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Originally posted by Fledz At a barebones biological level (assuming they are straight and looking)? Of course they do. Works in reverse too. How are you supposed to compete with others and attract a mate if your attractiveness is diminished?

you missed the entire point of my post.

obviously attractiveness is key in this way.


but beauty is more standardized around the world than ever, and the standard is often unrealistic and unhealthy.

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Originally posted by srussell0018 That's just how people work though. Actually, that's how all animals work. More attractive things are more desirable. Marketing companies would be fools not to capitalize on that.

fyi i'm a designer and i've worked in advertising, and my dad was an ad-man. i'm no stranger to this conversation

what's the use in talking about what should be important for companies? obviously $$ is the only thing that will ever be important for businesses. rather, I'm more interested in talking about what our collective cultural (and more importantly, individual) dreams could be. i think there is an ethical question here that just doesnt matter anymore.

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Originally posted by nefardec you missed the entire point of my post. obviously attractiveness is key in this way. but beauty is more standardized around the world than ever, and the standard is often unrealistic and unhealthy.

Man, that conversation could go in any number of directions if we want to be that general.

We're obviously talking about different points, but it's 2am and you're drawing me away from my horribly boring and analytical 50 page marketing research report, due tomorrow. Bastard

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Originally posted by nefardec rather, I'm more interested in talking about what our collective cultural (and more importantly, individual) dreams could be. i think there is an ethical question here that just doesnt matter anymore.

I understand that, I just don't think it's as big of an issue as you describe. If you're supposing that all men hold the same standard of beauty as fashion magazines, you're incorrect. If all men only wanted perfect 10s, and they never settled for anything less than supermodels, there would be a world full of single men. Sure, they might think that's desirable, but it's not as if it is the only thing they'll accept.

Tons of guys prefer attractive girls with personalities other than attractive girls with no humor/intellect/etc. Many different men also have many different types. Some guys like "thick" girls, some guys like thin girls, some guys like blondes, brunettes, red heads, etc. I don't think there's this universal standard of attractiveness that you're assuming. There may definitely be one in magazines and commercials, and the women in those commercials may very well be seen as unbelievably attractive and desirable to most men, but that doesn't mean that they're the "standard" for beauty.

I think you're painting men with a more superficial brush than is accurate.

Also, there's nothing ethically wrong with wanting an attractive mate. That's just human nature.

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Originally posted by OrangestO This isn't about physics, this is about waves.

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Originally posted by Zharen Just another recycled fad cuz no one can come up with anything new. Retro is the new black.

Agreed...

From fashion to music to movies...

Remakes of everything...

We're doomed...

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Originally posted by chinamon chinamon is INCH MOAN. LOL so fitting.

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Originally posted by Fledz Girls look at hairstyles and go "Oh wow, that is awesome!". Like the fringe (Cleopatra style, not the side swept one). It doesn't. It's shit and it makes women look less attractive, just like that thing above.

Did you mean to quote me?

If you think I'd sport that hairstyle in an effort to attract the opposite sex, you are sorely mistaken. I'd only ever do something with my hair If *I* deem it attractive and suitable.
I've had the same hairstyle for a decade. I'm not very adventurous with it. But if I see something cool I may try it for the day.

Beauty is relative.

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I quoted you because the conversation lead from your post as well as others. It wasn't directed at you individually though, no.

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It's funny when very attractive people say that beauty is "relative." It's quite easy to not care about how the opposite sex perceives your level of attractiveness when you already know that almost all of them find you attractive.

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Originally posted by OrangestO This isn't about physics, this is about waves.

Last edited by srussell0018 on Jun-16-2011 at 16:21

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Originally posted by srussell0018 I understand that, I just don't think it's as big of an issue as you describe. If you're supposing that all men hold the same standard of beauty as fashion magazines, you're incorrect. If all men only wanted perfect 10s, and they never settled for anything less than supermodels, there would be a world full of single men. Sure, they might think that's desirable, but it's not as if it is the only thing they'll accept. Tons of guys prefer attractive girls with personalities other than attractive girls with no humor/intellect/etc. Many different men also have many different types. Some guys like "thick" girls, some guys like thin girls, some guys like blondes, brunettes, red heads, etc. I don't think there's this universal standard of attractiveness that you're assuming. There may definitely be one in magazines and commercials, and the women in those commercials may very well be seen as unbelievably attractive and desirable to most men, but that doesn't mean that they're the "standard" for beauty. I think you're painting men with a more superficial brush than is accurate. Also, there's nothing ethically wrong with wanting an attractive mate. That's just human nature.

I would hazard to say that a lot of the airbrushed and stick figure "beauties" in magazines are driven more by what women perceive to be perfection, rather than men. A point so conveniently always skipped over.

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Originally posted by Fledz I would hazard to say that a lot of the airbrushed and stick figure "beauties" in magazines are driven more by what women perceive to be perfection, rather than men. A point so conveniently always skipped over.

That's true. Or what women perceive to be what men perceive to be attractive, etc. It's very very rare that I find a runway model to be especially attractive. I think that look is gross.

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Originally posted by OrangestO This isn't about physics, this is about waves.

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Originally posted by srussell0018 It's funny when very attractive people say that beauty is "relative." It's quite easy to not care about how the opposite sex perceives your level of attractiveness when you already know that almost all of them find you attractive.

Well that's very kind of you but I don't consider myself "very attractive". I just don't care, I don't follow trends, much less take into account what other people think of a certain look/hairstyle, which is very convenient cause I get to do whhat I want.

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