The "Who-Cares" Bod

Recently, my Facebook timeline has been filled with media about a male body type being dubbed by college girls everywhere as "The Dad Bod." My first encounter with this topic was an article written in The Odyssey by a girl on March 30, 2015 (Link below) I suggest reading this article when you have a quick minute.
http://theodysseyonline.com/clemson/dad-bod/97484

At first, I found this idea and the nickname absolutely hysterical. I was laughing out loud as my roommate was probably thinking I'd gone mad. However, more pictures, stories and jokes started appearing on my timeline every day. This morning I was scrolling through and found an article that was titled "It doesn't go both ways: Why women need to stop accepting the dad bod." (link below) HOLD THE PHONE.
http://elitedaily.com/women/stop-accepting-dad-bod/1025403/

I spent way longer than I should have reading this second article because in the end I came to realize, it is preposterous. The original was meant to be funny and light-hearted and was aimed to entertain girls everywhere with a true realization of the Dad Bod. And yes, I still find it absolutely hilarious. However, what does the response of the article from The Elite Daily say about our love culture?

What are we valuing? What standards are we putting on our relationships? The physical look of someone's body or the quality of their character? The truth is-people are going to love who they are going to love whether they have a "dad bod," a "mom bod," an "I still haven't grown hips" bod or a "Victoria's Secret Angel Bod."

I get the joke, I laughed, a lot of people laughed and joked and that's all fun. But when people take it and retaliate, then what have we come to? I may not find the Dad Bod all that attractive, but a lot of girls do, and they should.

In my opinion, it's time we get over someone's physical appearance as what "should" or "should not" be "accepted" by the opposite sex. I'm all for being in shape and healthy but in the end, that's me and my preference and I'll accept and love my friends and family for what and whoever they choose to love. The body shaming needed to stop yesterday.