himbos can't also be highly successful academically
RenegadeExiled
According to the diagram, yes. If he isn't stupid, he's just a good man.
AmbassadorOfAndrew
Isn’t that a hunk then? I thought chart said kind and stupid was just a good man.
triggrhaapi
JFC at least one person got the reference. Thank you.
FlyingButtPliers
He's muscular and athletic, so the stupid is assumed, just not true in this case. And it vaguely makes sense because muscles take a lot of time to build, and so do brains. To do both at the same time is extra challenging.
Xenarion
“The society that separates its scholars from its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting done by fools.” -Thucydides
That being said, yes I agree on your logic that both takes times and effort, but we have to be careful about overgeneralization.